People keep using the Patriots as a comparison

[Krovvy]

The Patriots have Bill and Tom, the rest are just pieces. Unless you happen to have arguably one of the best coaches and quarterback combinations of all time, then I wouldn't bother trying to emulate a single facet of their strategy.

[Cpt slay a ho]

The pats have multiple rings to show for, and overall just a consistent threat. We have up and down success with follow that road if that's what you consider, even in 2014. Gotta be able to take the things team do good and implement them into your team, obvious we can't follow the patriots plan to the T. We're in the NFC, let alone NFC south,alone with several things can't use that same strategy the pats use in the NFC


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[Jangler]

we could, but the Browns seem easier.

[the_philosopher]

I expect the reason ex-Patriots don't act like Deangelo is because everyone knows the Patriots are proven winners and their tough decisions work out more times than not. Throwing a public hissy fit about decisions that winners make is not a good look for any player. It's possible that Dave's tough decisions were just a couple great seasons away from getting us to that point too. We'll never know now. 

 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

either way, people like the OP and various others who know who they are are on the clock now.

much like the republicans and their healthcare dumpster fire in DC right now, you've been saying for years that anybody other than the guy running the show could do it better, cheaper, and in a way that makes more people happy.  well, i guess we're about to find out.

[KSpan]

10 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Think about who we let go.

DeAngelo was and still remains a bitter bitch because we cut him for getting overweight and lazy, and cost him his free ride. As soon as he has to work for his check, he loses weight.

Norman who fired his agent despite refusing to sign the franchise tag. Josh has always been outspoken and got mad because we weren't offering more than 12m a year.

Smitty, another outspoken player, who refused to let Cam get a grip of the locker room and delayed his growth as a leader. Till the end, Smitty even put Cam on blast in public.

Beason is intelligent but he was mad as fug because Gettleman traded him away to be a STARTER for another team. Why? Because we had Luke and he was unwilling to accept the mentor route.

My thoughts exactly, though looks like Bene had some thoughts as well. How many other players have been cut and even come back (CJ, Horton, Cotchery, etc) without making a fuss? I'm not saying that Gettleman was perfect or that there wasn't room for improvement, but the source has to be considered here.

[caatfan]

 

10 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Think about who we let go.

DeAngelo was and still remains a bitter bitch because we cut him for getting overweight and lazy, and cost him his free ride. As soon as he has to work for his check, he loses weight.

Norman who fired his agent despite refusing to sign the franchise tag. Josh has always been outspoken and got mad because we weren't offering more than 12m a year.

Smitty, another outspoken player, who refused to let Cam get a grip of the locker room and delayed his growth as a leader. Till the end, Smitty even put Cam on blast in public.

Beason is intelligent but he was mad as fug because Gettleman traded him away to be a STARTER for another team. Why? Because we had Luke and he was unwilling to accept the mentor route.

You can't make everyone happy all the time and still run a successful big business, which pro football certainly is. I had no problem with letting the above mentioned players go, all things considered, and somehow I doubt that anything said to them, to avoid bruised feelings, would have made any difference in how they perceived the Panthers and Gettleman. And if buttering them up as they exited Charlotte would have made 'em feel warm and fuzzy, what does that say about their powers of perception, and about the GM's use of BS?

[Hogmolliesmaht]

11 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

And how many mad a big stink out of it?

Only one I can think that kind of got mad was the LB that got traded to Cleveland. But he wasn't a franchise conerston and was about to get a huge payday coming off a rookie contract.

Making a big stink of it says more about the players than the GM, don't you think? Besides, most of those guys left the Patriots with SB rings, so what did they have to bitch about besides money?

[frash.exe]

11 hours ago, sanjay_rajput said:

 

 

This is why Rivera is respected so much....

i'm 14 and this is deep

[ncfan]

Think about who we let go. DeAngelo was and still remains a bitter bitch because we cut him for getting overweight and lazy, and cost him his free ride. As soon as he has to work for his check, he loses weight.

Norman who fired his agent despite refusing to sign the franchise tag. Josh has always been outspoken and got mad because we weren't offering more than 12m a year.

Smitty, another outspoken player, who refused to let Cam get a grip of the locker room and delayed his growth as a leader. Till the end, Smitty even put Cam on blast in public.

Beason is intelligent but he was mad as fug because Gettleman traded him away to be a STARTER for another team. Why? Because we had Luke and he was unwilling to accept the mentor route.

 

 

This ×10000

 

How many of these guys "complaining" were Hurney guys?

 

Every single one you have seen do it were Hurney guys. All got spoiled where the GM got buddy buddy and handed them whatever they wanted, hurting the future of the franchise.

In comes a GM who more about winning than making friends and put the team first.

Cuts those guys with the fat contracts to help the Team. They get mad because they are complacent fat and happy.

 

 

Curious.

How many players can you name that bashed Gettleman outside of those Hurney guys coming off the fat contracts?......................I can't think of any. Cotchety praised the organization, as did Harper, Allen, etc etc etc. Mike Mitchel, never heard a peep. Not one pouting tweet. Heck KK never cried last off-season when he didn't sign. Gettleman let him play through his contract and most all but assumed that we would just tag him and rent him for the year and let him walk ... nope Gettleman got it done and a pretty good contract at that.

 

 we couldve had Belicheck but woudpve never been given the opportunity to do anything just cut within 3 years because he's not becoming bff with the players just looking at the goal of winning

 

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[Ace_Aladdin]

22 minutes ago, frash.exe said:

i'm 14 and this is deep

Ok Trumpy man 

[PanthersBigD]

12 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

How many fan favorite / key players have they cut over the years? I shouldn't say just cut but released on very bad terms. Serious question. I don't remember Vince Wilfork bashing the Patriots or ripping Bill Belichick when he was released. I can name at least 5 Panthers who openly criticized Gettleman and the way he does business after their release. It is a bad look for the team and the organization. It almost reminds me of the Chip Kelly situation in Philly and he also didn't last very long.

 

Kyle Love did, in his Player Tribune article. He didn't necessarily rip him, but went on to say that Belichick and Co. gave up on him and showed him the door, while the Panthers treated him like 'family.'

[Darvinsun]

There have been too many incidents with cobtracts .. he is not the only good evaluater on talent...We will survive.. These players renogiciated their cobtracts to hell get us out of cap hell as well its not all dave magic wand.. no telling what he told them to get them to do it ... where there is smoke there is fire.. 

[juliosantos]

we are not the pats they have best coach and the best qb they can have bersin as their # 1 wr and still make the playoffs