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Losing millions to save his franchise

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13 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

Just to be clear, the title of this thread couldn't be more misleading.  Tepper isn't losing a dime by owning the Panthers, the team is a money making machine that provides Dave with a means to literally write off hundreds of millions of dollars each year (billions over time).

It is a sweet deal for owners.

https://nypost.com/2017/10/11/nfl-owners-have-made-millions-off-obscure-tax-break/

So essentially it’s like buying a home in a red-hot housing market and selling it at a loss because of a clogged toilet?

 

 

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There is zero chance he sells the franchise. There is a legit chance he tells Fitterer to can Rhule and bring in the right coach. 
 

Tepper basically burned the entire first year trying to learn the league with RR and Hurney. Then he let Hurney hire Rhule. His mistake is that he didn’t clean house from the beginning. BUT…..he probably was just trying to gain familiarity with ownership. 
 

If you have your GM that you trust (presumably he does in Fitt) then you let him pick his coaching staff. 

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5 minutes ago, unicar15 said:

There is zero chance he sells the franchise. There is a legit chance he tells Fitterer to can Rhule and bring in the right coach. 
 

Tepper basically burned the entire first year trying to learn the league with RR and Hurney. Then he let Hurney hire Rhule. His mistake is that he didn’t clean house from the beginning. BUT…..he probably was just trying to gain familiarity with ownership. 
 

If you have your GM that you trust (presumably he does in Fitt) then you let him pick his coaching staff. 

Yup a full happy stadium on a consistent basis outweighs the financial loss of paying Rhule to go away. If we were horrible last year and steadily improving with a young team it would be one thing, but Rhule has traded/gambled a lot of capital away to try to mask his coaching deficiencies. The Jets were smart enough to not give him full control and then stole 3 draft picks from us for Sam Darnold...That's getting played by one of the worst NFL franchises in the league

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3 minutes ago, Snake said:

I imagine at the owners meeting he's going to be laughed at quiet a bit. I mean how many times has Rivera and Rhule embarrassed him? I mean I don't see a guy with Brass Balls selling the team. I also don't see him losing for too long either. 

Yeah, this can't be anything close to what Tepper imagined would happen when he swept in a paid a record amount to a college coach from a mid-tier football school.  He's got to be pissed with himself.

Hopefully Dave is already taking steps to rectify the situation.

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