Mr. Scot

I would really really want to know about the dynamic there, especially with regard to how involved David Tepper is.

The Steelers experience hasn't exactly helped him so far though. I would be extremely happy to see him hand the rains to Kevin Colbert. It doesn't even need to be a long-term thing, just ask him to evaluate and organize the current organization.

Frank Smith Is the first name that comes to mind. One of the advantages you have with him is that he's already worked with a smaller quarterback in Tua, so that could help him with Young. If we're talking about GMs, the first guy Idy want to call Is Will McClay of the Cowboys. They've drafted consistently well under his watch.

Multiple league insiders have reported it. Among them guys like Charles Robinson, Stephen Holder and others. Reich's statement that he had weekly meetings with Tepper made a lot of waves.

Someone will be named the head coach, yes. I have very little confidence right now that it will be "a pretty good name" unless David Tepper makes some very radical changes to how he operates.

And this story is still out there as well...

It means he's unprofessional. That's on top of all the things we already know.

This story is still out there...

Yeah, sorry but that's a really optimistic way to look at things. David Tepper has earned a terrible reputation around the league. Besides being known as a meddler and hard to work for, you've got the "weekly meetings" story that let everybody know what Reich was going through. Anybody that has good opportunities elsewhere will probably explore them.

I seriously doubt Harbaugh would want to come here and have weekly meetings with David Tepper. Word is he wants the Bears job, and there's a pretty good chance he could get it. Belichick has absolutely lost it. Selling tickets might be the only thing he'd accomplish.

They have to want to come here though. Mentioned elsewhere, for young guys a lot of the time their first shot is their only shot. If I'm a young, up and coming coach with options, do I want to hitch my wagon to David Tepper?

Frank's agent has the ability to post on the Panthers official Twitter? To tell the truth, it wouldn't really be beneficial to Frank's agent anyway. Regardless of how it got out, the fact that it did is just another testament to how big a sh-t show Tepper is running.

I don't really care if the list is long. I want it to be good.

That story getting out likely hurts our chances of making a good hire as much as anything.

That's my fear

I also wanted Dan Campbell. And to be clear, my preferred candidate this past cycle was Ben Johnson.

He has to be willing to do this first. Right now, there's no indication that he is.

And the message posted was written by Tepper himself

Tepper announced it on social media himself without talking to the people who would be directly affected. What a sh-t show

And this is now confirmed...

That's not the only thing...

It ain't that simple.

Excerpts: Reich’s firing represents a colossal miss by Tepper, whose hands-on style and quick-trigger history of canning coaches and executives demand a thorough self-examination before he botches another hire. ... Tepper again is expected to focus his search on an offensive-minded coach with the hopes of coaxing more out of Young than Reich and his staff did. The Panthers traded their 2024 first-round pick, two second-round selections and wide receiver DJ Moore to acquire the No. 1 pick from Chicago to take Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama who has ranked among the league’s worst passers statistically all season. ... Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was Tepper’s top target last winter before the Asheville, N.C., native and former North Carolina quarterback removed himself from consideration. Tepper should go after Johnson again, though Johnson will attract other interest and it’s fair to suggest the Panthers’ job is less appealing than it was a year ago. Tepper could go big-game hunting for Bill Belichick, Jim Harbaugh or Sean McVay, whom the Panthers would have to trade for. He should also take a long look at Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, who’s helped guide C.J. Stroud to one of the best seasons ever by a rookie quarterback. ... Besides the millions Tepper will offer the next coach — not an insignificant consideration — he might have trouble convincing anyone to work for him. The Athletic was among the outlets that called for Tepper to hire Wilks, who earned the respect of the locker room with his honest approach and established a physical identity with a tough defense and downhill rushing attack. The Panthers went 6-6 under Wilks, now the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator. But Tepper was locked in on an offensive coach: Seven of the nine candidates came from that side of the ball. Just as importantly, Tepper wanted the anti-Matt Rhule, a college coach who didn’t connect with professional players. Where Rhule and the bulk of his staff lacked NFL chops, Reich had decades of experience as a player and coach in the league. ... Tepper said in January he made a mistake in hiring a CEO-type head coach in Rhule, adding: “You want to get somebody who’s really good on offense or really good on defense. And we think that Frank is really good on offense.” But hiring an offensive coordinator Reich had never worked with — and then merging the Rams’ concepts Brown brought from L.A. with Reich’s system — was ill-conceived. Injuries to starting guards Austin Corbett and Brady Christensen didn’t help, as opponents disrupted the 5-foot-10 Young’s timing and downfield vision with interior pressure. ... Now Tepper gets another chance to try to make things right. His history suggests that will be easier said than done. Much.