Anyone still trust Tepper at this point?

[Martin]

It is ok to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. If he keeps Rhule he hasn’t learned a thing so I would no longer trust him with any football and coaching decisions. 

[Carl Spackler]

3 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

People have to earn my trust, I rarely give it out.

Tepper not only failed to earn my trust, he likely made it impossible to ever earn my trust.

He has not made a single good decision since he became the owner of the Panthers.

 

Please don't say "got rid of the shield", that is complete BS that only weirdo fans would appreciate.

I agree with all of this. He’s the worst owner in the league by a wide margin. 

[thefuzz]

2 minutes ago, Martin said:

It is ok to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. If he keeps Rhule he hasn’t learned a thing so I would no longer trust him with any football and coaching decisions. 

I disagree so much with this mantra.

You can make mistakes, no doubt....but to be fooled, that's differnet.

He was bamboozled by one of the worst GM's of the last 3 decades, and a college coach from a non powerhouse.

That's not just making mistakes, that's all but intentionally sinking your business.  If this were an actual business, the stock price would be tumbling.

[Carl Spackler]

And next year, Tepper gets to host about 15,000 fans of the opposing team every game. Hope he’s glad he’s keeping Rhule. Worst-run team in pro sports from top to bottom. 

[Carl Spackler]

That Fort Mill garbage is gonna be a ghost town in 2-3 years, once Tepper’s ultimate wish of tanking and moving the team is completed. 

[Khyber53]

Does it really matter? It's not like he can be fired from ownership of the team. Heck, Washington's owner is accused of doing much, much more than Richardson did and no one is moving to remove him and force a sale.

If anything, it makes the Richardson sale of the Panthers look a bit contrived, a way for Richardson to sell out without making a mess out of minority partners or perhaps a suit from his heirs to rest control of the team.

In the end, I don't think Tepper has made many right decisions here. He seems more interested in investing money into the team, the amenities, the surrounding areas to those amenities and a frikkin' soccer team. What he isn't investing, it appears, is much time or intellect into understanding the fan base or professional football. In short, he's a modern billionaire... he knows how to reap profits, but doesn't really care about planting the seeds for tomorrow's harvest.

[Panthercougar68]

Yes but people aren’t gonna be happy till we start winning.

Dave let’s football people be football people and he made a mistake but alas it can be fixed. 

We aren’t 20 years into this thing it’s only year 4 and his first coach hiring too. 
 

poo away but the dude wants to win but he’s also not as hands on as you think.

[Captain Obvious]

 

Tepper sleeping peacefully at night with his billions.

[Panther'sBigD]

24 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

If he Keeps Rhule, I'm done. 

[RumHam]

dude cares more about soccer. this team moving to germany

[rayzor]

There's a learning curve, I'm sure, but he's got a ways to go to get over it.

Long term I think he'll be fine, but right now he's got Rhule in his ear after having Hurney in his ear. These are not good voices to be listening to.

Step back and see it for what it really is .... A losing team that is going to take way too long to get to an assumed result.

Fire this guy and don't listen to anyone who says they have a long range plan to get the team on top. They get you your ring in 4 years max or they aren't ever going to do it. They have you winning in 2 or your team is going to continue in mediocrity.

[Waldo]

Not at all when it comes to making good football decisions with the Panthers. I trust him to make money around the team and with the team. That is about it.

If he wants to earn trust he should hire an Overlord and let that person fix the mess he made.

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Hindsight is 20/20 but imagine having Jones or Fields right now and no money/draft capital tied up in Darnold lol. We would have millions and more picks to address the oline and rest of the team. Now we’re going to be paying Darnold and Bridgewater and still be without a viable starter at QB. fuging yikes. By the time Rhule fixes the oline, our young starts will likely be past their prime and unaffordable. This team is fuged. 

Edited December 29, 2021 by USDepartmentOfSavagery

[tiger7_88]

46 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Let's review David Tepper's miscues on the football side of things to date:

- kept Marty Hurney in place
- let Marty have a hand in picking the head coach
- hired Matt Rhule
- gave Rhule a big contract and full power
- has tried to move away from the "keep pounding" mantra

And as if those weren't bad enough, Tepper is currently expected to keep Rhule around for another year despite his being an utter disaster of a head coach.

Oy

So in the light of all this ineptitude, I'm curious. After seeing him make dumb decision after dumb decision regarding the direction of the franchise, how many people still have faith in David Tepper as the Panthers owner?

Is your answer dependent on whether or not he keeps Matt Rhule?

The first day he walked into his owner’s office and chose to retain not only Marty Hurney but also “Mo”Ron Rivera, he lost any trust I might have for him.

 Every move he’s made since has only confirmed my initial reaction.