RevJ

We can't be anywhere near the middle of the pack - our owner swore off mediocrity. Unfortunately, he was foretelling wretchedness rather than excellence.

That can't be Burns: 1) The guy actually slowed the progress. 2) If it was Burns, he'd be racing past the runner, then past the QB. 3) This guy made contact with somebody

It's an all out effort to raise his "D" grade to a D+

I can't tell if the ref in the tie-dye that shirt that keeps moving around them is Icky getting beat or Burns running another lap around a QB. . . NVM - I see him helping up the guy who went down - Icky had more "help up the guy I got knocked down" than anyone in recent memory

Luckily, we were able to sign his right hand man to steer us into the future. Hopefully, Morgan will be to Fitterer what Wilks was to Rhule.

Saw where he thanked Bucs and would be pulling for them 15 weeks out of the season. Soooooo , , , if we are in the final weeks of a season and have already played the Bucs twice but are a game behind for division title - he'd be pulling for Bucs to win and stay ahead of us????

I would buy a ticket to one of the weekly meetings Tepper would have with him so Bill could glean from the owner's vast football knowledge.

The best case scenario we could find out about Morgan would be if he spoke against a generationally small pick at #1, banged the drum for Tank Dell in the second round, and his blood pressure skyrocketed to stroke levels when they picked DJ Johnson (much less traded up). Worst case, and probably more likely is Tepper knows he can use Morgan as his yes man/fall guy while he and Nicole continue to play house.

We have Nicole Tepper, elite talent evaaluator.

This is Johnny having Bobby ask Sally if she'll go to the Jr. High dance if Bobby would actually ask her. Good to know billionaires aren't exempt from insecurity.

I think we moved away from analytics when we selected a middle school sized QB with a high school level arm (although he had a super computer sized processor)

Like DJ Chark, Jericho Cotchery or Rocket Ismail, or "What's That Bear Doing?" i.e., that's not been a good path either.

I loved Dan as a player but it would seem that this inside info only confirms that he doesn't have the influence to persuade Tepper to avoid signing off on dumb decisions. He may have "butted heads" but we still did dumb things. Without debating the Bryce decision, there are still the assets burned to MOVE UP to take busts like Matt Corral and DJ Johnson, never mind using a pick on a long snapper.

Think a lot of Dan too, but if he lacked the influence to talk people out of taking Matt Corral and DJ Johnson, let alone trading assets to move up to get them, he shouldn't stay either.

Or will an effort be made to get a legit outside candidate or at least the appearance of someone who would have some bit of control over the roster between Tepper checking in with suggestions/demands from his personal NFL grapevine?

Actually surprised we have 4 alternates. Does JJ have more total yards in punt snapping than Bryce does in passing?

When Derrick Browwn is getting trucked, not looking too good for the rest of the day

They obviously missed Grugier-Hill's kickoff/worm burner. That alone, even though it was special teams, should move him up to at least #18 . . .

How long before he accidentally bumps into Horn and they are both out for the rest of the season?

I'm thinking more money than anyone mentioned yet AND slip him memory loss drugs when he visits AND kidnap a family member.

I say play them - on the O-line. Ickey could go to WR since he's consistently shown he can get quick separation and Throckmorton might get a flag as a wideout for one of his multiple flops each game.

If this has been addressed, my apologies. I don't think anyone would challenge the opinion that we have a significant talent deficit, especially in light of the the draft picks we have had. Some have pointed toward scouting as the issue. That could be true but do we really have any idea as to whether the scout's advice/input is being followed. I've seen a good bit of assumption regarding who is making decisions, but not sure any of us know. How much turnover have we had in that department since Tepper became owner? If the picks have been directed by scouting, that's obviously a definite need for improvement. If the counsel they are giving is being ignored, changing them out is just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. I think someone said on "Get Up" (while discussing the Raider's dysfunction), that if the person making the decisions is the only employee that cannot be fired, (i.e. Mark Davis), then turning over staff is just a waste of time and money.

Rules won't allow it but the best trade capital we would have right now would be to offer to put a team on our schedule the next 5 years. Automatic wins are hard to come by . . .

Panthers couldn't get into playoffs if they opened them up to 90%of NFL teams. Tepper would read this thread and think we're all very stupid yet can't see he has done significant harm to what was an ascending franchise.