Mr. Scot

From Adam Schefter, re: Scott Fitterer... It also remains uncertain who will help guide Tepper. The Panthers haven't given general manager Scott Fitterer any assurances that he will be retained, league sources said, though Carolina has intimated to some around the NFL that it would like to keep Fitterer. Even so, league sources believe Fitterer's future remains up in the air. Link

If it's from Staley (as is highly possible) it ain't good for us.

Not sure that'd make sense since none of those guys are likely to be here next year.

More here, but I haven't listened yet...

All I feel like I know for sure is he's gonna be mega-pissed at this story. And he should be, but not for the reasons that will likely trigger him.

Pretty sure when Tepper sees this story he's gonna blow his stack.

This also from Jeff Howe... The biggest names there will be Ben Johnson, Frank Smith, Kellen Moore and Bobby Slowik, and Johnson seems to be getting to the point where he can pick his spot. The problem for the Panthers, though, is Johnson may not want anything to do with David Tepper and his quick-hook problem.

Joe Person gives a tacit endorsement to Russini's reporting... Mike Kaye said something similar.

If you just want cash, sure. If you want a long, successful career you're gonna want to avoid a toxic environment. Right now, that's us

I don't necessarily see Duce being shy about what happened. He could technically be bound by a legal agreement of course, but there are ways... Hence why I say things could get extremely ugly this offseason.

And people are telling potential new coaches to stay far away for that very reason

Unless you're getting a good offer from another team whose owner is less likely to meddle and potentially derail your career.

Could easily have been McCown...

This offseason could get ugly as sh-t

Others have come to a similar conclusion... Staley's not exactly what you'd call "shy", and he came here to be closer to his mom. If he starts talking...

Could be a Lions source too, someone associated with Johnson. Any way it goes though, this is an absolute sh-t show of a situation

Flipside: That's only a good thing if Tepper hires the right guy

Could likely have played more years with better protection.

From Dianna Russini... There are people on the current staff who believe Evero will have some head coach opportunities outside Carolina in a few weeks. Between that and the news about Ben Johnson, it sounds like Evero might be prepped to make a run for the border

Summarizing some of the important points...

Good call. That makes a lot of sense. He and Johnson are certainly well acquainted. Conceivable that Tepper and company might have just screwed their shot at getting Johnson.

From the Russini article... Some in the Panthers organization, per a league source, have been texting Johnson about how complicated it has been to work in Carolina this season. Johnson is expected to be the top coaching candidate in 2024. Yikes!

Saw that. Posted the full text of her Panthers info elsewhere. None of it sounds good

Jones mentioned speculation that we'll be everyone's "leverage job"