Mr. Scot

...and got shut out in back to back games.

From Mike Sando in The Athletic: What will Carolina do? That one could be most interesting of all, given owner Tepper’s experience with Ron Rivera, Perry Fewell, Matt Rhule, Steve Wilks, Frank Reich and Chris Tabor in his six seasons of ownership. Tepper, who made his billions in hedge funds, trades coaches like cryptocurrency. “We should probably predict who his next interim head coach is going to be,” a veteran exec joked. Sando's Pick Six Safe to say Tepper's reputation precedes him

Sort of... Teams don't generally fire assistants until they have a new head coach. New guy can then decide whether or not to keep them. Given the toxic atmosphere surrounding this last staff though, I wouldn't be surprised if they're all gone.

Rivera and Smith are gone. More to come:

There's an argument to be made that the Thomas Brown hire is what doomed Frank Reich.

Not just Tepper, it turns out: numerous picks and acquisitions were noted to be at the behest of coaches. - Matt Corral, Ban McAdoo - DJ Johnson, Ejiro Evero - Robbie Anderson (and others), Matt Rhule Our old friend Dr Flunky (or something) used to talk about collaboration being "The Appaloosa Way" (i.e. The Horsesh-t Method). Turns out that may have been what originally got him hired. (and ultimately got him fired)

More from Person: He shares an agent with former coach Matt Rhule, who had control of the 53-man roster during Fitterer’s first two years with the Panthers. So it was tough to know exactly who was responsible for some of the personnel decisions, although Rhule’s influence was obvious in some cases, like with all of his former Temple and Baylor players. And while Fitterer’s ability to build bridges makes him well-liked in league circles and helped him establish a positive work environment with the Panthers’ scouts and personnel executives, there were times when being more resolute would have benefited him. The decision to give wide receiver Robbie Anderson, a Temple guy and locker room cancer, a two-year, $29.5 million extension had Rhule’s hands all over it. When Anderson proved to be a one-year wonder as well as a malcontent, at least Fitterer was able to wrangle two late-round picks out of Arizona for him.

That's actually a common theme this morning: Ultimately, a guy who was too collaborative (the same issue as Reich, ironically enough) paired with a head coach and an owner who were more than willing to take advantage. But he also stabbed Reich in the back, so...

Because Thomas Brown won't be running the offense next season...

Thomas Brown

Yes, I can. Fitterer's background is in college scouting. Morgan's resumé is all in pro scouting.

Newton has zero experience as a talent evaluator, football administrator or anything like that. The only people who think it'd be a good idea to hand him a role like that are fans and Newton himself. And I know people will say " yeah, but professionals failed at it". Sorry that doesn't mean Newton is any more qualified.

Yes it could...

That's another decision I don't want Tepper making. Hire the GM. Let them decide who stays and who goes.

I'd agree. I just don't know how it's going to work out.

The name of the group is Sportsology, headed by soccer guy Mike Forde.

I like Morgan, but I also remember his advocacy for the Panthers signing Michael Vick

Kevin Colbert

Depends on the role. If it's unrelated to personnel, I don't really have a problem with that organizationally. Now that said, the fact that he was involved in undermining the previous coach is a big deal. With that in mind, it's better that he be gone entirely. If that's not going to happen though, then a non-personnel related role is the best option. (that's what a lot of us used to hope Jerry Richardson would do with Marty Hurney since he was so determined to keep him)

Maybe, as long as he doesn't pick the wrong people again. He has access to one of the best football minds in the league. Why not just use him instead of going to a search firm?

They weren't. In fact, Tepper made a big deal of saying he didn't need anybody to help him with his hires.

It lands to the idea that Fitterer will be moved to a non-personnel role within the team structure. Russini does still allow for the possibility though that he will just be fired.

Quoting Dianna Russini... That, combined with the part about how Tepper has a strong personal affinity for Fitterer makes me think he still could stick around in a non-personnel role. Russini says though that it is also possible he could be let go, so I guess we'll see

From the article: To help him guide his franchise for the future, Tepper has been working with the consulting firm Sportsology, led by former Chelsea FC executive Mike Forde.

That's how Russini said Tepper saw it. Doesn't matter if it is or isn't.