Panthers interview requests

[MrBubba]

5 hours ago, WUnderhill said:

I get the sense that Slowik isn’t in serious contention for any HC gigs this year. I think it’s just a year too soon for him.

Never know, but Troy Aikman was selling him hard yesterday.  . 

[OldhamA]

7 hours ago, MGH1989 said:

Per Albert Breer, he thinks Morgan is the odds on favorite to be GM and he will be paired with an analytics side guy as like a co-GM sorta set up.

Imagine drafting Bryce Young and then getting promoted.

Talk about failing upwards. 

[csx]

14 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

Imagine drafting Bryce Young and then getting promoted.

Talk about failing upwards. 

Morgan was tasked with scouting for 3-4 conversion. I doubt he was scouting QBs or drove that initiative as assistant GM. 

But whatever 

[csx]

14 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

Imagine drafting Bryce Young and then getting promoted.

Talk about failing upwards. 

Morgan was tasked with scouting for 3-4 conversion. I doubt he was scouting QBs or drove that initiative as assistant GM. 

But whatever 

[Harbingers]

11 hours ago, MGH1989 said:

Per Albert Breer, he thinks Morgan is the odds on favorite to be GM and he will be paired with an analytics side guy as like a co-GM sorta set up.

So basically what we had last year. 

[NYPantherFan]

4 hours ago, OldhamA said:

Imagine drafting Bryce Young and then getting promoted.

Talk about failing upwards. 

He was also the guy in the room telling Fitterer to be patient when it came to drafting DJ Johnson yet Fitterer decided to jump the gun and trade up for him.

I think he was probably one of the only voices of reason in the front office which might be why he's the favorite.

 

[Mr. Scot]

Person believes Morgan is likely to stick around in some capacity, even if it isn't in the GM role...

Where Dan Morgan fits in the Panthers searches

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As the Carolina Panthers’ simultaneous searches for a head coach and general manager move into the next phases, it’s looking more and more likely that assistant general manager Dan Morgan has a good chance of sticking with the organization in a high-ranking role.

Morgan, the former Panthers linebacker who returned to Carolina in 2021 as Scott Fitterer’s assistant, could succeed Fitterer, his best friend and former colleague. Morgan is among the candidates who interviewed a second time for the GM job, according to a league source with knowledge of the process.

In addition, the 45-year-old Morgan and two other members of the personnel department have been a part of the Panthers’ head coach interviews, league sources told The Athletic. The fact owner David Tepper has included Morgan in the process — along with vice president of player personnel Adrian Wilson and director of player personnel Cole Spencer — would seem to suggest Tepper is considering keeping at least some members of the front office during the transition.

Morgan is one of three known GM candidates to receive a second interview. The others were Philadelphia Eagles assistant general manager Alec Halaby and New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown, according to a league source.

Some in league circles believe Tepper could be looking to pair Morgan with an executive with a salary cap and contracts background such as Halaby or Kansas City Chiefs vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis, who interviewed with the Panthers this year and in 2021 before Fitterer was hired.

Morgan, the Panthers’ first-round pick in 2001, had more than a decade of personnel experience when he followed Fitterer to Charlotte three years ago. The two worked together in Seattle before Morgan joined former Panthers assistant GM Brandon Beane as the Buffalo Bills director of player personnel in 2020.

That Morgan is getting strong consideration from Tepper (and presumably the consulting firm Sportsology) is interesting given Morgan’s close association with Fitterer. The Panthers had a 14-37 record in Fitterer’s three seasons, a .275 winning percentage that was the NFL’s lowest over that span.

Fitterer is well liked around the league and viewed as a consensus builder. Fitterer made several shrewd acquisitions as GM, most notably linebacker Frankie Luvu. But he also picked up Sam Darnold’s fifth-year option before the former New York Jets quarterback ever played a down for the Panthers and passed on the Los Angeles Rams’ offer of two future first-round picks and a Day 2 selection for edge rusher Brian Burns in 2022.

Morgan has close ties to two of the Panthers’ head coach candidates. He was in Seattle when Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales were on Pete Carroll’s coaching staff.
 

[OldhamA]

5 hours ago, NYPantherFan said:

He was also the guy in the room telling Fitterer to be patient when it came to drafting DJ Johnson yet Fitterer decided to jump the gun and trade up for him.

I think he was probably one of the only voices of reason in the front office which might be why he's the favorite.

 

The only person in that room that should be retained is David Tepper - and that's 'cos we can't fire him. 

The last three Drafts have been catastrophically bad. The trades have been even worse. 

[raleigh-panther]

My thought was if it was Morgan, it would be Canales

Losing Evero….not good

canales would be a good fit for Young.  Several of his interviews in which he is just talking about his offensive philosophy made a lot of sense.….godknows, he got something consistent out of Baker 

then again, the Panthers don’t have Evansor Godwin….so, there is that 

[raleigh-panther]

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