So what will Tepper's expectations be next season?

[Sir Purr]

He obviously wants to lose every game to GET #1 DRAFT PICK!!!!!!!   That's what it's all about.  Wins are for suckers who like screwing up their draft position.

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Decisions are made based off what the GM recommends. I also believe with Fox and Rivera he had more say than he does with Rhule.

I cannot remember a draft that he hit the way we did in 2020 and I don't think that was a by accident.  I believe Rhule had far more say than Hurney usually gets.  No crazy trade ups for players that didn't work.  

No,  decisions are made based on scouts, coaches and GM working together. Honestly I have no idea of who decided what or who had control. I.jusy know the dialogue all along was it was a team decision and everyone participated. Now with Gettleman I think the GM had a large say but I don't think that is necessary true with Hurney. To.hear Rhule talk he said Hurney had a big part in decisions this year but again how much is truth and how much is for the newspapers and reporters.

[Mage]

1 hour ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

I cannot remember a draft that he hit the way we did in 2020 and I don't think that was a by accident.  

Damn I don’t know why I never realized Hurney wasn’t the GM for the 2001 draft.

[DaveThePanther2008]

2 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

No,  decisions are made based on scouts, coaches and GM working together. Honestly I have no idea of who decided what or who had control. I.jusy know the dialogue all along was it was a team decision and everyone participated. Now with Gettleman I think the GM had a large say but I don't think that is necessary true with Hurney. To.hear Rhule talk he said Hurney had a big part in decisions this year but again how much is truth and how much is for the newspapers and reporters.

Agreed but the GM and their scouts see much more of these guys than the coaches.  Look at all the wasted picks Hurney has done over the season.  Trading up for Everett Brown and almost trading up our 1st round pick for Clausen.  There is no way Fox or Rivera were on board with this. 

What I feel with this team is Rhule and staff are calling the shots.  Not Hurney.  I don't think it was a coincidence that we did well in the draft and we had a new staff calling the shots.  

[thefuzz]

39 minutes ago, Mage said:

Damn I don’t know why I never realized Hurney wasn’t the GM for the 2001 draft.

Nope, nope, nope.

[SizzleBuzz]

On 12/2/2020 at 2:49 PM, Ready 2 Win said:

I don't see anything changing at all really in terms of the team.

All the problems this year will be swept up in the broom that is Covid 19, new coaches staff, etc.

Tepper is a businessman. Perhaps more so that JR was. Things getting back to something close to normal and the balance sheet from the big mans office not in the red is likely all he cares about at this point.

I will guarantee you Tepper cares more about winning than JR did. 

 

[AceBoogie]

8 hours ago, WarHeel said:

I don’t know many who wanted Teddy outside of the coaching staff embellishing his skill set. I still think we win a couple games to close out the year and seeing how we’ve been in every game outside of the TB games I’d say 6-10ish is decent. If you’ll remember, pretty much everyone thought we’d be the worst team in the league this year. That’s not even close to being true.

I don’t think you fire your coach and cut the best player in the history of your franchise to win an extra meaningless game. 
 

Cam who’s had periods this year of playing great to terrible is going to win more games in NE with Byrd as his #1 WR. That’s how bad this Carolina team is right now if you need perspective. 

[WarHeel]

43 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

I don’t think you fire your coach and cut the best player in the history of your franchise to win an extra meaningless game. 
 

Cam who’s had periods this year of playing great to terrible is going to win more games in NE with Byrd as his #1 WR. That’s how bad this Carolina team is right now if you need perspective. 

If you look at what a healthy Cam did with Fun Fun and Ted Ginn in 2015 it’s not surprising. Doesn’t mean we are a “bad” team respectively. I just think the holes we do need to fill are gaping to say the least. Plug a couple of  pieces in place and our record could easily be flipped.

[ickmule]

I’d say .500 or better and he’s okay with it. 3rd year he’ll expect playoffs.  

[R0CKnR0LLA]

On 12/1/2020 at 9:43 PM, unicar15 said:

Do what it takes to get Lawrence or Fields. Sign Samuel...go to the playoffs. 
 

Atlanta - garbage

NO - Brees could be done; Rebuilding

TB - Brady looks done. 
 

If we get this draft and offseason right the division could be ours. 

hell yeah 7-9 division champs!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[Daly]

Next year should be playoffs 

[Daly]

Or imagine we actually take free agency serious and get some good players 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

JR was a creep, but he would have never allowed the Teddy signing. He would have made sure we drafted a franchise QB. Remember when he purged a lot of the old guard to get Cam? Temper hasn’t learned this lesson yet, and is a novice owner at this point.