“It’s believed in some league circles that the Panthers drafted Bryce Young because Tepper wanted him, and that the people who work for him are saying they did, too, because they know what’s good for them. If/when Tepper fires Reich or others on the current coaching staff, it will be interesting to see whether reports emerge that, for example, key members of the football operation preferred C.J. Stroud or Anthony Richardson, but that they didn’t bother because the boss was getting whoever the boss wanted.”
-PFT
Of course it’ll come out that coach/scouts wanted “X player” after they get canned. It happens everywhere. It’s just a way of people saving face.
Sometimes it’s folks saving face, sometimes it’s true. …sometimes it’s both lol.
Like the fact that Hurney had a deal in hand to trade up with the Giants so he could bag Justin Herbert… but Rhule shut it down.
We literally just had this happen too with Hurney saying he wanted to trade up for Herbert. Every coach/GM seems to be Nostradomus after getting cannned.
Clifford wanting Donovan Mitchell…
of course Rich Cho was absolute ass so that one may have some legs to it. But I’m still sad that I have to see Clifford coaching the Hornets again.