Steve Wyche: Negative Vibe Inside of Panther's Organization

[Matt Foley]

http://www.heraldonline.com/247/story/1631252.html

somebody heard you

edit/note: this is roughly 25% of the full article

Jon Richardson is awesome

[carolinarolls]

The bonus fiasco has merit and probably effects morale but I hope that did not effect the focus this off season ans I seriously doubt it should effect the coaches and players.

We are just not as good of a team as many of us thought (including me), and hopefully having our ass handed to us will toughen us up, expose the areas that need concern, and cause some change.

As far as JR and the stadium and what the org. does for the fans I think too many are focused in the wrong direction. Their job is to give us a winning team. Our job as fans is to love the team and try our best to be patient during the hard times when they come. In no way does this mean that we should not get disgusted and voice our opinions about the team during bad times but many here have no clue whet they are talking about as far as the FO goes and are merely making fantastic assumptions and formulating absurd theories as to why the team is not winning.

I wish the stadium would loosen up. I wish our only fan unity and identity on game day ("woooooo") was never taken away. I wish the ads would and could be less of a focus too.

The problem is that we don't notice them as much when we are winning and winning makes all this go away.

[cookinwithgas]

didnt a guy get kicked out for cheering?

It was an overzealous, new security guy, problem resolved and everyone happy with the resolution.

[Murph]

I'm still trying to figure out how all of this has directly led to us losing our last 7 games.

[Panthers_Lover]

I still think JR is a classy guy, he just doesn't recognize who his market is. The fans pay his bills, not the NFL. He has pretty much ignored his fans since he started the franchise, and it's coming back to bite him in the ass. Like a few have mentioned before, he'll figure it out once it hits his bottom line. Until then, he's still sitting on top of his mountain oblivious to how he's alienating his client base.

If by "his fans" you mean the people on this board who have nothing but criticism for the franchise and how it's run, I think you're overstating. Jerry

Richardson is a very successful businessman, and he didn't get there by not listening to his customers. This board doesn't necessarily represent the majority of Panthers fans. Not saying the opinions here are not important; just saying they aren't the only opinions that matter.

[Panthers_Lover]

Good lord, JR is a great owner. Hires people to do the work and steps away from the day to day decision. He makes no decisions on who to sign and who to release. He hires people and delegates, unlike Jones and Davis.

We could not ask for a better franchise owner than JR. Now squash it.

Amen

[JJT]

Perhaps those bonuses are what caused the departure of the two junior Richardsons...

If you're saying they left because they were pissed at how they were treated, they'll have a hard time finding other jobs that were as good as the ones they had.

If you're saying they were fired because they were responsible for the screw-ups, I can agree with you.

[cgarsmoker]

if what Wyche says is true... the team and the organization is full of pussies!

Oh no.. we lost 2 games... I'm feeling so down... grow up, tuck your blouse into your skirt and keep your whining to yourself

Do you really think this would happen after two games? Issues like this seem petty on the outside but there is always more to it. Kinda like when you fight with your wife over not putting the ketchup back in the fridge. The ketchup is just the final straw on top top of all the bickering, jealousy, nagging, and sniping that has been leading up to the final fall out. Individually it looks petty but when you pile stuff on top of stuff, eventually it becomes a tipping point.

[CosmoGirl]

So does anyone know if Mark and Jon were "let go" versus leaving on their own? Has that been confirmed?

[Matt Foley]

So does anyone know if Mark and Jon were "let go" versus leaving on their own? Has that been confirmed?

At first I thought it was a strategic deal to set themselves up for ownership upon Big Cat's passing, but now I'd say they were let go because dad didn't want to take sides, and the sons refused to get along with each other.

[Debil]

I'm not worried so much about where the FO is now with the new president and all. But I'll be worried if Big Cat kicks the bucket and Mark takes controlling interest. That will suck.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Yes it has been confirmed that the Richardson brothers were fired. When Hurney was on Primetime on WFNZ a couple of weeks ago, Packer brought up the fact that they had been fired and Hurney never corrected him. I took that as a confirmation.

[Debil]

Yes it has been confirmed that the Richardson brothers were fired. When Hurney was on Primetime on WFNZ a couple of weeks ago, Packer brought up the fact that they had been fired and Hurney never corrected him. I took that as a confirmation.

I wouldn't exactly say that Hurney not correcting Packer was a "confirmation". Maybe Hurney just had a brain fart and it slipped by him. Still, things do seem to indicate that Richardson did tell his boys it was time to go.

[Panthers_Lover]

maybe hurney knows better than to answer questions he's not asked.