Mr. Scot

Tepper was reported to be pretty pissed at Matt Rhule over the way the Bridgewater thing turned out. He also "expressed himself" publicly in a way that made it pretty difficult to bring Bridgewater back. Thing is, what we've learned since is that Bridgewater was essentially right about Rhule.

This is the option I like best...

From what I've read, Rhule was pretty much dead set against taking a rookie. He looked at them the same as a college freshman. The way he handled Corral pretty well validated that.

Patience is governed by wisdom. If you don't have the wisdom to know when to be patient (and when not to) then you're going to get it wrong. The wisdom is what Tepper truly lacks. The rest is just a consequence of that.

Candidates who don't want to derail their career by going to a terrible situation most definitely "give a poo"

Video isn't especially dramatic, but...

But hey, there's this...

Not getting him killed is kind of a big deal. Would also be good to not reinforce any of the bad habits that are building from his being under constant pressure.

Not saying any of it is absolute...with the exception of Peters. I don't think there's a chance in hell of getting him away from the Niners. Wouldn't put much stock in getting Ed Dodds from the Colts either. They are things to be aware of, though

No, but he doesn't have to... Even if he only influences the highest draft picks and a few of the major free agent decisions, that's bad enough. He needs to stay completely out of all football decisions or little is going to change.

Brown wasn't ready to be an OC. Honestly, some guys just don't have the skill set. It's possible he's one of them. Mind you, being a head coach is a different thing. It's possible he'd actually be good at that. But his path to get there is now going to be tougher.

Heh

Not as GM, just as the guy who helps us get the right people in place,

Funny thing, while writing this I got an image of David Tepper as "Carrie" at the prom. Specifically, I thought of the scene where she remembers her mother saying "they're all gonna laugh at you". They're all laughing at Tepper right now, only he doesn't have psychic powers he can use to destroy them all. No, no he's got something better... MONEY!!! All he's gotta do is throw that cash around and he can bring everybody who laughed at him to their knees, knock down their houses just like the one he knocked down from that guy who didn't give him that job opportunity. Yeah, that's what he'll do! ... And I'm sure it'll be just as successful as what he's been doing so far

Pagano, who is a regular guest on “The Pat McAfee Show,” was asked by McAfee on Thursday whether the Panthers job is desirable to prospective coach candidates. Pagano gave a blunt 2-word answer. “Hell no,” Pagano said. Pagano, who coached the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-2017, said that the only reason to take the job is if a coach is looking to secure a big pay day. “Why would you (take the job)? Other than, ‘hey, I need a guaranteed contract of $50 [million], OK, fine.’ But, [coaches] are competitors. They want to win and they want to win championships. “You want to go somewhere where you got great ownership, you got a great partnership with a GM that they’re going to put you together with … you guys have the same vision, same philosophy … but you can’t go down to a place that … you can’t be successful right now [in Carolina]. Now if you want just the money, go get the money, get the check and get run out of town after 11 ballgames …” After Pagano shared his thoughts, McAfee noted that the former Colts head coach is still connected to many coaches around the NFL. McAfee was implying that Pagano’s thoughts reflect the prevailing sentiment among coaches regarding the Carolina job.

It's the difference between intelligence and skill sets. Mentioned similar examples before: doctors who can't balance their checkbooks, lawyers who don't even know how to turn on a computer, English teachers who suck at math, and the list goes on. One of Jerry Richardson's biggest foibles was this exact thing, the belief that intelligence and skill in one area meant you could be equally good in another, like a really good PR guy knowing how to evaluate personnel. It just doesn't work that way.

Some might say he's done a lot of things that start with 'F' (or one thing... repeatedly)

Very possible, and that's the vibe I get from Russini. But even if he waits and looks for a new GM next year, the same principle applies.

It fits in with the stories about how he's calling "too many people" for advice. For some, that might seem to indicate a lack of confidence, but that's not how I approach it. Just the opposite, in fact... I think Tepper believes that he mostly either knows what he's doing or can at least figure it out. He just needs a little advice here and there. Thus, rather than fully turn things over to someone else, he just asks a few questions to clarify his viewpoint and then moves on with what he feels like he knows to do. And like you said, truly dumb people tend not to know their dumb. But even worse, they often think they're smart.

Oh he still has a "180" option. (wrote about it in another thread)

No argument