La Canfora on Tepper's desire for Watson/franchise QB

[top dawg]

"Don't count the Panthers out of the Watson sweepstakes!" We've heard this, or something like it, too many times! Apparently Jason La Canfora has inside sources. He admits we may not land Watson, but we're going to try.

 

"But I can assure you of this much: Carolina is beyond smitten with Watson and owner David Tepper is fairly consumed by the prospect of landing him and no matter what happens with this transcendent young quarterback (and I still believe he is dealt at some point), the Panthers are going to play some role in the process."

 

La Canfora is pretty much emphatically telling us that Tepper is done with B.S. QBs.

 

"Most to the point, I'm told that Tepper is over the idea of a 'game-manager' at the quarterback position..."

 

"...Tepper is done with the caretaker, band-aid, we'll see model of quarterback. He's made it clear to those in the organization, and to his confidants around the NFL, that he wants desperately to upgrade into the penthouse of quarterbacks, believing it to be the most critical element to elevating the team to the heights – both in the standings and financially..."

 

Believe La Canfora, or not! I believe him, and as such I consider this the most honest and inside view that we're going to get about our QB situation!

The only way we'll have a sh¡t QB going into this year, is if we just can't do any better, and Deshaun Watson is our main target, because Tepper wants to make it happen!

 

"The owner is consumed with landing a true franchise quarterback, who could transform the fortunes of the team on field and off, and make Panthers games more alluring to fans and sponsors alike."

 

Tepper has his eye on the big picture--on the football and business side! And, he's not going to play around any more!

 

You might want to read the whole thing.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-insider-notes-dont-underestimate-david-tepper-and-the-panthers-in-the-deshaun-watson-sweepstakes/

[Mage]

Love it

[ForJimmy]

[therealmjl]

Yeah but Mr Scot of the carolinahuddle has been sticking his Dorito crusted fingers in his ears and screaming emphatically that we have no chance so this cannot be true

Edited February 17, 2021 by therealmjl

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, top dawg said:

You might want to read the whole thing.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-insider-notes-dont-underestimate-david-tepper-and-the-panthers-in-the-deshaun-watson-sweepstakes/

I did, and wasn't a fan of certain parts, like this one...

I suspect the Panthers will be willing to get quite creative (including emerging pass rushing force Brian Burns in any package may be even more attractive than McCaffrey)

Edited February 17, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

Yeah but Mr Scot of the carolinahuddle has been sticking his Dorito crusted fingers in his ears and screaming emphatically that we have no chance so this cannot be true

Nah, I think it's possible. Though gun to my head, I don't think he'll be traded. And even this article admits there are people with better resources to do the trade than us.

As to LaCanfora, he's very hit or miss. He was pretty spot on during the Cam Newton saga but was way off more recently in some of his reporting on the GM search.

This is probably one of those cases where his reliability is judged by whether he's saying what you want to hear. Even David Newton becomes reliable under those circumstances.

Edited February 17, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[jtm]

I use to think that you couldn't buy a championship in the NFL with all the players required and salary cap, but the Bucs pretty much just did this so I guess it is doable now.  Tepper is ready to make a splash and we've all been waiting on this for years.  Take a seat and grab some popcorn because we are about to see the aggressive Panthers that we've all dreamt about and let's see how it plays out in real life.   

[top dawg]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I did, and wasn't a fan of certain parts, like this one...

I suspect the Panthers will be willing to get quite creative (including emerging pass rushing force Brian Burns in any package may be even more attractive than McCaffrey...

I certainly wouldn't want to give up Burns and/or CMC, but I'd understand it if we were able to land Watson. It may not be a popular notion, but at some point you have to say that it's much easier to replace CMC or Burns than it is to trade for a proven franchise caliber QB like Watson who is just beginning his prime (which has never happened).

You've gotta give something to get something, unless someone's just being generous.

[NJPanthers89]

La Canfora is literally the worst of the worst when it comes to NFL news.  His sources are him piggybacking on other reports he reads, I would not take anything he says seriously nor do I understand why he still has a job.  In fact when he reports something the opposite is more likely to occur.  He’s the Bob Nightengale of the NFL beat.

[Ready 2 Win]

So basically, we are in the running which has been reported and posted about over and over and over. 

Good thread. 
 

[Ship]

Elite QBs are king. At the end of the day I can’t be mad at giving up whatever the price is to obtain one.

[BurnNChinn]

10 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

Yeah but Mr Scot of the carolinahuddle has been sticking his Dorito crusted fingers in his ears and screaming emphatically that we have no chance so this cannot be true

My new name for @Mr. Scot

[Mr. Scot]

Less relevant to the current situation, but near the end of the article LaCanfora seems to hint that Tepper was more than ready to move on from Cam Newton in part because he wasn't "his guy'.

[top dawg]

2 minutes ago, NJPanthers89 said:

La Canfora is literally the worst of the worst when it comes to NFL news.  His sources are him piggybacking on other reports he reads, I would not take anything he says seriously nor do I understand why he still has a job.  In fact when he reports something the opposite is more likely to occur.  He’s the Bob Nightengale of the NFL beat.

Even if you think La Canfora is off his rocker, he really isn't the only one who has these beliefs about Tepper. Others have alluded to it, and have even referenced things Tepper had said. La Canfora has just been the most Candid.