Boy, what three years with Matt Rhule can do, huh?
After the Carolina Panthers selected University of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the first overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft on Thursday night, general manager Scott Fitterer and head coach Frank Reich spoke to reporters for a post-pick chat. And that chat got a special appearance from owner David Tepper, who was pumped up over the path that led them to this choice.
“I can’t emphasize enough—true to this process this time,” he stated. “Not all the time in other past years. But this is a process—process in the coach, process in getting this quarterback and not leaving a stone unturned. So this is truly, in everything we’re doing and everything we did with the coaches, when Frank was signed. The process. Do we have the best person? Do we have the best person? And true to the process, Scott, true to the process—we’re not messin’ around.”
Tepper and the Panthers messed around with Rhule for two and a half seasons, a run that ended in a miserable 11-27 mark. That tenure also saw the team go through quarterbacks like an allergy-ridden adolescent goes through Kleenex—with the likes of Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield all failing to meet expectations.
But now, the billionaire owner and his braintrust expect Young to turn this franchise in the right direction—thanks to (you guessed it) the process.
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