Rich Eisen on the Big Challenges Facing David Tepper & the Panthers in Their Head Coach Search

Rich Eisen comments on the Carolina Panthers’ open head coaching job and if the impatience of owner David Tepper could hinder his search for a new HC.
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[@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469]

Didn't take long for the new "worst owner" in the NFL to take the Iron Throne. Bravo Dave

[@George-kz5hb]

Dude poisoned Irsay’s cup at the last second

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

I still say Dean Spanos is the worst. For now.

[@Breyzn]

More like porcelain throne

[@ericparker163]

I imagine Washington fans are cheering to finally not be first to mind when the subject is brought up.

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 Tampa Bay fans (which I'm not) would like a work referring to Hugh Culverhouse lol

[@azailor24]

The original trade with Chicago was going to be a 3 way trade which put the Texans at #1 and Panthers at #2, but the Texans backed out of that. That is what Tepper is referring to.

[@DarkZero2588]

Thank you. I’m not sure why they’re so confused when this has been reported (and confirmed by multiple teams) before today’s press conference

[@chad0ch0]

First time hearing about that, thanks!

[@Hunterbreiner3221022]

This should be top comment to stop further confusion lol

[@ozkarin07]

I'm glad my Texans backed out! It worked perfectly!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RolandoGarcia-gp9fm]

Well Tepper is not good at explaining and it shows that he’s not a very good owner. From my point of view I don’t think it was franks fault that Bryce young is struggling. Im not going to compare Bryce to Cj because here where you realize that maturity matters and Stroud has that as soon as he stepped in the nfl and had his first test with the Ravens and lost but during the game in the 3rd quarter he showed Glimpses of what he was capable. Then after that game he got better and better fixing the mistakes. I’m sorry but Bryce Young needs to mature to get better and seems he’s having problems learning. I just wish him the best and feel bad in the situation that he’s in.

[@TJ_Loves2fish]

Tepper fired his soccer coach after Charlotte FC reached the playoffs for the first time. He threw temper tantrum and pulled out of the deal for the Panthers practice facility because that didnt go his way. He is volatile.

[@jairusbarringer7525]

He's a narcissist

[@stingrey1571]

i live in charlotte. the ad for the local sports radio station runs a clip of the host ripping him for firing the FC coach.

[@shawnsmith2540]

​@@stingrey1571I'm here too

[@OnePrideRideOrDie]

@@stingrey1571Yup lol, hear that almost every day haha

[@SophisticatedBob]

He once bought his old Boss's house...and bulldozed it. LOL

[@jhyatt2544]

Tepper thought this firing would have the lynch mob out for Frank, but it just magnified his incompetence as an owner and exposed his medaling. Backfired on Tep and rightfully so.

[@carrite]

I didn't know there was a medal for bad sports franchise owners...

[@mperformance3502]

Reich is just a bad coach. Tepper just needs to hire a good GM and head coach.

[@euj0]

Why would a lynch mob be out for Frank if he is fired. Why would that be an expectation? Your whole statement is written poorly.

[@mourka01]

@@mperformance3502should just force him to sell he done nothing but bring heartache to all the fans

[@J-wu8sc]

@@mperformance3502Reich is a brilliant coach, we won a Super Bowl thanks to his play calling and with a backup at that! He’s a former nfl qb himself, and tepper thought he knew better than him and went with his guy. Whoops 😬 ego is too big.

[@DHFrank]

Tepper’s take on Patience: I have patience, I just don’t have patience.

[@chad0ch0]

The biggest challenge facing David Tepper is, in fact, being David Tepper.

[@jefferythompson3235]

Panthers fan here. Reasons nobody want to take HC job 1- Tepper trying to play GM, HC and no patience… 2- I don’t see any coach that looks at Bryce Young and says I want that job… 3- Not much draft capital to work with

[@DennyJr22]

One reason why someone will take the job regardless...Tepper's checks. Everyone has a price, and when the supply of jobs is only 32 with 6-8 openings annually, it will be filled. Heck Rhule got 7/$62M, what would Harbaugh for example receive...

[@RC-9]

You’re joking right… $millions… 🤑🤑🤑🤠🤑 always works… 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@andrewmoluf4299]

Apparently he'll pay you not to work, pretty good deal tbh lol

[@TheMattTrakker]

@@DennyJr22 Yes, someone will take it, but desirable candidates will not. There are new jobs open every year and this is one of the worst situations someone could find themselves in.

[@matriculatethefootball]

Oh cool, a troll. I can play that game. You're 100% wrong. I guarantee that somebody will want to take the HC job. There, I win. Also, the roster shows very serious signs of the coaches influencing who gets added to the roster. Bryce is a fantastic piece that many head coaches will love. The rest of the roster ain't so great. The still have plenty of draft capital. They're missing 1 first round pick. Did Sean Payton say no to the Broncos because they were missing draft capital from trading for Russell Wilson and Sean Payton?

[@kc4cs757]

Loved to hear him admit he had full veto power in the 1st pick

[@lonespacedrone3952]

He’s the owner, why wouldn’t he have that power?

[@morsumbra9692]

Every owner has veto power of every pick. Good owners tend to just stay out of the way though

[@DorisSon]

@@lonespacedrone3952exactly…what I love is the fact he made it clear that he didn’t tamper withe coaches and scouts decision…also, that it wax unanimous

[@DorisSon]

*was

[@morsumbra9692]

@@DorisSon ok... but sometimes people say a thing, when in reality. Its different. People lie. Especially someone who's trying to hire for that position again and trying to sound reasonable...

[@Danmar_]

I could be wrong but didn't Ryan Poles confirm he had a trade in place with Hou to go from 1 to 2 and then with Car to go from 2 to 9 but Hou pulled out and Car went from 9 to 1. I think this is what Tepper was saying

[@Old_Bran_Kenobi]

Exactly right.

[@struglife]

Yes. That’s correct.

[@fledgendbeats4581]

That's right but what does it matter they chose who they chose ..doesn't change anything

[@TheStrategist314]

I just love this. It’s like football’s version of law and order.

[@blakeferris7797]

What about Mark Davis owing Josh McDaniels and Jon Gruden too. I think Gruden, when hired, was signed to a 10 year $100 million contract.

[@thomasmilisavic2226]

Im pretty sure urban an gruden lost there contracts for there off feild antics an things that could b considered hurtful to the shield but i could b wrong

[@thomasmilisavic2226]

Urban for the jags an gruden for the raiders

[@morsumbra9692]

There was a whole week of the Texans, Panthers, and Bears trying to work out a three way trade. After a few days panthers decided to pull the trigger regardless of Texans and added Dj Moore to the Chicago trade, allowing them to get to #1 without texans involvement. Panthers wanted to keep Moore but Chicago refused Chinn and a CB(probably jackson) and countered either an extra 1st, Dj Moore. Or Brian Burns.

[@BetterWithImprov]

^this

[@Zachary_Setzer]

Yep. That part of this conversation was so confusing til I realized they apparently missed the part about the 3-way trade talks.

[@matthewrupert5921]

Tepper was referring to the 3 way trade they had original worked on where the Texans Trade with the Bears so that the Texans locked up Bryce, and then the Bears would trade back from 2 to the Panthers. Then the Texans "got cold feet" and backed out probably because they loved both so then Tepper told the GM to trade up to 1.

[@jasonjcasillas]

Cmon Rich… you are supposed to be connected with people in the league. The original deal was the Texans go 1, panthers 2 and bears 9 in a three team deal… that deal fell through. I don’t know how you miss that when it was reported nationally in the day of the trade….

[@dylantodd9574]

Don't you remember discussing how Frank and Josh were talking to CJ after his Pro Day that was caught on camera?

[@rameshpraveen2488]

Rich, Panthers had an option to do a 3 way swap with bears and Texans that would give Texans the first pick and Panthers the 2nd pick. That’s what David was talking about.

[@peytonamick8879]

Seriously how do these guys not remember this, cmon ...

[@galinswigart]

Interesting to hear him use the words "everyone in this building" to describe those who were in on Bryce, since Frank Reich and Josh McGown are no longer in that building. I have a feeling the choice of words was intentional.

[@jasonjcasillas]

He said “even reich”

[@WhyBigjordan]

And Dave Tepper didn’t fire McCown. The interim coach who was the special teams coordinator did. That means he saw something that wasn’t right when he was working. As soon as he got in power he corrected him. I’m curious to what he saw but also don’t care. He’s gone.

[@galinswigart]

But I'm wondering if the interim fired the coaches he didn't think were 100% in on Bryce? @@WhyBigjordan

[@kevykev388]

​@@galinswigartThat's exactly what happened. McCowns own words prior to the draft lead me to believe he was sold on Stroud. Every QB Frank has ever coached and/or had the least bit of success with are all completely opposite of Bryce. Taller, heavier pocket passers with respectable mobility.

[@Bambino_60]

The Carolina Panther fan base deserves better than this. It’s a beautiful area with passionate fans that should have a better product. (I’m a Saints fan from Louisiana)

[@chrisa8370]

I think Tepper meant to say, "The BUS stops here," so he can throw everyone under it.

[@JohnHillRSNStudios]

One of my friends said it best the other day: the Panthers are the New York Jets of the South. You have to be a masochist to be a Panthers fan, especially after the letdown after the sudden end of the Cam/Luke era when we seemed on the brink of a dynasty.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

Here are some of the head coaches Tepper can expect to be interested: -Marvin Lewis -Pat Shurmur -Brad Childress -Jack Del Rio -Hue Jackson

[@ReceptiveKing93]

Lmao those are not good options 😂

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@@ReceptiveKing93 Basically anyone who is washed up or failed spectacularly and want a second crack at it. You can probably put Ron Rivera on that list.

[@rx2878]

What!? No Jeff Fisher? This is an outrage!

[@brandonk99ign]

Tepper is going to hire Josh McDaniels

[@nathanwarden2156]

Why on earth is no one in mainstream media going after Panthers GM Scott Fitterer? He’s getting off Scott FREE?! In this whole process!! He needs firing!!

[@nasis18]

Pun intended? But yes, I agree. Fitterer is a horrible GM. Some of the signings have been horrible. The drafting leaves much to be desired. The lack of talent and depth is glaring. This all starts with Tepper, though, and his lack of being able to hire adequate personnel.

[@Girth_BrooksC3]

Scott is teppers pet. He’s not going anywhere

[@artissbarbour5493]

Honestly Scott has no say so as GM

[@matriculatethefootball]

I suspect it's because he's not what you would think of as a traditional GM. It appears the roster building is collaborative and Fitterer just executes their desires. There's no way one man goes from signing a bunch of Temple/Baylor players to signing Tarik Cohen, Blake Martinez, Jordan Matthews, Brett Toth

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Rich, I think you are leaving out the part where everyone also thought the Bears would only drop one spot and trade with Houston then Carolina would trade with Chicago to go from 9 to 2 so it actually does make perfect sense what he is saying.

[@dakotakirby6104]

Legit, NOONE can read, I feel like I’m the only one who understands this and just doesn’t listen for what I want to hear then shut everything else out.

[@silentmobius7160]

The miscommunicatio was that the Panthers were trying to perform a 3 way trade with Chicago and Houston. Chicago would go to 9, Houston would go to 1 and the Carolina would go to 2. In that scenario Houston would take Bryce Young and Carolina would take CJ Stroud. The deal fell through because Houston backed out, so Carolina trading directly with Chicago.

[@DarkZero2588]

The original reporting was that there was going to be a 3 way trade between Chicago (going to #9), Houston going to #1, and Carolina to #2. The consensus was that Bryce was the #1 pick, so Carolina had to be ok with getting Stroud. That trade did not happen, so Carolina went straight to #1 with the Bears directly.

[@ReceptiveKing93]

The Bears will get the first overall pick the in the draft just like that 😂😂

[@legiox3719]

I miss Cam Newton and the 2015 season. At least we still have the Carolina Hurricanes

[@josephl8765]

Rich not doing his homework on the 3-way trade Tepper mentioned with the Texans.

[@carrite]

Rich doesn't do homework, he does Hot Takes.

[@ronaldnorris2179]

I miss Jerry Richardson..RIP Sir..unfortunately Tepper has ruined your dream 🥲

[@postergmail6202]

Richardson was a creepy pervert. Panthers were no better under his ownership. What do you miss about him?

[@Girth_BrooksC3]

@@postergmail6202so is Robert Kraft and Deshaun Watson but mf celebrate them

[@runswithfeathers47]

2 NFC championships and an owner invested in team farther than as an ego trip and stock option. Richardson was a local. Tepper is a carpetbagger

[@glennjenkins7907]

@@runswithfeathers47 local mercy 🤣😂🤣 leave the drug alone

[@JelaniB28]

@@postergmail6202Are you kidding me? Richardson had way more success than Tepper. It’s not even close.

[@cindyfagerstrom8825]

There are only 32 chairs and there's never a shortage of over confident coaches that think they can fix anything. Short QBs are at a definite disadvantage. Between the difficulty seeing the field from the pocket, deflected passes and giving up the short middle of the field, they're not worth picking high in the draft.

[@TheMattTrakker]

You don't want to just hire anyone though. They're saying that qualified, desirable candidates, aren't going to take that job.

[@ZaddyGohan]

The conversations about them originally wanting to move up to 2 was involving a 3-way trade with the bears where the Texans move up to 1, panthers to 2, and bears get compensation from both. That was confirmed by either tepper or fitterer (can’t remember which) after the draft. But the Texans pulled out of the deal , so we orchestrated a different deal to just essentially swap with the bears exclusively. He did not misspeak

[@bryangray5]

They were in conversations about trading up to the number 2 pick also. They were saying if they don't move up to 1 taking cj Stroud. It was a given that Bryce Young was going first overall

[@lucaamedeowilber1557]

The original trade was for Carolina to go to 2 and Houston to 1, which is something Scott Fitterer said on your show Rich....

[@enriquecomas933]

If Tepper is gonna fix this, he needs to hire Bill O’ Brien. It’s his best chance at: A. Reuniting coach with QB and build an offense around your first round QB B. Get some semblance of veteran coaching that isn’t raw and new and burning the rookie candle light contract C. Focus on the defense, in a weak division with poor QBs all over it and find some sort of identity that isn’t OVERLY dependent at QB.

[@johnquach8821]

As a Patriots fan, please take Bill O'Brien off our hands.

[@enriquecomas933]

@@johnquach8821 not saying it’s the best hire. But it’s the right hire because of the QB. This is starting to become exactly what Tua dealt with when ownership and coaches wanted Herbert but the GM wanted Tua and they decided to have yacht meetings with Brady and Payton, because the owner is impatient. Luckily they found a diamond in the rough with McDaniel who turned Tua into an MVP candidate.

[@TitanActual]

As a Texans fan, avoid Bill O'Brien like the plague.

[@SqueakyCheeks23]

⁠​⁠@@TitanActuallisten to this guy! Just like when the entire colts fan base told us Frank was a bad idea. Bill O Brien is not the answer.

[@andrewmoluf4299]

Bill should be a hot hire after fixing the Pats offense

[@frostyflea2614]

Guys it is not that complicated. David Tepper and the panthers assumed the Texans wanted Bryce Yound so bad they wouldn’t mind trading up to #1 overall pick and giving the bears the second pick which the panthers would eventually want to trade with to get CJ stroud. They got the opportunity to get Bryce young and got him. They went to #1 for a reason and can assure you they wanted Bryce

[@frostyflea2614]

Re: Bears general manager had admitting to the idea of trading down to 2 then trading even further down to maximize picks

[@jasonjcasillas]

There is offsets with the Nebraska piece for rhule. It was written in the original deal with Rhule. Tepper was able to reduce a massive proportion of the contract. I can’t link here to show proof.

[@kevykev388]

That's fact. Pretty much rule of thumb for most HC contracts. Frank was still getting a check from the Colts til Panthers hired him. Same for Matt Rhule til Nebraska hired him. Panthers will pay Frank til someone else hires him.

[@mikefunderburk7965]

Charlotte FC will have had 3 coaches in its first 3 seasons as well. Tepper has demonstrated a pretty clear pattern at this point…

[@ReceptiveKing93]

Tapper is what we call a high turnover rate when active candidates are job seeking.

[@Windupchronic]

Imagine if Jerry Jones had fired Jimmy Johnson in Johnson and Troy Aikman's first season when they went 1-15.

[@Miao559]

He’s going to hire a college coach who normally wouldn’t get the chance to be a NFL coach. Good coordinators especially those who have previous HC experience are going to wait for another spot to open up.

[@mjgasiecki]

I’m guessing while interviewing a head coach, they lay out the plan for the next year and the owner/Gm decides if that is a good fit…how can you give up on a plan that you basically endorsed by hiring Reich? A coach needs a few years minimum to shape the roster, especially when year 1 is normally a brand new qb…

[@igingerbeardguy]

Supposedly there was a three team trade in play at one point where the Texans were going to 1 and Carolina was going to 2. Houston was supposedly going to take Bryce and Carolina was going to settle for Stroud even though they had Bryce first on their board.

[@frippertonics6421]

Hard to think that any coach whose services would be in demand would look at the situation in Carolina and think "That's for me."

[@vonBlashyrkh]

What if coaches pay counts towards the salary cap? Would owners be a bit more careful about who they hire and the contracts they offer.

[@jeffreybrennan7216]

So head coaches are now being treated the same as all other employees in America? Shocking

[@altortugas5979]

Tepper didn’t misspeak, he outed himself.

[@donyaschuk6538]

Imagine if if was year one with Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman going 1-15. Fired...gonzo.

[@miketemple7686]

I’m even more confused about a draft that happened in the past after listening to Rich.🤪

[@Copypastedates]

I think David thought the Texans were gonna trade for #1

[@carrite]

Repeating Dark Zero's comment below: "The original reporting was that there was going to be a 3 way trade between Chicago (going to #9), Houston going to #1, and Carolina to #2. The consensus was that Bryce was the #1 pick, so Carolina had to be ok with getting Stroud. That trade did not happen, so Carolina went straight to #1 with the Bears directly."

[@wintodayyou]

It makes zero sense to pick a 5'10" QB over a 6'3" QB.

[@tracylawrence3748]

That's too easy. Don't forget the Chargers chose a 6'4 Rivers over a 6'0 Brees. One has a SuperBowl and the other doesn't. Don't forget Trevor Lawrence had a bad 1st season while Mac Jones had an impressive rookie season. Which one you want now?

[@kenyattaclay7666]

Russell Wilson is 5-10. Also, even though Bresse is listed at 6-0 he's really more like 5-11. I can also give you a LONG, LONG list of QB's 6-3 or taller who were disasters & a LONG, LONG list of QB's 6-2 or shorter that were great. The ONLY thing that matters is if they can play, not their height.

[@AndyTN64]

Joe Montona, Dan Marino, John Elway, Troy Aikman just to name a few qb over 6"

[@postergmail6202]

Give me 10 million and I’ll coach them for 11 games.

[@allenperrillioux8344]

you'll never get me to believe frank wanted Bryce young

[@haydennyagah706]

He definitely didn't. Tepper probably forced them to take Bryce for whatever fucking reason. I feel for Bryce honestly, he's stuck on a team in absolute hell right now while Stroud is tearing up the league.

[@allenperrillioux8344]

@@haydennyagah706 as a falcons fan I do feel for Bryce, but I did say before the draft I hoped they took him because I knew he would struggle with Carolinas o-line and overall team because of his size and I felt Cj fit more with what Frank likes to run but damn I didn't foresee how bad he would be

[@blessembreaks]

Is Tepper the worst owner? Either him or Spanos. But ANYONE who thinks Frank Reich wanted CJ over Bryce is smoking fent. Reich pounded the table for Bryce and demanded the Panthers move up to get him.

[@mandarinandthetenrings2201]

Think what Rich is saying that it really hard to buy a Championship in the NFL.

[@lukes9192]

I get what he means, wanting long term stability doesn't mean accepting a dud for 20 years is smart and when it doesn't work it doesn't work.... But at the same time, can you really know if it'll work in 11 games? And if you flubbed the pick that many times, is it worth jumping right back in and picking a new guy over analyzing your building for a couple years and figuring out what the next guy needs?

[@jdheelfan]

Offset language helped the Panthers avoid much of the remaining payments on the ill-fated seven-year Matt Rhule contract, with the longtime college HC signing on as Nebraska’s leader.

[@nasis18]

He got a bigger contract from Nebraska. 😮

[@jdheelfan]

@@nasis18 That’s insane

[@nasis18]

@@jdheelfan When Rhule was hired in Carolina, he was making more than Andy Reid and Mike Tomlin. The dude mastered the interview process.

[@jdheelfan]

@@nasis18 I refuse to believe Matt Rhule isn't a good coach. This wasn't the best situation for him.

[@nasis18]

@@jdheelfan he's a decent college HC, that's about it.

[@TheMattTrakker]

So the league office thinks that using what-about-isms is a good response to questions about what they're doing?

[@billmiller9770]

I guess you needed to do some research on what trades were being discussed also at the time of the Panthers/Bears trade also as has been pointed out by numerous people in the comments.

[@c.t.turner2123]

This guy reminds me of Bob Irsay back in the early 80s.

[@wildforthecats661]

I live here in Charlotte, just glad I am a lifelong Eagles fan. 😎

[@TheFifapro44]

GO BIRDS 🦅

[@TechPanther7]

I live in Charlotte and am a Cowboys fan.. most of us still root for the Panthers, but we’re all transplants anyway.

[@andrewmoluf4299]

yeah Eagles fan in Durham, it's fun when the Panthers are good but man it is looking bleak

[@gorb5102]

I think he is talking about 1st or 2nd QB taken.

[@feckyerlife]

Sounds like he was saying he was always going to pick bryce 1 way before last season ended, if he had to settle for pick 2 then cj.

[@BlueHasAppeared]

The way he talks in the press conferences isnt reassuring at all idk how to word it but the way hes stumbling on his words makes it feel like he either wants to say something else or something like that

[@itsDarkDream]

For those who are confused. What happened was, the Panthers GM was in talks with bears to trade the #9 for the bears pick AFTER the bears trade with the Texans. So in theory, bears and Texans switch picks panthers trade from 9-2 Texans pick Bryce panthers pick CJ #2, however the Texans backed out of the trade last moment which ended up making us have to throw DJ Moore into the deal and ultimately get Bryce instead of CJ. This is what Tepper was getting at. But you gotta be in the know to be in the know. Also frank needed to be fired him a deuce were collecting a check in Charlotte and hurting Bryce's development.

[@itsDarkDream]

PS: I see a lot of media made sheep in the comment section. Remember children be an individual don't believe and accept everything you see on the news and KZbin. Tepper isn't controlling nearly as much as people speculate. Can't believe everything ya hear.

[@andrewcurtis4568]

Good Lord, Rich Eisen is only 6 years older than I am. I look 35, he looks 65.

[@siniister710]

I honestly think it’s a great job. You go work for 8 months, get paid $30-40 million to go away and can retire or take another job.

[@TechPanther7]

Trevor Lawrence had similar issues at Jax his first year. They were awful, he was awful, their coach was awful, it was a nightmare.. now look at them lol

[@SpaceDragonX783]

Jags also had the number 1 pick and boatloads of money. Carolina doesn't have that luxury.

[@bluefox9019]

I think Frank wanted CJ and the owner made him pick Brice. Josh McCown said he'd see CJ in Charlotte prior to the draft. Boomer had a great point staying Andy Dalton should have started while the rookie gets to learn from a knowledgeable veteran.

[@TechPanther7]

Josh said that to CJ in terms of him visiting and them shooting hoops lol. That conversation is being taken out of context. It had nothing to do with them drafting him. It was solely about them playing basketball together when he visits the Panthers pre draft.

[@JoLoRod1]

Rich is wrong and it is an easy answer. Tepper, after Reich was already hired, thought that the Bears were going to trade the #1 pick to the Texans, not dropping so much where they couldn't get Jalen Carter. Once Carter had his Combine Day news come out, Tepper thought that Chicago would be willing to trade down from #2 because the Bears are terrified of bringing in anybody with the least bit of red flags, since they had been burned by this before. At that point, everything aligned for Tepper to have the conversation that he mentioned. It seems that someone (Reich?) was extremely wanting Young and, thus, the Panthers did what they did and offered what they offered.

[@thenmber2]

1. Tepper was referencing a trade that the Texans and Bears were going to make for Bryce. 2. Why would you care if an owner wants to spend dead money out of his bottom line?

[@danieldemarra337]

Other than Adam Thielen what star players do they have? I really don’t know, it was a bad roster when Baker was there, and since last year seems like it got worse but did get better coaching. Needs to draft better. Give the coach the players he wants. They could get Caleb Williams and trade Young for a good receiver or OLine idk what need, I’m sure a lot. Reich is not that bad of the coach is he?

[@juliearnold4096]

My Panthers now have a special teams coach as our interim offensive coordinator, I'm so excited he has 6 plays, I guess we are gonna get bold and do a squib kick on first down.

[@haydennyagah706]

I don't think it's being mentioned enough how Tepper said the decision to take Bryce was "almost" unanimous. He tried to backtrack it but it was already out there. It goes to show how much dysfunction is in that organization that the biggest decision in franchise history wasn't signed off by everyone, or at least the people that matter.

[@kevykev388]

Facts! Everybody keeps talking about the 3 way deal and Houston dropping out of it. Fact is...."somebody in the room" didn't want Bryce and chances are it was at least one of the 3 coaches fired.

[@JustinIrick]

Panthers were gonna make a trade with the Texans and bears where Houston would move to 1 and Carolina to 2

[@brianmarsh2696]

My only regret to his press conference is that it wasn't being held in my hay pasture so he could spread all that fertilizer in a place that would have made a real difference

[@oneilljryan]

You can't waste the first pick on a Quarterback that's 5'10" 175. No way Frank Reich wanted Young. Not a chance.

[@lordrayden3045]

It’s still hilarious the jets drafted Wilson. They were offered so much for that pick, and they just went jets and pissed it away

[@NiceDiggz]

What ppl don't know Tepper change the grass Field to turf for soccer.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

I've heard bad things about him but it took a few seconds of that press conference to confirm it.

[@juliearnold4096]

I'm a special teams guy, " Do you want me to get bold and kick a squib kick on first down lol".

[@robertbrown380]

This comment thread is the social media experience all rolled up into one: 50 people rushing in here to talk about a 3 way trade, none of them bothering to take a minute to see that it’s already been covered. People just gotta be hears. 🙄

[@tylerjones2873]

No you guys are wrong. At the time, they thought the Texans were going to move to #1 overall, and then Chicago was going to trade the #2 overall pick to the Panthers after the trade with the Bears. Local media and fans knew what he was talking about.

[@billmiller9770]

Rich at least do some research before talking about Matt Rhule’s dead money: Rhule agreed to an eight-year contract worth more than $74 million to coach Nebraska. The deal is backloaded, however. Rhule is slated to make $28 million in the first four years. So it's possible the Panthers' bill for Rhule could be as little as $6 million thanks to his new job and contract.

[@poorjf]

A revolutionary philosophy: Forget the big swings. Build your team with the goal of winning ten games every year. Succeed at that, and you'll be in the mix almost every year. Hit the over a few times, and you'll make some deep runs and bag a couple titles. Get lucky with a QB, and you'll have a dynasty. But you'll never have to bet the farm on a dart throw.

[@mikelong6368]

They had plans on a 3 way deal Texas was gonna go first and bears 2nd then panthers trade 9th for 2nd but Texans stood pat so they moved to trading tor 1st. It's documented but you don't do your job

[@kennethmckoy230]

David Tepper act like you don't realize when he stepping there and start making play a Personnel decisions he messing with those coaches future

[@steveosborn7224]

Stroud was the only QB worth taking number 1. Aside from his all the other Qbs should have been in subsequent rounds. Shows you how wrong these scouts and nfl personnel can be.

[@michaelh.2322]

It is pretty simple. Owners need to spend more money and players need to spend more time on the field...

[@Tony525_]

You got to give a coach at least 3 years...

[@SuperKJ777]

This is crazy. Theses coaches get 4-6 million a year. Frank Reich will get about 15 million in settlement & Josh Mcdaniel about 30 million. They both will never ever have to worry about paying their heating bills, unlike most Americans. And Rich is upset about this ? Talk about champagne problems.

[@jakecraig7648]

I don't believe he misspoke, I believe he stuck his foot in his mouth. I'm a fan of the team and follow fairly close. There were questions during the HC hiring process about Reich's daughter being brought in before him, because the fans wanted him to keep Wilks but he already made up his mind. Then, Tepper's wife was put on the QB scout team without training and got in trouble. And at the combine, it looked like Reich & Fitterer were pretty taken by CJ Stroud while he was throwing. He's been way too involved.

[@g0ofy559]

Can you imagine if frank just came out and said, I wanted CJ

[@andrewsimckes5748]

Matt Rhule had an offset clause so he had to sue Tepperwho btw is also being sued by South Carolina over the practice facility

[@lebronjericho6008]

Tepper should fire himself for that press conference alone good god

[@hunterporth3302]

David Tepper patience is the Equivalent of That one guy who can enough of that white snow that the local dope boy sells at the flea market

[@RolandoGarcia-gp9fm]

I’m not a panther’s fan but I feel bad for Bryce I hope it works out for him in the nfl. He had the coach and it wasn’t Franks fault if I’m not wrong didn’t they say that CJ Stroud was hard to coach? Well maybe they had it wrong maybe it was Bryce young.

[@kevykev388]

It's pretty evident Bryce is hard to coach. He's 5'10 with a weak arm...subpar athleticism and isn't getting his pre snap reads right. Because of that....he's calling audibles and checking down or throwing screens. If the coach calls a play....you change it because you can't or won't execute it and still fail....you're uncoachable. What Bryce wants to do is fake the handoff and jog around in the backfield for 10 seconds like he did in college. Problem is....this is the NFL. Don't care what kind of OL they get him....Micah Parsons ain't going for that. TJ Watt ain't going for that. Nick Bosa ain't going for that. Frank knew this. Bryce fans won't accept it.

[@GrizzlyTree.]

I’m still confused with the panthers. The fans of the team should be freaking out about ownership

[@Tragic_Magic23]

Jimmy Johnson went 1-15 his first season in Dallas. Tepper has no idea what he is doing and his words don’t align with his actions.

[@AAKFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Jim Caldwell should be coach

[@darnell16player]

This shows Tepper doesn’t know what they’re doing being an owner of a team right now as he fired Frank! This is what being impatient gets you! We need to give coaches 2-3 years, 4 max for building a team and coaching them. Also we need to give QB’s the same time as well, they’re not going to be Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as an example!