Hurney fired Mark Koncz

[therealmjl]

5 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

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Media portion of reporting day is over. Have not see LB Thomas Davis yet. Fully expect he will get an extension soon.

I think you posted this in the wrong thread.

[Captain Morgan]

you are correct

[thefuzz]

Said it in another thread last week, but Ron and Co. better win some games early, or this could turn even worse.

 

I'm not sure what exactly is going on with the Panthers, but I'm not liking it one bit.

[TNPanther]

55 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Said it in another thread last week, but Ron and Co. better win some games early, or this could turn even worse.

 

I'm not sure what exactly is going on with the Panthers, but I'm not liking it one bit.

My reaction to this whole story and thread:

 

[panthers55]

4 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's kinda hard to buy that a guy who's been a loyal employee since the beginning of the franchise suddenly latched on to a new GM and turned against the owner.

If I were guessing, I'd say he was fired for performance reasons.

If I wanted to go conspiracy theory, I'd say Hurney is firing a potential rival.

In the end though, I wasn't a fan of Koncz so this doesn't bother me. It does surprise me though.

Agreed that I don't have strong feelings one or the other. I don't think it was knocking off a rival unless he would get serious consideration for the job which seems unlikely. And if it were performance alone then why did Gettleman promote him unless Richardson did let Gettleman do his thing and now that he is gone, Richardson was free to do it his way now. My guess is that Gettleman and Koncz were philosophically similar and therefore dissimilar to Richardson and Hurney.

[thefuzz]

14 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

Agreed that I don't have strong feelings one or the other. I don't think it was knocking off a rival unless he would get serious consideration for the job which seems unlikely. And if it were performance alone then why did Gettleman promote him unless Richardson did let Gettleman do his thing and now that he is gone, Richardson was free to do it his way now. My guess is that Gettleman and Koncz were philosophically similar and therefore dissimilar to Richardson and Hurney.

This is the most likely scenario.  JR wants his guys around him....his yes men.

We have seen many rich people, celebrities, athletes that surround themselves with folks who won't tell them no.....it usually ends poorly.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, panthers55 said:

My guess is that Gettleman and Koncz were philosophically similar and therefore dissimilar to Richardson and Hurney.

But that raises the question of how he got as far as he did before Gettleman got here.

Koncz was already in charge of Pro personnel when Gettleman was hired. He wasn't promoted higher until this offseason (the same one in which he was subsequently fired).

[LukeBeastly]

The Turner signing is being graded pretty well too.

Hopefully this money ends up being better spent than the money Hurney blew at the end last time.

[panthers55]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

But that raises the question of how he got as far as he did before Gettleman got here.

Koncz was already in charge of Pro personnel when Gettleman was hired. He wasn't promoted higher until this offseason (the same one in which he was subsequently fired).

If Koncz was on board and a trusted member of the Panthers staff for the past 20 years, what could he have done to get canned particularly on the heels of Gettleman getting fired. The timing appears too close to be a random event or coincidental. They have to be connected.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, panthers55 said:

If Koncz was on board and a trusted member of the Panthers staff for the past 20 years, what could he have done to get canned particularly on the heels of Gettleman getting fired. The timing appears too close to be a random event or coincidental. They have to be connected.

I acknowledge the possibility.

Unless Koncz himself speaks (and I don't see anyone seeking that out) I don't expect to get any actual explanation.