Per Schefter: Tepper has hired a search firm to help find HC

[The Lobo]

49 minutes ago, jopie87 said:

"Hire Harbaugh and get the fug out of his way"

I will take my retainer fee now.

This times 1000

[Jackie Lee]

17 hours ago, beo said:

For those who don't want to click the X link to see the article:

• CAROLINA PANTERS: Panthers owner David Tepper already has fired head coach Frank Reich and some of his assistant coaches. Many now expect that general manager Scott Fitterer will be next, according to league sources.

Tepper has retained a search firm to help him guide his franchise for the future. Should he fire Fitterer, Tepper then would have a clean slate to offer a prospective head coach and GM, though Panthers assistant GM Dan Morgan also has support within the organization, according to sources.

Whoever takes over, this team does have issues it must overcome. Carolina traded its 2024 first-round draft pick -- which became the No. 1 overall selection -- to the Chicago Bears last year to be able to draft Bryce Young, who has endured a difficult rookie season.

The Panthers are missing other offensive playmakers and have a shaky offensive line that they need to restore and rebuild. Tepper is ready and willing to spend, but there are major holes and concerns to address.

Wording is a lil different from the OP. "retained a search firm?" So it's the same one from last year that got us Frank Reich?

void of draft picks isn't necessarily a "clean slate" for the next coach/gm duo. I don't trust that bald motherfuger to not have still have the final say in taking on whoever will be a yes man to forcing Bryce into the starting role just to stroke Teppers ego. No way he gives a new staff control over the QB situation

[Jackie Lee]

3 hours ago, RumHam said:

No. Probably why hes going to be GM.

Morgan couldn't get a word in at a presser or in the draft confidential videos over Rhule/Fitt/Tepper. Seems like a nice guy and probably smarter than those dudes but he doesn't seem to have any kinda alpha personality/room control that would have him swaying Teppers dumb ass in the right direction

[Ricky Prickles]

6 hours ago, Chief Keek said:

Hiring a search firm to find a NFL HC lol, the clown continues to lead his circus

There have been many other NFL teams hire this same search firm to assist in finding their NFL HC. Doesn't mean they make all final decisions but they assist. What is it that you want exactly? Do you want Tepper just doing it himself again to fug that up for the third time in a row?

[HardcoreHokie]

3 hours ago, csx said:

Why would the lions GM leave?

Tepper can make any staff member by far the highest paid in the league.  

His money, not ours.  It’s the only way you can use extreme wealth as an advantage in the NFL.  Can’t with the salary cap, but you can overpay for a GM and coach.

[SteveSmithTD89]

19 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I am not sure what that means by "transition".  Is he sticking around no matter what?

Almost all pro personnel and college scounting departments stay in place during the first year.

The draft and FA start in a few months. There just isn't enough time to replace and restart the process of scouting, researching and building a profile of every single FA and Draft prospect. 

After the draft and FA is when you traditionally see new people brought in to replace the old crew. 

Dan may stick around for another few months to help the transition but unless he gets the GM job itself I have a hard time imagining he stays longer than that.

[Chief Keek]

7 hours ago, Ricky Prickles said:

There have been many other NFL teams hire this same search firm to assist in finding their NFL HC. Doesn't mean they make all final decisions but they assist. What is it that you want exactly? Do you want Tepper just doing it himself again to fug that up for the third time in a row?

Tepper had the most experienced coaching staff in the NFL, and he overrode their decision at QB to select who he and his wife wanted. Is Tepper going to magically have an epiphany and realize he's the fug up? I doubt it.

 

[scpanther22]

7 minutes ago, Chief Keek said:

Tepper had the most experienced coaching staff in the NFL, and he overrode their decision at QB to select who he and his wife wanted. Is Tepper going to magically have an epiphany and realize he's the fug up? I doubt it.

 

its revisionist history to think Tepper was the only one that wanted Young, he was just the most important person but even the Texans would have taken him over Stroud at the time

[RumHam]

20 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

Morgan couldn't get a word in at a presser or in the draft confidential videos over Rhule/Fitt/Tepper. Seems like a nice guy and probably smarter than those dudes but he doesn't seem to have any kinda alpha personality/room control that would have him swaying Teppers dumb ass in the right direction

Bc tepper doesn't want that. Im not sure why that isn't clear. As long as he's here is puny ass ego will dig this deeper. At least we will have #1 pick in 2025 but they may find a way to squander that

[DaveThePanther2008]

On 1/6/2024 at 4:19 PM, BlackPanther22 said:

This should make some of you happy lol.

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1743620955966971990?s=46

Other footnotes:

- Scott is likely gone

- Dan Morgan has internal support to replace Scott once he is fired. 

Well, the first thing the FIRM needs to do is tell Tepper to get out of the cookie jar and let the professionals do what they do best.  

You can bring in the best GM and the best coach to ever walk the face of the earth but if Tepper doesn't stay out of how this team is built it's not going to matter. 

He comes from a Pittsburgh organization and should take note on how Art Rooney II lets football people do football things.  If he can't do that. For the love of God. SELL THE DAMN TEAM.

 

[razorwolf]

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@Panthers

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go; and leave #JeffBrown as VP-Football Operations!

[nctommy]

I am not too confident in this firm.  I take it that the firm is called Sportsology from what Florio quoted Joe Persons.  A quick review of this company shows most of these guys are English Soccer League executives who started this business 10 years ago.  They show they have worked for the 49ers and Eagles, but do not say to what extent or capacity that I can find.  I will believe the results when I see them https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/david-teppers-panthers-will-use-sportsology-for-both-g-m-coaching-search   group https://sportsologygroup.com/