Dave Gettleman FIRED as Panthers GM

[SOJA]

I'm not a reactionary fan. 

Gettleman has been one of the best possible things to happen to this organization since its inception. He has managed to set us up for the future and to win the present. He wasn't perfect but no GM is. He was a vast departure from Hurney (overpaid middle of the road guys, doomed us to call hell and was god awful at drafting outside the first round). 

And now that we are on the brink of the best season in Panthers history, we fire the guy who brought us here with no fuging replacement with 8 days to go till D-Day.

I'm a huge fuging Panthers fan, biggest fan of a single team out of any person I know. Hell I come to this message board nearly every day of my life. I thought the only thing that would ever get me to stop rooting for the Panthers was a move. 

This decision has made me question everything about this organization. JR just put himself in the conversation for the worst, over meddling owner in sports. 

I get he wanted TD and Olsen re-signed, but you just mortgaged the immediate future of this team for sustained success. If we suck ass down the road JR deserves full 100% blame. 

[Jangler]

15 minutes ago, MCC said:

Maybe Gettleman is implicated in some type of crime?  I can't possibly think of another reason besides just royally pissing Richardson off somehow. 

probably eating Skyline chili

[Dex]

BREAKING: Brentin Bersin named interim General Manager for Carolina Panthers per Schefter.

[Krovvy]

It's going to fun seeing the users on this board that for the last few years have always defaulted in an argument to "Dave Gettleman is always right" try to actually think for themselves.

[d-dave]

I think this is the point where the pot boiled over. You could deal with him making some painful moves because they were helping us win, but you know the Smith drama hurt JR, a lot.

This tells you Gman was ready to go and let TD end it and 88 deal. That's going to cause a lot more problems in locker room and long term. Dave did some great things, but it could cause some major problems now.

The Pats can do it because all they do is win. We aren't there to be that callous.

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[Hallin'AllDaeDae]

8 minutes ago, ickmule said:

This franchise is a big fat joke. Until there is new ownership there will never be a consistent winner. I was partially done watching as it was and this just may be the icing on the cake. I can find much better things to do on Sundays. 

You idiot, do you want the players that make this team to be happy ?

Players knew Gettleman looked at them like chumps no matter what they've done for the team

[CarolinaNCSU]

I'm most angry that Deangelo Williams is happy right now

[OldNorthPowell]

Just now, R0CKnR0LLA said:

you have to remember when hurney was passing out record breaking contracts just to re-sign a 2-14 team it was all under the instruction of JR. that's how richardson wants to run the team, give out massive undeserved contracts to those he deems "loyal". great way to make the players like you i guess but you're not winning sh-t by running a franchise that way.

gettleman pays people based on the value they bring to the team and if they want some absurd contract he lets them walk. that's how literally every consistently successful franchise does business but JR would rather be nice to guys he likes rather than run a franchise the way you need to see continued success

Sadly I agree.

[Cookie Lyon]

OMFG! This is unbelievable!

JR should've just cleaned house if he was going to do this. 

[Harbingers]

This is horrible. Realistically horrible. I would be furious about TD/Olsen or otherwise. 

But gettlemagic was real, and the players obviously are running the asylum now. 

 

Without gettleman we'd be in the 9th cap hell of Baator. 

[Hallin'AllDaeDae]

Players knew Gettleman looked at them like chumps no matter what they've done for the team. See, Norman, Smitty

This is why. Good move. Period.

[OldNorthPowell]

1 minute ago, Dex said:

BREAKING: Brentin Bersin named interim General Manager for Carolina Panthers per Schefter.

LOL would be less of a shock than firing Gettleman.

[ickmule]

Just now, Hallin'AllDaeDae said:

You idiot, do you want the players that make this team to be happy ?

Players knew Gettleman looked at them like chumps no matter what they've done for the team

Are you 5? Name calling works well. If you're not 5 you must be a snowflake. 

[*FreeFua*]

1 minute ago, Hallin'AllDaeDae said:

You idiot, do you want the players that make this team to be happy ?

Players knew Gettleman looked at them like chumps no matter what they've done for the team

Exactly.

This will have a positive impact in the locker room