4 Things Greg Hardy Must Do to Remain a Panther

[Sam Mills Fan]

I cant believe jeremy started a hardy thread.  think I should go check hell now for traces of ice.

 

Jury selection begins on Monday, people better get used to the forum being nothing but Greg Hardy stuff for at least a week or two.

[CoastalCat]

Bill Voth of Black and Blue review throwing out some morsels for the Greg Hardy hopefuls....

 

http://blackandbluereview.com/why-greg-hardy-has-played-last-game-with-carolina-panthers/

 

I completely disagree with the idea that he'd need to pay back his money if he's acquitted. If I'm falsely accused of stealing from my job and am suspended with pay, I'm not paying my salary back when they finally get their sh** straight. 

 

Hardy signed that agreement expecting to be done with his trial by late October. 

 

Maybe I've missed out on some information over the past few months, but I don't understand why an acquittal would still completely rule him out as a panther. Not saying he'd 100% be back, but I'm getting the impression that he's still 100% out even with the acquittal. Someone fill me in.  

[London Loves Luke]

Jury selection begins on Monday, people better get used to the forum being nothing but Greg Hardy stuff for at least a week or two.

Its the offseason man, what else have we got to bitch about?

[The Huddler]

If Greg Hardy comes back, Ill grab all kinds of cooking ways. I'll grab some grills, pots, ovens, vats of oil... even a crockpot.

 

Theres gunna be a hell of a lot of people eating crow!

 

ratio is like .97 of 1 Huddlers completly dismissing the fact that he could be back.

 

 

 

 

I think he would be innocent. Why else would he defend his name to this extent?

[Dexterity]

We do?

As far as I can tell, the defense played lights out the last part of the year once the rookies got up to speed.

We don't need Hardy, and we certainly don't need his cap hit.

With Hardy:

12-4 W/L, #2 defense (#14 all-time)

Without Hardy:

7-8-1, #10 defense

Yeah, we're fine without him.

[London Loves Luke]

If Greg Hardy comes back, Ill grab all kinds of cooking ways. I'll grab some grills, pots, ovens, vats of oil... even a crockpot.

Theres gunna be a hell of a lot of people eating crow!

ratio is like .97 of 1 Huddlers completly dismissing the fact that he could be back.

I think he would be innocent. Why else would he defend his name to this extent?

I'll go on record now as one of the .03 that is holding onto some hope. I'll happily look a fool if it means I hold onto some hope that we get our 2013 D line back.

[Rastlet]

If Hardy is found not guilty I hope he takes the tiime to wake Mr. Richardson up and tells him to kiss him dead on his arse. It would be nice to have a owner more dedicated to his own franchise than to the NFL brand.

[Toker Smurf]

Three out of four maybe but he's not giving money back. Of course, the CBA probably doesn't allow it, so he could offer, knowing it can't happen. Best thing would be to make a large donation to charity, namely a domestic violence charity.

[Jeremy Igo]

With Hardy:

12-4 W/L, #2 defense (#14 all-time)

Without Hardy:

7-8-1, #10 defense

Yeah, we're fine without him.

You missed an important part of my post.

[CoastalCat]

With Hardy:

12-4 W/L, #2 defense (#14 all-time)

Without Hardy:

7-8-1, #10 defense

Yeah, we're fine without him.

 

And 1 of those 7 was with Hardy, so....

[The Huddler]

I'll go on record now as one of the .03 that is holding onto some hope. I'll happily look a fool if it means I hold onto some hope that we get our 2013 D line back.

 

me too.

 

I look like a fool all the time

 

 

and btw, nice pie to post ratio bro.

[MHS831]

Sam Mills fan has a great question:  Why is this board anti-Greg Hardy? Is it about women?  Is it about the cap?  I am not against Greg Hardy, but I am not for paying him what he is worth either.  This team turned things around without him, and I feel that his absence, not helped by Frank Alexander, was a big reason we struggled.  I mean, at the beginning of the season, our run D was poor.   So we sat watching our team lose 8 of 12 while he was cashing checks at $750K per week.  That has to piss you off as a fan.  That was our cap money--our PSLs, the reason we pay $5 for a soft pretzel.  Hardy had a great year, but the sacks came in bunches vs. teams with scrub LTs for the most part.  When he went against quality, he disappeared.  I was ready to let him go before the arrest.  A financial decision.  You cannot have 2 DEs eating up 30% of the cap.  Common sense.

 

How did this team turn it around?  I think we value character and it showed.  While Frank "Lotus smoker" Alexander and Greg "I am dating a crack ***** and I like it" Hardy were letting us down, there was a core of developing talent stepping up.  Character is a huge factor when a 20-year old kid takes over at RG in the NFL and dominates.  Do we think Andrew Norwell at LG, an undrafted beast, would have been ready to play if he were out partying with 50 assault rifles and a slut on weekends?  He got the chance and he was ready.  Character.  What about his ex-college teammate, Philly Brown? Tre Boston? Bene Benwikere?  Think about Josh Norman, who has continued getting better while spending most of his career in Ron's dog house and sitting on the bench.  Yes, he does dumb things, but he never quit.  Character-made obvious through coachability and work ethic, turned this team around while Greg pushed aside his weaponry and watched from his couch.

 

At DE, Horton suddenly was not fighting for a roster spot, he was starting.  He got better as the season progressed.  Ealy turned up the developmental time table for 4-3 DEs and started flashing by season end.  In fact, he found ways of getting to the QB from the DT spot.  Addison found ways to pressure the QB. 

 

Voth describes things that would suggest high character--something you need to be on this team.  Let's see if Greg learned anything from his ordeal, or if his primary interest is still money.

 

 

[jdpanther5]

If #1 happens (acquittal) then requiring #3 is ridiculous (paying money back). Take less, sure. But paying it back? After being found not guilty?

[Dexterity]

If Hardy is found not guilty I hope he takes the tiime to wake Mr. Richardson up and tells him to kiss him dead on his arse. It would be nice to have a owner more dedicated to his own franchise than to the NFL brand.

It would be nice to have fans who aren't brain dead. The NFL forced Greg Hardy onto the exempt list, not the Panthers.