Tony Pauline: Campen was Tepper's "eyes and ears"

[Mr. Scot]

Quoting the article:

On Friday, the Carolina Panthers fired offensive line coach James Campen, who had been with the team since 2022. The team’s offensive line struggled and could not protect Bryce Young, the first pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. Many of Carolina’s blockers have not met expectations. I’m also told Campen made a few enemies within the organization, as he was the eyes and ears for owner David Tepper in the locker room. In fact, sources at Shrine practice Saturday told me that Tepper had more than a few people in the locker room who would report back to him on the goings on, which destroyed team chemistry.

Edited January 28, 2024 by Mr. Scot

[raleigh-panther]

Weasal … snitch … rat .. sycophant 

take your pick 

[WarPanthers89]

[WarPanthers89]

Tepper is such a joke. Why the F*ck would he be that involved. He should not be anywhere near a locker room or any assistant coaches ever again. He should have meetings with his GM and F*ck off with the men who actually know football and have been involved with the players. /Rant

[Mr. Scot]

"More than a few people" will certainly invite speculation

[WUnderhill]

I don’t blame him for this. Your boss says report to me, you report to him. I do blame him for being a terrible OL coach, and hopefully Tepper doesn’t ask position coaches to undermine the head coach in the future.

[top dawg]

[jayboogieman]

[The Lobo]

Is this gonna stop now that campen is gone, Tepper is still here, he could easily find another rat. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Tepper has to stop this meddling poo. You can't have rats on the locker room. Rats only look out for themselves.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

I don’t blame him for this. Your boss says report to me, you report to him. I do blame him for being a terrible OL coach, and hopefully Tepper doesn’t ask position coaches to undermine the head coach in the future.

I do, but I blame Tepper way more.

How could he possibly believe this was gonna foster a successful atmosphere?

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

Is this gonna stop now that campen is gone, Tepper is still here, he could easily find another rat. 

Wasn't just Campen, apparently.

Likely suspects would include Tabor, maybe Brown since both are gone.

Some also suggest Jim Caldwell.

Edited January 28, 2024 by Mr. Scot

[jimfear]

It's wild to me that one of Tepper's rats is the same dude coaching one of the absolutely worst units on the team. If I did my job as poorly as Campen did last season, I'd duck every time my boss came nearby.

I wonder if this reporting has anything to do with Dave & Nicole always observing OL practice?

[Panthercougar68]

 

This gif sums up how things were between all offensive coaches….