The benching of Bryce Young earlier this week has sparked another frank discussion about the direction of the moribund Carolina Panthers. Namely, they’re going nowhere, as a lot of people blame Panthers owner David Tepper for forcing the organization to take the young quarterback instead of simply trusting his football operations.
You can count Jimmy Johnson among them.
In a rant about the state of the Panthers, Johnson took Tepper to task for meddling too much as an overly involved owner. He blasted Tepper for not trusting and listening to the people he hired to do their jobs. Honestly, Johnson makes a terrific, evergreen point about how most sports owners should probably operate with their teams.
Sign the checks, and just let people do their jobs!
Jimmy Johnson WENT OFF on Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper.
"The owner of the Carolina Panthers. That's the problem…He has got to listen to his football people and quit playing fantasy football."pic.twitter.com/p5W5VzSLlP
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 22, 2024
The Panthers are beyond dysfunctional, and there doesn’t seem to be much hope on the horizon. If Tepper continues to meddle, it’s hard to see them turning this around. So, he should probably take Johnson’s advice.
