Who are David Tepper’s football mentors or influences?

[hepcat]

I’m sure many of you have watched a lot more videos of David Tepper than I have. Has he ever divulged who (if anyone) his mentors or influences are when he became a new NFL owner? Who does he lean on or confide in for advice and guidance?

Tepper was sold to the fans as a “new breed” of owner who was going to do things differently and shake up the NFL world. And he has, to his credit, been true to his word. The contract he gave to Matt Rhule completely reshaped the salary structure for new head coaches given the ridiculous contract Tepper gave Rhule. The problem has been that nothing he has done has made the team better. Nothing. 

So my question is, if Mr. Tepper insists on continuing to involve himself in the decisions of the team on the field, how is he getting better? What are his resources to improve his own performance? The owner has no one to answer to aside from the fanbase not showing up or paying to see the games. But he’s fortunate that visiting fans are so abundant in Charlotte that the stadium will almost always be full either way. So unfortunately the fans can’t really hold him accountable that way either.

If he’s mentioned anyone, literally anyone, who he has a relationship with as a mentor to improve his NFL ownership, I’d be curious to know who it was. 

Because to me as a fan, if the owner is going to be going out to interview the coaches, and be involved in the decisions of the potential draft picks, and it keeps failing, he’d better show the fanbase how he’s going to get better at his job or get out of the way. Otherwise it’s just insanity doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the results to change. 

[SaltAndPepper]

Bill Polian 

[4Corners]

Whomever they me be he needs to end those relationships immediately. Somebody is giving him nothing but bad advice. 

[CLG]

If he does, he’s been told better and didn’t do better. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

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Edited November 12, 2023 by Jay Roosevelt

[The Lobo]

43 minutes ago, SaltAndPepper said:

Bill Polian 

That’s bad enough. Wasn’t he the one who said Lamar should be a wr? 

[4Corners]

21 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

That’s bad enough. Wasn’t he the one who said Lamar should be a wr? 

Yes, and also had some very critical comments on Cam that had racial undertones. He’s an idiot who isn’t as smart as he think he is. 

[The Lobo]

1 minute ago, 4Corners said:

Yes, and also had some very critical comments on Cam that had racial undertones. He’s an idiot who isn’t as smart as he think he is. 

The game has evolved passed his old ass

[Bear Hands]

Always love the BP hate when he's basically retired just giving advice to those who come to him.  

He's the one just sitting at home at Norman and getting airtime when a network calls.  Tepper's the one reaching out. 

[4Corners]

1 minute ago, The Lobo said:

The game has evolved passed his old ass

Yep. I’m not saying Polian can’t offer some good advice on a few things, but my God every single roster move and coaching move has been underwhelming and at times awful. 

[Bear Hands]

2 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Yep. I’m not saying Polian can’t offer some good advice on a few things, but my God every single roster move and coaching move has been underwhelming and at times awful. 

Seriously. Even Vonn Bell has been underwhelming.  Every single move this past offseason looks like a miss. Mingo, DJJ, Zavala, that FSU S, Miles Sanders, Chark, it's endless.  

BP had good moments in his career but I'm pretty sure he even acknowledges he's a bit past the times when it comes to eval.  He probably offers good insight when it comes to operational stuff and how to deal with stuff situationally, but I doubt he's offered player intel.  We've got an entire scouting dept. for that.  

[raleigh-panther]

My understanding is Pittsburgh 

[LinvilleGorge]

But Tepper couldn't resist the lure of Bo Callahan.

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

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