Tepper is learning… I like this version of him

[LinvilleGorge]

30 minutes ago, CRA said:

well, the Colts are winning.  Heck, they are surprising or were.   My guess that has a lot to do w/ something not okay being totally okay for the moment.  And the PR machine likely is running really hard for her at the moment.    

It's weird stuff.  I mean, she was in the HC hip pocket working Rivers on the practice field.  Really weird.  I still would be willing to play the odds when things go south.....we find out there is more than one bonkers person in the Isray family tree. 

 

Yep, all of thus. As the old saying goes winning cures everything. But they're not winning right now and I don't see that changing with Jones out now and who knows how much of next season he might miss, plus the whole contract situation and being down two 1st rounders. It might be about to get real messy in Indy.

[DeAngelo Beason]

2 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

Wouldn't that fall on Morgan and Tillis?

One would hope so, but I am not convinced that Tepper has seen his way fully out of day to day operations.  There's absolutely no conceivable reality where Tepper would allow Morgan and Tillis to move on from Bryce Young.

[Jackson113.2]

fug Tepper carpet bagging SOB. Maybe when he puts grass back... nah fug him anyway. 

[Mr. Scot]

Relevant Quote:

A tip of the hat to Dave Canales and Dan  Morgan and and company for what we're building here in Carolina.

It's fair to point out that Tepper is speaking primarily about the culture aspect of the team, but his wording at least (what we've building here) can validly be interpreted as sounding optimistic in general and quite possibly including the football part of things.

Mind you, that doesn't necessarily affect my feelings about Tepper, but it is the kind of thing I'd file away in memory for future reference.

[t96]

7 hours ago, CRA said:

if anything occurs we/someone doesn't like it's all David Tepper's doing.  If something good happens, Tepper was hands off.  That's seems to be the general logic applied w/ Dave for some time.  

I think Tepper is probably an average owner in terms of involvement.   I think he just really botched the big hires and the big hires did a bad job personally.  

Maybe by now he’s learned a bit to not meddle but he absolutely was not an average owner in the pre draft process with Bryce. He and Nicole were wayyy too hands on and meddling more than anyone except Jerry jones 

[Mr. Scot]

Speaking of team owners...

Okay, that's funny

[Donald LaFell]

We would have been much better off with an owner that was from here. He will siphon as much public money as he can from the area or he will leave. 

[MechaZain]

14 hours ago, Donald LaFell said:

We would have been much better off with an owner that was from here. He will siphon as much public money as he can from the area or he will leave. 

Ehh. Any billionaire was going to leech. I actually think we're better off with Tepper since he's heavily invested here between the Panthers and CLTFC. It would be difficult and costly for him to leave town.

[countryboi]

Tepper gets a bad rap mostly because the team hasn’t been successful. But across the league, most owners aren’t great; they just get lucky hiring smart people who make them look good. There are some truly awful owners, but Tepper is no were near Stephen Ross or Woody Johnson. its are levels to this.

[Mr. Scot]

56 minutes ago, countryboi said:

Tepper gets a bad rap mostly because the team hasn’t been successful. But across the league, most owners aren’t great; they just get lucky hiring smart people who make them look good. There are some truly awful owners, but Tepper is no were near Stephen Ross or Woody Johnson. its are levels to this.

I think the biggest reason why David Tepper gets a bad rap is because he does things to deserve it

It's genuinely possible that he's learned though, and I'm willing to give him the benefit of a doubt that he is at least capable of doing so.

[Basbear]

19 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Speaking of team owners...

Okay, that's funny

 

That was worth the share, great way of handling it......I can not believe CJ isn't cut tho, brother you got to know your billionaire bosses face!!!

 

Scot how long have the higher ups told you your heel turn will last???

 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Basbear said:

 

That was worth the share, great way of handling it......I can not believe CJ isn't cut tho, brother you got to know your billionaire bosses face!!!

Scot how long have the higher ups told you your heel turn will last???

I like to think I'm one of those guys who just is who he is whether people like me or hate me (Stone Cold archetype, if you will).

Granted, I also like to think I'm handsome and charming, but hey...