Panthers OL coach leaving with Wilks

[TheRed]

32 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

I mean, assistant coaches have survival and preservation instincts too.

They know what Ron is from working with him (a good man, a mediocre head coach), they see an is-he-or-isn't-he GM situation, they see nothing but question marks surrounding any issue of ownership... as an assistant, it would look to me like a good time to make a move as well.

The odds of Hurney going anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future (2018 season) are very remote. I'm not exactly thrilled about it either, but that's the reality. The only thing up in the air is the ownership situation.

[Woodie]

22 minutes ago, TheRed said:

The odds of Hurney going anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future (2018 season) are very remote. I'm not exactly thrilled about it either, but that's the reality. The only thing up in the air is the ownership situation.

The thing about Hurney is that regardless of what  people think about him, he’ll have a chance this off-season to Prove that he really has grown or if that was just lipservice when he got hired.

So far, he’s done all the right things, but that’s really the easy part. Now we’ll see what he has learned. What does he do with the free agents. Is he going to continue to overpay or will he let them walk if they don’t accept a reasonable contract?  Also, is he going to be able to have a solid draft beyond the first round?

If he does those things well, maybe he actually did learn something in his time away and might not be the trainwreck many are fearing. We’ll  have to wait-and-see though. 

[Moose Hoover]

Oh no...don't leave...however will our line play mediocre to poor in the next season????

[Mr. Scot]

Worth remembering that Wilks may try and poach some of our free agents too, particularly Lotulelei and possibly Norwell.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Worth remembering that Wilks may try and poach some of our free agents too, particularly Lotulelei and possibly Norwell.

Maybe a trade could be worked out for Lotulelei?  Norwell is a must keep if at all possible.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

Maybe a trade could be worked out for Lotulelei?  Norwell is a must keep if at all possible.

We'd have to have him under contract for that.  Star is a free agent.

[PantherPhann89]

Maybe we can get an OL Coach that can coach the OL to run block as well as pass block..

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

We'd have to have him under contract for that.  Star is a free agent.

And Hurney at the helm.  Hurney will probably tag him.  Let's hope he nets us a 3rd if he walks (which would probably be the best option) before Hurney decides to make him the highest paid DT in the league.

[BrianS]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Maybe a trade could be worked out for Lotulelei?  Norwell is a must keep if at all possible.

While I don't think anyone will argue that Norwell isn't a very valuable player . . . that's kind of the problem.  You just can't afford to have that kind of money tied up in your guards.  You need that money for a tackle.

We'd all love to see Norwell here, but realistically, we need to accept that unless he gives us a huge, huge discount he'll be making the sort of money Turner is next year.  I can't see us tying up 15 mil per season to keep our guards.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, BrianS said:

While I don't think anyone will argue that Norwell isn't a very valuable player . . . that's kind of the problem.  You just can't afford to have that kind of money tied up in your guards.  You need that money for a tackle.

We'd all love to see Norwell here, but realistically, we need to accept that unless he gives us a huge, huge discount he'll be making the sort of money Turner is next year.  I can't see us tying up 15 mil per season to keep our guards.

Just depends on where they chose to allocate the money.  Paying 2 guards top money is not ideal, no.  But I don't think Norwell will demand top pay unless another team come hard after him.  Atlanta's media is suggesting that the Falcons try to sign Norwell, among a couple of others.   The market will probably put us out of contention if some team throws a big salary at him.

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

And Hurney at the helm.  Hurney will probably tag him.  Let's hope he nets us a 3rd if he walks (which would probably be the best option) before Hurney decides to make him the highest paid DT in the league.

It's possible, but from what I've heard him say so far I don't believe he will.

[KatsAzz]

2 hours ago, hepcat said:

First thought I had was Russ Grimm. That'd be awesome if the Panthers hired him.

Yes,that would be "Hog" Heaven.

[Mr. Scot]

Looked at some fan chatter. Cardinal fans are salivating at the idea of going after Lotulelei and Norwell. 

Also excited at the prospect of getting Luke's LB coach.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

And Hurney at the helm.  Hurney will probably tag him.  Let's hope he nets us a 3rd if he walks (which would probably be the best option) before Hurney decides to make him the highest paid DT in the league.

Arizona *is* a lot closer to Utah.