Mr. Scot

There's a really fine line between "challenging" and "overbearing". Plenty of bosses who think they're pushing people to be their best are, in reality, just creating a difficult work environment and making everything harder.

As a horror fan for fifty years, the one thing I can definitively say I absolutely will never watch again is an episode of The Twilight Zone called "It's a Good Life".

Hell, no.

Right now, Tepper is one of those "ass" owners. Bidwill is in a class of his own, though.

That's not just what a good staff does. It's what Reich said he wants to do. Why it's not happening? Your guess is as good as mine

Also, re: Denver One thing I'm getting an absolute kick out of this season is watching Sean Payton and the Broncos self-destruct I suspect I'm not the only one.

At the very least, they can be used to influence high level football decisions.

Relevant comment... I'm not sure I see it on the defensive side as much because I had thought previously that we were better suited to a 3-4 than a 4-3 personnel wise. But with the injuries on the defensive side and the issues we've seen with the run defense, It might be worth reexamining.

More info from league insider Diana Rossini in The Athletic... Trade talk Three deals went down within a two-day period late this week with Randy Gregory to the 49ers, Chase Claypool to the Dolphins and J.C. Jackson to the Patriots. All were disgruntled players looking for new homes, with minimal compensation needed to acquire them. With a little more than three weeks left before the league’s Oct. 31 trade deadline, teams that believe they are contenders may want to add talent, and those who are not in contention may want to add draft capital. After discussions with league sources, here’s some early talk: • The Raiders have been busy making calls around the league looking for a pass rusher since releasing Chandler Jones. They are looking for a player-for-player swap and may not want to give up too much. • Carolina has been calling around about a wide receiver and other positions. The Panthers hinted to other teams that they are not interested in trading away players for draft picks. • The Texans have received calls from teams looking for a veteran quarterback, but I was told Case Keenum is not available because Houston relies on his experience and veteran leadership in its quarterback room. • For now, I’m told the Broncos are not looking to move any offensive players. This is despite receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton drawing trade interest in the offseason. Link

Lower level source but retweeted by Benjamin Albright...

Word was everybody had a vote. But if we're talking about Tepper's influence, there's the old saying "My house operates on the principle of one man one vote...and I'm the man."

I think lower level trades like that are probably more likely than high profile ones. But again, it's uncertain whether or not the Panthers are looking to trade at all.

If you'd have asked me previously, I probably would have said that's all he was doing. But the reports that he might be doing more than that are starting to get louder and more frequent. I do kind of wonder if the team or Tepper himself will respond to this in any way. My guess is they won't but it'll be interesting if they do.

From NFL.com... Notable players who could or should be traded before the deadline Burns is mentioned along with Chinn (which I can understand) and Frankie Luvu (which would shock me) as players The Panthers could potentially trade away. Other team options I find interesting: Danielle Hunter Realistically, about the only way this likely happens is a straight up swap with Brian Burns. That deal only makes sense though if you think Hunter can be had for a more reasonable contract than Burns. He's arguably better, but also older, so it's debatable whether this makes sense. As far as pass rushers, Frank Clark is also mentioned as a candidate to be shipped out of Denver, but I'm not that interested in him. Carl Lawson and Chase Young are named as possibilities also. Garrett Bolles If you're one of the people who believes that Ickey Ekwonu would function better at guard, then getting a solid pass blocking left tackle makes sense. It's also pretty clear Bolles wants out of Denver, but the question there would be what they'd want in return. For the record, I'm not of the mind that Ekwonu needs to be moved to guard, but If the team insists on sticking with their current blocking scheme, It might become something to think about. Wide Receivers Several names are mentioned here including Cortland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Mecole Hardman, Hunter Renfrow, Marquise Brown, Darnell Mooney, Kendrick Bourne and Juju Smith-Schuster. Most believe the Panthers are looking for a number one type deep threat, but I'd suggest someone with speed and reliable hands doesn't necessarily need to be a deep threat if they can catch short passes and tile up RAC yards like a typical WCO receiver would. There is also one tight end listed, Hunter Henry. Don't know that the Panthers are in the market for someone like that but I include his name here because it's at least possible. _________________________ One final note: I know general speculation has been that the Panthers are in the trade market for at least a receiver, but I've also seen that report disputed by reliable sources. I know Dan Morgan had mentioned a while back that the team isn't really looking to trade away draft picks right now. Has that changed? Unknown.

Possible, but not as believable given that Fitterer by nature is a consensus builder rather than a "run over everybody until they see it my way" type like Matt Rhule. I keep going back to David Tepper's reaction at their dinner with Bryce Young, when he raved about how young broke down a particular play Reich asked him about. I remember e asked "who does that? Who goes into that much detail?" Both Reich and Fitterer would likely have been able to site examples of having seen that before, but Tepper acted like it was something that had never been seen. If there was a single moment that sold Tepper on Young, I think that was it. I also vaguely remember reading that the S2 thing was a big deal to Tepper.

My best of all time? Obviously, The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby have to be up there, but it's worth noting that both are somewhat a product of their time and maybe not quite as effective outside of that cultural context. Among more recent movies, Sinister and Oculus are standouts. I'd add Malignant and Smile to that list too, along with Barbarian though it has some aspects of it that I really don't want to see again...or think about. Impact wise, Jaws scared thousands of adults (and at least one ten year-old boy who's idiot brother took him to see it) away from venturing too far out into the ocean. That's pretty powerful. Alien gets classified as science fiction when what it really was is a haunted house movie set in space. Saw is an amazingly complex thriller. The Conjuring and Conjuring 2 are both extremely effective movies. The remainder of their universe isn't quite as good, although I did like Conjuring 3. The Ring and The Grudge were both phenomenal. I remember hearing a group of teenage girls whimpering about how scary The Ring was in the lobby afterward, and my date for The Grudge was shaking as it came to the end. The original Halloween and The Thing are both masterpieces by one of my favorite filmmakers (John Carpenter) and I'd add Prince of Darkness is highly underrated. Speaking of underrated, Session 9, Identity, Frailty and The First Power are movies I put in that category. Personal favorite of all time is probably The Thing, but that designation changes from time to time

The original Saw is a fantastic movie. The sequels? Not so much. As far as slashers, the original Halloween is a cut above. Honestly, even the original Friday the 13th, while not great, has a good ending twist (i.e. Mommy).

I don't think there's any credible suggestion that Reich was absolutely opposed to Young. It does, however, seem possible that Reich might have preferred Stroud. And if he changed his pick in any part because of owner influence, that's a very bad thing.

I don't think anyone can guarantee that he will. The one encouraging thing I can say is that he has at least seen and been able to admit when he's made mistakes. Whether they're responses he makes to those mistakes might or might not also be a mistakes is another story.

That and people leaving...

"Happy with the pick" isn't the same as "preferred choice".

Gotta take it in context with the other reports to put it all together. Breer explains that it worked for Kraft because he "figured it out", i.e. learned how to push for results while also keeping his hands off the actual operation. His take is that Tepper hasn't figured that out yet.

I have a hard time imagining Tupper working with Jim Harbaugh. I'm also not as big a believer in Harbaugh as some others. The thing about Colbert though is that he's someone who's already friends with Tepper, and someone who Tepper is known to trust. Given his ego, I think Colbert is the only realistic shot you've got at getting someone who can overrule Tepper. Whether or not Colbert would do it? Unknown.

Influence vs direct orders, but the results are the same...

He won them at a time when there was no salary cap and he could just overpay for the best players. Also on the heels of the Herschel Walker trade which was engineered by Jimmy Johnson, not Jones.