This seems oddly familiar

[SizzleBuzz]

5 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

5 hours ago, CRA said:

Some decisions that involve personnel  are also business decisions.   It it is a business first and foremost for Tepper. 

I think you are overplaying the current Panther PR that surrounds a green HC and green GM.   I'm sure they have been given some rope to get started.  But NFL teams have always been mom and pop shops.  Tepper will be in the mix.  That's just the way it is in the NFL.  Degrees vary.  But there is no such thing as an actual hands off owner IMO.  

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Guys who have been in the football business for decades taking advice from someone who's never done anything close to what they're doing?

Yeah, sure

You are clueless about the business of business...

...100% c-l-u-e-l-e-s-s.  

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, SizzleBuzz said:

You are clueless about the business of business...

I don't give a sh-t about business.

I care about football.

(and no, they're not the same; not even close)

[Carl Spackler]

But we got a cornerback!!!1!1

[glenwo2]

On 8/3/2021 at 5:35 PM, hepcat said:

If Fields is a star and Darnold bombs, *I* am going to be a f*cking train wreck this season

Fixed.   Because that's what I gather from your "Darnold is a Bad QB" posts.   

 

[glenwo2]

"If Fields is a star..."

 

Me : ''

We have our own QB. 

[glenwo2]

5 hours ago, hepcat said:

because we already know Darnold sucks

What's this "We" Bulls--t?

Speak for yourself, buddy. 

Edited August 4, 2021 by glenwo2

[Varking]

I know we all need to move on from Fields since we chose to pass on him and opt for Darnold + Horn over Fields... but this kid just acts, looks and talks like he is absolutely going to figure this league out. 

[SizzleBuzz]

4 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't give a sh-t about business.

I care about football.

(and no, they're not the same; not even close)

The Panthers are a business, a

solid medium sized business...

...the product just happens to be football.  

Tepper is on top of everything, period.  

[CanePantherHornet]

Welp, it's all over; Justin Fields high fived some fans. Our franchise will never recover from this.

[Verge]

On 8/3/2021 at 6:02 PM, Mr. Scot said:

I know that phrase quite well

Equally familiar with "bird on the head", "bird on the shoulder", "bird chewing holes in my shirt" and several others.

Try "bird chewing through the $300 complete in box collector video game" sometime.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Verge said:

Try "bird chewing through the $300 complete in box collector video game" sometime.

Not that specifically, but I'm familiar with that sort of thing

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, SizzleBuzz said:

The Panthers are a business, a solid medium sized business...

...the product just happens to be football.  

Tepper is on top of everything, period.  

The Panthers organization is a business, but football is a game / sport.

Sports require coaching, scouting and talent evaluation. David Tepper does none of those things, and is in fact not qualified to do them (something he freely admits).

That's why, as Matt Rhule stated, "he leaves the football to us", with "us" being Rhule, Fitterer, Morgan and their people.

I get that you want it to be true, but it isn't, and all the wishing in the world won't change that.

And sorry, but "who does (whomever) report to" isn't a clever comeback. It's basically just an admission that you've got nothing else to come back with.

Edited August 5, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[ForJimmy]

1 hour ago, SizzleBuzz said:

The Panthers are a business, a

solid medium sized business...

...the product just happens to be football.  

Tepper is on top of everything, period.  

He is definitely on top of you.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

He is definitely on top of you.

He's definitely got a weird sort of "hero worship" thing for Tepper, no doubt.

And I mean, that's fine. By all means, he can be admired for his accomplishments if one chooses to do so. But acting like he picks the players, sets the scheme or does any of the other stuff that falls to the coaches and front office is just delusional.