Implications of circumstances on GM search

[Squirrel]

There are only 32 teams in the NFL. If given a opportunity someone will take it.  

This talk of a potential gm turning it down is bull. 

[uncfan888]

9 hours ago, ladypanther said:

So...Gettleman sent Josh packing without having any plan for a halfway competent replacement..and the team and JR were humiliated by opposing receivers for much of the season.

The team has 1 TE...period.  No other talent at that position. No other NFL proven talent at the receiver position.  Our pro bowl,  record setting TE, leading receiver, Cam's go to guy,  was about to get the hard ball.... love it or leave it treatment.  What would that do to the prospects for the season?

JR did not make an emotional decision.  He has seen this movie before.  He made a tough decision that he thought was in the best interest of his team.  Maybe he should have known enough to do it sooner.  Gettleman has done a lot of good...who knows what the discussions have been...over the months and years.  Without this move he saw his ship going down.  A GM has to manage numbers and people.  If we put Hurney and Gettleman in a blender..(with Gman taking up 2/3 of the volume...maybe even 3/4)...we would have a very good GM for the Panthers.

The season is not lost.  In fact...I think it may have been saved.

There's truth to some of what you say, but this was an emotional decision. The fact remains that he fired DG because he played hard ball with too many of Jerry's favorite people. Putting players' feelings ahead of winning will quickly send this team back to irrelevance 

[panthers55]

DG didn't evolve his thinking from a penny pinching GM who could find hidden gems and make tough choices to a GM who can sustain success and keep things chugging along. After great years in 2013 and 2015 we had losing seasons in 2014 and 2016 largely due to his poor moves and failure to retain our talent. Our offensive success in 2015 was almost in spite of Gettleman not because of him as he failed consistently to give Cam the weapons he needed.

Sure he did some good things as well but honestly he is not going to be that hard to replace. There are a number of good choices out there.

[Cyberjag]

21 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

There are only 32 teams in the NFL. If given a opportunity someone will take it.  

This talk of a potential gm turning it down is bull. 

Never underestimate the ability of Chicken Little to see the dark cloud inside every silver lining.

[Cyberjag]

16 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

There's truth to some of what you say, but this was an emotional decision. The fact remains that he fired DG because he played hard ball with too many of Jerry's favorite people. Putting players' feelings ahead of winning will quickly send this team back to irrelevance 

Emotional decision?  You really think JR is the type to go off the handle and act on impulse?

[MurkN]

3 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

Emotional decision?  You really think JR is the type to go off the handle and act on impulse?

You've never seen JR react when he goes to Bojangles and asks for a sweet tea and gets a diet water.

[ladypanther]

35 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

There's truth to some of what you say, but this was an emotional decision. The fact remains that he fired DG because he played hard ball with too many of Jerry's favorite people. Putting players' feelings ahead of winning will quickly send this team back to irrelevance 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000820390/article/dave-gettlemans-firing-shows-gms-must-be-skilled-managers

 

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The only other common denominator for these three men is that they all rose to their positions because of their reputations for evaluating talent. They also all apparently lost their jobs because of their inability to handle the manager part of their titles.

 

[Cyberjag]

27 minutes ago, MurkN said:

You've never seen JR react when he goes to Bojangles and asks for a sweet tea and gets a diet water.

We're not talking direct assault here, ok?  

[therealmjl]

11 hours ago, *FreeFua* said:

Oh look another long overracting post/thread.

And you seem to enter every one to say hey look at me

[therealmjl]

JR is an idiot and has ruined this franchise

[*FreeFua*]

5 minutes ago, mjligon said:

And you seem to enter every one to say hey look at me

Yep, as I should.

All you morons that are too stupid to think for yourselves and too blind to see the reality of any situation got a serious wake up call yesterday. 

But to no surprise you guys are still too blind to see the reality of what a very small group of us has been saying for a long time 

[SuperBowlBound]

My advice to all of you is to start drinking heavily. 

[therealmjl]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

Yep, as I should.

All you morons that are too stupid to think for yourselves and too blind to see the reality of any situation got a serious wake up call yesterday. 

But to no surprise you guys are still too blind to see the reality of what a very small group of us has been saying for a long time 

Whateva!!!

[chbright]

44 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000820390/article/dave-gettlemans-firing-shows-gms-must-be-skilled-managers

 

 

The side message boards and forums cannot understand or seam to know.

 

Question how many cast off vets off the steelers and pats in the recent past blow up like:

Smitty

Dlo

Beason

JNo

TD

Olsen

Heck even the even mystery retiring of Gross and Gamble make you wonder if it was hardball DG that lead them to hanging them up.

The Steelers and Pats let guys go all the time, even good productive players, but this noise from Panthers plays is a bit different level no?