Darin Gantt hired by Panthers.com??

[TheSpecialJuan]

brutal 

[RevJ]

    Maybe Gantt got tired of "Mother Mike" Florio telling everyone how to live, chiding people for not wearing their masks to bed and in the shower,  etc.  He's become an insufferable read and I never used to miss his column.
    Florio used to be funny, independent, and refreshingly irreverent.  Now he's fully woke and lost self awareness as to how frustrated people get with someone telling people how to live. It's not even a liberal/conservative thing, just think 80% of the people are tired of the other 20% deciding how everyone besides them should live - especially when many of the 20% don't personally follow the rules they insist everyone else obey.

   I often disagree with Gantt but still think he can be funny and actually believes that people have a right to their own lives and opinions, so glad he's back.

 

    
 

[jasonluckydog]

Love hate relationship with him

[Mr. Scot]

His Twitter no longer mentions  PFT, but does link Panthers.com.

I took a look back over his feed.

On October 9th, he mentioned that it was his last day at PFT and thanked Florio for his time there.

On November 3rd, he referred to himself as an "unemployed sports writer".

His first story for the site appears on November 20th. That same day, he tweeted about this not being the first time the Panthers have "dragged an old guy out of retirement".

So yeah, looks like he now works for the team, which I guess would mean that he now works for Bill Voth (maybe?)

[SOJA]

I actually like Gantt a lot I know this board seems to not, glad he found a job 

[SOJA]

but you know it's going to be murder for him to have to toe the company line 

[CRA]

looks to be just doing some freelance stuff for them. 

I actually like Gantt a lot.  All writers are different.  I like diversity.  I mean he and someone like Jourdan ain't going give you the same stuff.  Diversity is good.   

I've always enjoyed Gantt.  Who wants to only listen to reporters who bow down to the team they report on and put a fluffy spin on everything?  Plus, I enjoy his sense of humor and takes on twitter. 

[micnificent28]

Gantt is hilarious and pretty even handed if you ask me. I think this should have been the move a while ago. However, I question will his writing and Twitter style change now that the panthers are officially his boss,?

[electro's horse]

gantt was at his best when players were slipping him info against john fox

not sure how useful he'll be now

also christ he looks terrible

[toldozer]

Not at all what I thought the guy looked like

[manu4t]

Gantt is a smarmy douchebag.  Hopefully Voth slaps him around and makes him less insufferable than before.

[Carl Spackler]

Gantt is a good writer. His Panthers beat days were fun and in the era before the teams really took Twitter by storm, he was a must-follow for news. 

[Carl Spackler]

I covered a few Panthers games years ago and Gantt was absolutely skinny fat, he wore this seersucker jacket one game that was like XXL and it looked like it fit terribly, but it fit well at the same time

[emcannon]

Glad Gantt took the gig, he's a solid writer & I enjoy his willingness to engage on the twittersphere & his overall irreverence. My guess is that gets muzzled a bit now that he's on the team payroll, although I certainly hope not. App State alum too, so congrats to him from a fellow Mountaineer.