Was Gettleman feeling himself too much after last year?

[EcoFina]

PSA, Steve Smith saved our season last year.

 

[ricardo22compleano]

You resign a guy like mike mitchell guy was a damn beast smh

[teeray]

Possibly but more likely is trying to get team to better place for future more than just 2014 by not making it rain on big multi year contracts

[teeray]

If there wasn't a cap, 20+ million in dead money, and two huge extensions looming I am sure he would have loved to get some of those guys back

[DamnItJake!]

when u get to the playoffs.. players want more money and Carolina is strapped so this is the effects of success.. there is no dynasty team any more.. success equals more high contracts for mediocre players

[Dilla]

I don't think so, when he was hired he said that it was going to take two years before he has room to do much beside cap clearing and that it could be rough ride until then. We were a surprise team last year, I just think that he just stuck to his 2+ year idea rather than trying to re-sign a bunch of guys that wanted more money after one good year of play.

[DawgzLife]

A couple have gotten to it before me, but it has a lot to do with getting the cap in check.  We were in a perpetual state of overpaying & we are paying huge $ for RBs when most are getting a lot out of rookie RBs.  I think he has the right idea, but I want to see that he does make the right calls along the way.  He needs to shore up the OL, DBs, WRs & clear some of the $ from the RB position; we also need another starting OLB.  I also would like to see him light a fire under Rivera, get rid of coordinators, or even Rivera if needed; that Coach of the Year award blew my mind watching how he coached..even last year.  I have more faith in Getts than I do in Rivera or even JR.   

[PantherFeez]

At first sight I thought the topic read "Was Gettleman FEEDING himself too much after last year"

[IGSaint]

Yes. He thought he was going to be able to perennially plug in bargain basement free agents at key positing while letting proven performers walk. I hope he's willing to learn from his mistakes, becuase there's certainly a lot to learn.

 

 

This so much. He really thought he could just plug and play positions like linemen into the offense and as long as they were hogmollies that it would work. We all see how that works out now. And he had an overconfidence in the defensive line to the point where he thought that bringing in guys like Cason and Harper would excel since our d-line would be so dominant. Even without Hardy our d-line is not supposed to be this bad so he needs to reevaluate his emphasis on the d-line and get better secondary players. 

[CelibatePimp]

I honestly think so. Early success may have messed with him a little bit. There is a reason teams just don't let talent walk away. It's hard to come by in the NFL. Cap space may have also played a role but hopefully any evaluation fater this season will be done with these lessons in mind.

[greghardy'sAK-47]

so i work 12 hours on sunday, come home to game DVRd, and this is what i watch?  what a pathetic team.  they have looked worse through the past 5 games than i have ever seen them since cam has been in town.  question marks abound on this squad.  only bright spots i see are cam, luke, and benjamin.  

 

 

[Khaki Lackey]

only bright spots i see are cam, luke, and benjamin.

Olsen, KK

[CelibatePimp]

At first sight I thought the topic read "Was Gettleman FEEDING himself too much after last year"

 

Well it was reported he was in possession of laptop sized cookies so there's that.

[Camp Fodder]

Olsen, KK

yep olsen is having a pro bowl year. He may be our only one this year