Panthers Will Begin Conducting GM Interviews This Week

[blackcat]

This makes no sense considering the team is for sale.

[t96]

5 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

It is absolutely shitting on the spirit of the Rooney rule. Teams are supposed to honestly consider minority candidates for their positions. The Panthers will not do that.

Well the Rooney rule is honestly quite silly and has been poo on every year with every team that has an opening.

[Mr. Scot]

23 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Hurney and a Rooney rule interview.

 

 

Awesome.

Pretty much what we were expecting. They'll satisfy the Rooney Rule and then hand Hurney the keys. And no, I don't expect any additional candidates to show up.

Wouldn't you love to see the questions Tina Becker plans to ask?

[Cary Kollins]

Hurney walking into the interview like

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

It is absolutely shitting on the spirit of the Rooney rule. Teams are supposed to honestly consider minority candidates for their positions. The Panthers will not do that.

The Rooney Rule is just PC bullshit. You're either a candidate or you're not and the spirit of the rule gets shat upon yearly because it's a dumb, face saving rule to begin with.

[t96]

Rotoworld seems to think that the Hurney interview is just a courtesy to him and that we're not planning on hiring him full time... They're usually pretty spot on with their analysis though I certainly question it this time.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Pretty much what we were expecting. They'll satisfy the Rooney Rule and then hand Hurney the keys. And no, I don't expect any additional candidates to show up.

Wouldn't you love to see the questions Tina Becker plans to ask?

How does that desk suit you? Is it okay or would you like a replacement? The chair? PC or Mac? Paint and drapes... those good? Okay, here's the contract you and JR have already worked out, just sign here.

I'm just kidding...

 

 

 

 

 

 

the contract is already signed

[Paintballr]

8 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

It is absolutely shitting on the spirit of the Rooney rule. Teams are supposed to honestly consider minority candidates for their positions. The Panthers will not do that.

Raiders did the same with Gruden. 

But the NFL said they “followed” the rule 

[mc52beast]

Makes no sense to give Hurney or anyone else a long term deal when new ownership could fire them. Would be nice to have the new boss/bosses in place so we can see what the FO is going to look like.

[Car123]

If Hurney flops this year he’s gone. If he delivers he’ll stay.

Simple.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Car123 said:

The best GM available will be appointed. Trust ownership.

"Ownership" is still Jerry Richardson.

So at this point we'd be "trusting the ownership" that fired a successful GM in order to rehire a guy who only produced three winning seasons out of eleven and bungled multiple draft picks.

Yeah, "trust ownership"

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, blackcat said:

This makes no sense considering the team is for sale.

This has absolutely nothing to do with what's best for the team.

[Paintballr]

Just to throw it out there too...

any good candidates won’t apply or want to come here with the team for sale. They don’t want to risk their career and be “fired” because a new owner wants the person they want. 

Same poo happened when we were looking for a OC and hired Shula

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Paintballr said:

Just to throw it out there too...

any good candidates won’t apply or want to come here with the team for sale. They don’t want to risk their career and be “fired” because a new owner wants the person they want. 

Same poo happened when we were looking for a OC and hired Shula

Partially correct.

Jimmy Raye is definitely a good candidate, but he's only being asked here for one reason and he doesn't have a serious shot at the job.

No other good candidates are going to come because nobody's going to ask them to come. 

This is just a formality so they can hire Hurney without the league complaining. The only way I could see them even asking for somebody else is if they catch on that people know this is a sham. Even then, it'll only be for PR.

For now, we're stuck with Hurney.