It is Quiet...Too Quiet: Thanks Dilworth Neighborhood Grille?

[MHS831]

 

We all remember 2023, when the Teppers were making the Pro Day rounds.  Then last year, the owner of this restaurant, blocks from Bank of America stadium, sent a message that was received by the Panthers' owner.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/panthers-owner-david-tepper-makes-news-once-again-on-day-1-of-nfl-draft

Why would an owner of a restaurant put up a sign of this nature? 

Flashback to the Tepper Pro Day tour.  Brace yourselves:

THE PRO DAY CIRCUIT,  2023  "THE HORROR."

That is Nicole Tepper, all up in the prospect evaluation process with some motherly love and awkward post-hug expressions.  I was like, "What is she doing there?"

Here is the lovely owner of the Panthers on the front row among scouts and our head coach at Ohio State's pro day in 2023.

MODERN DAY:  APRIL 2025

So, have David and Nicole realized that ownership in the NFL does not make you an evaluator of talent?   Will their egos allow them to let others do their jobs?  Or should we brace ourselves to see their thrones moved to the war room on April 24, preparing for their draft day interventions?  Have they been on the pro day circuit? 

Have we tarnished his desktop brass balls?  Did the bartender hurt his feelings?  Did he get the message? 

Just because we don't see them, it does not mean they are not there--lurking in the shadows--hugging people and talking to coaches.  Texting stuff. "Dan, take who you want, but that Offensive Guard from Guilford is my third cousin twice removed."   We need to be diligent.  Stay focused.  Keep them away from the brain trust. 

Seriously, did they get the message?  What have you heard?  Are we safe?

Recently, GM Dan Morgan was asked if the Teppers were involved in the private workouts at BOA.  Morgan refused to answer, but he did stare at the reporter for 43 seconds.  This photo shows Morgan being asked about the Teppers' involvement during a recent presser:

According to inside sources, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, made famous by Morgan during his playing days, was recently seen being delivered to Morgan's office shortly after meeting with the Teppers, a meeting that included a power point featuring the Teppers' top 50 prospect list. 

Please post any Tepper-related news here.  Hoping there is not any.

 

[CanadianCat]

Bryce Young was the consensus #1 pick that year.. 

Anything else is revisionist history. 

How some of you have such short memories...

[CBDellinger]

1 minute ago, CanadianCat said:

Bryce Young was the consensus #1 pick that year.. 

Anything else is revisionist history. 

How some of you have such short memories...

its true.  all you gotta do is look it up.  the internet is forever.

[Waldo]

I think the Teppers are terrible at football but they aren't clueless about everything. Tepper made a big effort to distance himself from the draft last year after the debacle of a process of 23'. He clearly learns somethings but then the 24' draft is the same old since he showed up with 'new' faces even with his efforted distance. 

Look I want improvement to happen. I want the Teppers to become better owners. I just need to see more than basic pr moves that anyone with experience would suggest to belive it's truely meaningful. Even if they are not meddling to the previous levels, and that's an if still, then they need to learn to hire better. I think Tillis has been their only quality hire since purchasing the team. Morgan sticking around after his work from '23 was a terrible sign, even if I loved him as a player. Keeping Evero giving the quality of his work is a terrible sign too. Morgan can make all the faces he wants and sit in his chamber as long as he wants but he isn't impressing me at all as a GM. The last draft was not good and I'm waiting to see if meaningful change shows up there this year.

Plenty of people said Young would struggle, just not the useless tslking heads. I also remember the consensus flipping to Young once the leaks started. The leaks are 2 for 2 the last 2 years. We are 2 weeks out and I haven't seen the obvious signs so that may be an improvement too...even if it is also a basic concept in the NFL.

 

[MHS831]

25 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

Bryce Young was the consensus #1 pick that year.. 

Anything else is revisionist history. 

How some of you have such short memories...

Is it possible you missed the point?  The point was not to criticize the pick--young is never mentioned and I showed photo from Ohio State as well...the point I was trying to make was that the Teppers need to stay out of it.  period.  full stop.

[MHS831]

25 minutes ago, CBDellinger said:

its true.  all you gotta do is look it up.  the internet is forever.

you all missed the point and are derailing this--it is about the Teppers' involvement is not obvious this year.  Their involvement is problematic--and the focus was on this year.

[MHS831]

I probably did not state this properly, but Waldo is on topic.  There was a lot of criticism about the Panther owners getting involved in 2023.  Bryce is doing fine and it could turn out to be the right pick--the point is, they need to 1. stay away from the process.  there is no point 2.  It seemed to have worked in 2024 and they were in the shadows or out of it, but we did not have a first rounder.  Then there was this altercation with the restaurant owner.  This year, we have the #8 overall pick in round 1 and they do not seem to be involved.  Or are they????

And this was meant to be light and humorous.

Edited April 10 by MHS831

[Waldo]

3 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I probably did not state this properly, but Waldo is on topic.  There was a lot of criticism about the Panther owners getting involved in 2023.  Bryce is doing fine and it could turn out to be the right pick--the point is, they need to 1. stay away from the process.  there is no point 2.  It seemed to have worked in 2024 and they were in the shadows or out of it, but we did not have a first rounder.  Then there was this altercation with the restaurant owner.  This year, we have the #8 overall pick in round 1 and they do not seem to be involved.  Or are they????

Too early to tell. It's different in that aspect but if the draft is the same old then it's just polishing the turd. Not going on prodays was a basic step towards bare minimum. We will see.

[CanadianCat]

28 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Is it possible you missed the point?  The point was not to criticize the pick--young is never mentioned and I showed photo from Ohio State as well...the point I was trying to make was that the Teppers need to stay out of it.  period.  full stop.

I mean the point was exactly that, that its insinuated that the Tepper's meddled in the draft process. Thus forced the pick to be Young. My point is Young was the best graded player that draft year. 

[frankw]

20 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

I mean the point was exactly that, that its insinuated that the Tepper's meddled in the draft process. Thus forced the pick to be Young. My point is Young was the best graded player that draft year. 

The Tepper's are meddlers. We all know it.

Edited April 10 by frankw

[rebelrouser]

I get your point that the owner(s) need to take a back seat, but I don't think it was their idea to trade up to take X in the first after all the tier 1 WR talent was off the board, or trade up to take a RB with a torn ACL in the second. The best thing the Teppers could do is to tell Morgan you are no long allowed to trad up for anyone.  

[CBDellinger]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

you all missed the point and are derailing this--it is about the Teppers' involvement is not obvious this year.  Their involvement is problematic--and the focus was on this year.

I was just replying to that one singular post.  my B.

[Growl]

y’all got way too into this nonsense and are still trying to make it seem like these dumb little things you picked up on were monumental 

the reason you’re not hearing much now is because this is the most open ended 1st round pick the panthers have potentially ever made and nobody has any clue who the pick is going to be. We’re in wait and see mode with the teams ahead of us and until those picks are resolved there’s nothing to leak to the media. 
 

it has nothing to do with TEPPER SAW THE SIGN, MASSIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ENSUED, SCANDAL, NO MORE GENERIC HUGS

Edited April 10 by Growl

[frankw]

2 hours ago, CanadianCat said:

Bryce Young was the consensus #1 pick that year.. 

Anything else is revisionist history. 

How some of you have such short memories...

In the weeks before the draft the consensus swung back and forth and then finally hard to Bryce Young once the "sources say" character assassination of CJ Stroud and the publicizing of his alleged S2 scores (lol) began.

As far as the huddle there were people here in the months before the draft wanting Stroud and some wanting Young.

Idk why we have to continually reestablish this.

Edited April 10 by frankw