GM Candidate Profiles

[juliosantos]

how about the owner search wtf 

[Mr. Scot]

6 hours ago, Professor Chaos said:

Raye has the best resume. Those Colts years are a gigantic red question mark though.

To be fair, Ryan Grigson was in charge.

That's kind of like judging the competence of Panthers scouts through the prism of Marty Hurney's draft choices.

[Mr. Scot]

Looks like Ryan Cowden isn't in the mix.

Reed: Hurney, two others to interview for GM job
 

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The Panthers will interview Marty Hurney, Jimmy Raye III and Lake Dawson for the team's general manager position.

Panthers team spokesman Steven Drummond says all three candidates will interview this week. Drummond said new chief operating officer Tina Becker is leading the search.

Granted, Reed has been wrong before (and recently) and has previously said that the Panthers would reach out to Cowden but so far it's not happening (as Rapoport indicated, they haven't made any sort of request).

[Bj-Monster23]

45 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Looks like Ryan Cowden isn't in the mix.

Reed: Hurney, two others to interview for GM job
 

Granted, Reed has been wrong before (and recently) and has previously said that the Panthers would reach out to Cowden but so far it's not happening (as Rapoport indicated, they haven't made any sort of request).

This is sickening if Hurndog keeps the job. I just wish the Panthers would do the right thing and hire the best candidate and not someone who ruined the team for years. Hurney has had his chance it's time to give the reigns to the right person. 

[Mr. Scot]

5 hours ago, Cyberjag said:

Just curious, how old is Hurney?

Turned 62 late last year.

[Cyberjag]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Turned 62 late last year.

That took some digging.  I don't usually post a question like that without hitting a search engine first.

[TheSpecialJuan]

yeah, Hurney will get the job 

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

That took some digging.  I don't usually post a question like that without hitting a search engine first.

Looked up an old copy of the 2011 media guide.  It lists his Birthday as 12/20/55.

Person also mentioned it in an article late last year.

[Mr. Scot]

FYI: Raye is being interviewed today.

Panthers.com has a brief bio up: Panthers GM Candidate: Jimmy Raye III

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Candidate: Jimmy Raye III

Age: 49

Current Position: Vice president of player personnel/assistant general manager for Texans

Other NFL front office experience:

2013-16: VP of football operations for Colts

2008-12: VP of player personnel for Chargers

2000-07: Director of college scouting for Chargers

1996-99: Scout for Chargers

Additonal Notes:

• Raye was born in Fayetteville, N.C., but finished high school in California. His father, Jimmy Raye II, coached in the NFL for 36 years and is currently senior adviser to NFL executive vice president for football operations Troy Vincent.

• Played wide receiver at San Diego State, catching 111 passes, and played two games as an undrafted rookie for the Los Angeles Rams in 1991.

• Served as offensive quality control coach for the Chiefs in 1995 before getting into administration, beginning with a 17-season stint with the Chargers. His time in San Diego overlapped with Panthers head coach Ron Rivera’s time there as an assistant.

• Interviewed for the Texans’ general manager post in January and for the 49ers’ GM job the year before.

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

 

Joe Person said Lake Dawson would be interviewing with the committee tomorrow.

Both Person and David Newton say Ryan Cowden could get an interview, but there's still no action on that front.

[BrianS]

Voth just did a 2 minute quickie with Jimmy Raye . . . at a brief glance he looked and sounded the part.

[Mr. Scot]

14 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Voth just did a 2 minute quickie with Jimmy Raye . . . at a brief glance he looked and sounded the part.

He'd be a great choice.

Sadly though, I just can't see the owner who's been known to use racial slurs giving Raye the job over the guy who's basically been Smithers to his Mr. Burns for a good many years now.

We're gonna pass on Jimmy Raye to hire Marty Hurney, and that is absolutely going to suck.

[sml1950]

The Panthers are making a big mistake by not interviewing 6-8 canidates, even if Hurney is the choice.  Interviewing for a GM position involves an indepth outline of what personnel decisions would be addressed.  This is the time to pick their brains on if they would resign Norwell or Star and and how they would replace them or deal with the cap implications.  Getting info on who they would draft or sign as FAs can help guide us in looking at different approaches or confirming our thoughts. 

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, sml1950 said:

The Panthers are making a big mistake by not interviewing 6-8 canidates, even if Hurney is the choice.  Interviewing for a GM position involves an indepth outline of what personnel decisions would be addressed.  This is the time to pick their brains on if they would resign Norwell or Star and and how they would replace them or deal with the cap implications.  Getting info on who they would draft or sign as FAs can help guide us in looking at different approaches or confirming our thoughts. 

They don't care.

This isn't about attempting to find a real GM.  It's just getting past the Rooney Rule so they can hire Hurney.

Jerry Richardson can still use this team to reward his loyal subjects, and he's taking full advantage of it.