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My guess is that the business side of the house wasn't that organized when Tepper took over, so it took most of his attention... and also throw in an MLS team. The product on the field could wait, given how NFL finances work. It sucks as a fan to sit and watch, but Tepper's bottom line isn't in jeopardy. He may not have diamond hands, but he can wait until the right upgrade is available.

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6 minutes ago, BudFox said:

My guess is that the business side of the house wasn't that organized when Tepper took over, so it took most of his attention... and also throw in an MLS team. The product on the field could wait, given how NFL finances work. It sucks as a fan to sit and watch, but Tepper's bottom line isn't in jeopardy. He may not have diamond hands, but he can wait until the right upgrade is available.

Matt Rhule was the "right upgrade" according to Tepper. 

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Wasn't Hurney instrumental to the Rhule hire?  If so, could we say that Hurney has ruined the franchise more than Tepper?  I have hope that if the football guys we have here actually recruit and hire the next head coach without Tepper's insistence, then we may just get on the right track.

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His redemption is just one move away. That redemption is canning Rhule on black Monday and bringing in an adviser to help Fitterer find his next head coach. 
 

Everything he’s done to this point will be forgiven by me, if he realizes his mistake and cuts the cord. 

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20 minutes ago, bigdog10 said:

His redemption is just one move away. That redemption is canning Rhule on black Monday and bringing in an adviser to help Fitterer find his next head coach. 
 

Everything he’s done to this point will be forgiven by me, if he realizes his mistake and cuts the cord. 

Unfortunately you're 18 more losses from realizing that dream. 

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1 hour ago, Chaos said:

Wasn't Hurney instrumental to the Rhule hire?  If so, could we say that Hurney has ruined the franchise more than Tepper?

Tepper is the one who retained Marty and trusted him with that job.

2 hours ago, BudFox said:

My guess is that the business side of the house wasn't that organized when Tepper took over, so it took most of his attention... and also throw in an MLS team. The product on the field could wait, given how NFL finances work. It sucks as a fan to sit and watch, but Tepper's bottom line isn't in jeopardy. He may not have diamond hands, but he can wait until the right upgrade is available.

The business side was, per reports, an absolute mess. Primary reason being that Jerry Richardson was well known to give out jobs based on how much he liked people or how loya; they were to him regardless of whether they were actually qualified for the job or not.

Still, he could have (and should have) put a competent football person in place to handle that side of things instead of leaving it to Marty Hurney.

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