Mr. Scot

If the ultimate end is that they have one person in charge of all that roster and personnel decisions while another handles everything else, I'm okay with that. What I don't want to see is an analytics guy being put in charge of personnel decisions.

This quote... That, presumably, was done out of fear of being turned down—that rejection would get out, which would bolster perception that coach and GM candidates are leery of working for Tepper (which is just the honest truth right now). ...would seem to indicate that a common (or at least expected) answer is "no"

Copied from his 1/10 mailbag column: From Jeff Murray (@jeffmurr): Who do you think will be the next Panthers GM and HC? Jeff, this is one of the teams that I think will veer from the traditional structure, to something a little more like what you might see in another sport—which is part of why you bring in a consulting group like Sportsology. That company’s executive director, Mike Forde, is a name to know, as he will have some influence on where the Carolina Panthers’ search goes. Forde is a former top executive for the Chelsea FC of the Premier League. So I think there’s a decent chance, as we said Tuesday, they hire someone from the operations side (cap/analytics) of a team to be their next GM, and then pair that person with incumbent assistant GM Dan Morgan If you look at Carolina’s interview list, you’ll see more folks from operations than scouting on it. On the coaching side, I do think things are a little less predictable, but one thing I was told by a couple of people is that David Tepper will be looking to check, say, 10 boxes rather than just one (offensive/quarterback) this time around. My concern here with all this would be whether the Panthers are worried about the right things. To kick off its interview process, Carolina reached out to candidates, through different channels, to see whether they’d accept interviews before officially putting in slips for them with the league. That, presumably, was done out of fear of being turned down—that rejection would get out, which would bolster perception that coach and GM candidates are leery of working for Tepper (which is just the honest truth right now). So their list, essentially, includes people who’ve already agreed to interview, rather than the full list that they’re looking at. Which, to me, reeks of an organization being concerned with the wrong stuff—and, ironically enough, is a reason why a candidate would be cautious about pursuing either of those jobs. I do think Tepper can be a really great owner. He’s incredibly smart. But it feels like he’s become too wrapped up in a lot of things that new owners are often concerned with, from image and optics to being seen as forward-thinking to constantly changing his mind. There aren’t great signs yet that’s changed in 2024. But there’s still time to fix that.

They don't exactly seem to be hurting at the moment.

And yet they got tired of him. See also: Owens, Terrell

Kind of an odd thought since we haven't inquired about Weaver that I've seen.

Sorry dude, but I think Harbaugh is a way better college coach than pro coach, especially for the long haul.

Why does it matter this much to you that I be on board with it? Mr Completely has long been obsessed with me (pretty well documented inferiority complex there). I'm not sure why it matters to you that I join this particular cause, though.

Also, possible Atlanta may be dumping their GM as well.

That would have been pretty difficult to do while coaching the 49ers.

Belichick has stated that he's willing to step away from personnel decisions. (I get the impression the Patriots are willing to have him do that too)

Meanwhile...

Turns out Panther fans aren't the only ones who are pissed off...

Jordan Schultz was probably the first to report it, and to confirm that the interest is mutual. Same is true of Harbaugh and the Raiders.

A couple of different sources have reported that

After which he had a revolving door and an owner telling him what to do at quarterback. I'd wait on Steichen being consistent before making too much of him. People we're ready to crown Chip Kelly after his first season as well.

So did Reich his first year. Hell, his first couple of years.

Reich worked for Jim Irsay. (not that working for David Tepper looks much better right now) Either way, doesn't have as much to do with what they've done as what I think they will do.

Pretty sure it was a college football guy on their show

It was both. There were players that hated him too. There was a whole story about it on NFL.com at the time it happened (pretty sure Rapoport wrote it).

I get the harbaugh hype. I just don't buy it. Talk to me when he's a consistent success in the pros without players getting tired of him. (If that happens, I wouldn't bet on it being with us)

Every few years, the NFL latches on to a favorite Rooney Rule candidate that nobody takes all that seriously but who helps teams check off the boxes. That might be Morris these days.

Nah, nothing on you. I just didn't see how it posted until your quote

Haven't seen corroboration from a single source anywhere. There are guys I'd listen to solo. Mac and Bone aren't among them.