Mr. Scot

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"

From The Athletic... There is one thing that money can’t buy. Peace of mind. With rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud tearing up the NFL and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young struggling, there’s no peace in Carolina. Panthers owner David Tepper has been desperate to see improvement on offense and hasn’t seen it. Not even an ounce. “Stroud’s early success 100 percent played into Tepper’s decision to fire (head coach) Frank Reich. We all felt the pressure and frustrations,” a Panthers source shared over the phone this week. “It’s hard to step in and carry the weight of a franchise, and Bryce has it harder than most here.” • Despite the team trading up to draft Young No. 1 overall in April, a team source said that by Week 5 multiple Carolina coaches wanted to bench the rookie for veteran quarterback Andy Dalton. Some believed the team needed a change and that Young required more coaching. The team decided this wasn’t about trying to get wins in the short term but to stay on task with teaching and developing Young in the offense. From all my conversations this past week, the Panthers still believe Bryce Young can be an incredible quarterback. Another team source texted, “He needs better protections and weapons. He has ‘it.’ We do not protect the middle of the pocket. He needs it most in this area because he’s 5-10.” • Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero was never approached by Tepper to take over the interim head coach position, a league source said. If you recall, when Evero was asked to take on that role in Denver after the firing of Nathaniel Hackett, he turned it down. He later explained he didn’t believe it was a good situation. He was fired at the end of the 2022 season and hired to call the defense in Carolina. There are people on the current staff who believe Evero will have some head coach opportunities outside Carolina in a few weeks. • The expectation in the Panthers building is Tepper will try to lure Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to Carolina after trying to hire him last season. Johnson decided to stay in Detroit last hiring cycle, but a league source told me Johnson is ready for a head coaching job now. 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. That last part...

Have seen a couple Panther fans asking if they deliberately held the injured guys out longer to help sabotage Reich. Don't know that I buy that idea, but hey...

That sounds like Johnson, honestly.

Defense of Young from RG3...

As does this...

This makes some sense...

Might also extend to Chris Tabor.

New head coaches don't necessarily fire everybody, especially if they don't necessarily have a lot of connections.

If you're talking about Shedeur, he isn't declaring.