Ellis - "When it comes to big time issues, like quarterback, the owner is pretty involved."

[trueblade]

 

[firefox1234]

Odd since allegedly we passed on Fields who Tepper favored…

[trueblade]

1 minute ago, firefox1234 said:

Odd since allegedly we passed on Fields who Tepper favored…

That was last year. I think Ellis is implying that has changed.

[firefox1234]

Just now, trueblade said:

That was last year. I think Ellis is implying that has changed.

That makes sense then. Though it sounds like we will take Pickett with Rhule and Tepper’s connections to Temple/Pitt….

[Mr. Scot]

I was already kind of prepared to see the team take Pickett, but if Tepper is involving himself then it seems even more likely.

[poundaway]

Also in the news today, water is wet.

[AU-panther]

21 minutes ago, firefox1234 said:

Odd since allegedly we passed on Fields who Tepper favored…

Just because he is involved doesn’t mean he decided to overrule everyone.  Maybe he wanted to but decided not to.

Either way, when it’s a high pick and a QB is involved the owner is almost always involved regardless of the team, none of this is earth shattering.

A QB is the face of a franchise, the franchise that the owner spend millions/billions of their money on.  Of course they are involved. 

[MechaZain]

I'd be concerned if he wasn't involved.

[joemac]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I was already kind of prepared to see the team take Pickett, but if Tepper is involving himself then it seems even more likely.

I think both of them going to Pitt is being over blown.  It would be the height of stupidity and hubris to take a guy who should not go anywhere near 6, just because he went to the same school as you, 35 years later. But then again this is the Panthers we're talking about so.....

[amcoolio]

Yeah don't have a problem with this... Tepper has been very vocal about getting a top 10 guy since he bought this team, came close twice, which is what every team should be striving for

[Rubi]

“Big time issues”

Tepper is in the mix for “big time issues” 

[KSpan]

41 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

I'd be concerned if he wasn't involved.

I think it depends on what that involvement looks like in Tepper's current structure. Voicing your desire as an owner and participating to shape the 'culture'? Sure. Meddling in actual football evaluation and potentially altering what the football people will do? Not so much.

[Jay Roosevelt]

I don't think Tepper being involved necessarily means we HAVE to be taking Kenny Pickett. That's an overblown connection, IMO. That's not to say we won't take Pickett, but I think there's just as good a chance that we take Malik Willis if we go QB.

I think if Tepper's influence means anything it's more likely to mean we go QB over OT, not for one specific QB over another.

[LinvilleGorge]

I find it difficult to believe Tepper is going to be willing to watch another year of Darnold. I really think we take a QB at #6 or we trade back to take a QB.