MARTY HURNEY FIRED

[Jared Patterson]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Some additional details...

MMQB writer Albert Breer reported that Marty was actually informed yesterday that the Panthers would not be renewing his contract after it expired. Though apparently he wasn't told until today that he was going to be fired, Breer believes that he probably saw it coming.

Breer also said that Tepper and Hurney had been discussing Marty's future for the last several weeks. I'm guessing that meant Marty was given the chance to make his case as to why the Panthers should keep him, but Breer didn't specify.

Have they said if he is sticking around in any form or fashion?

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Have they said if he is sticking around in any form or fashion?

No. He's fired.

[woahfraze]

6 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Have they said if he is sticking around in any form or fashion?

I would doubt it.  You don't fire someone you plan on retaining in a different role.  You would announce a "restructuring" of your organization or some other such nonsense.

[CPsinceDay1]

Couldn't post because my account was inactive but...... FINALLY!!!

[Raskle]

Not reading through 25 pages here, so sue me if I'm repeating this thought. First reaction to this was "Hallelujah!" followed quickly by, "I guess he really didn't want to take that back seat after all..."

Gut instinct is that the talks they had been having revolved around Hurney moving to a different and less controlling role, and Marty wanted none of that, leaving Tep no other option than to just forcibly flush him out of the system. All pure conjecture on my part, but that's what I'm thinking here.

[Davidson Deac II]

Fwiw, I don't blame all or even most of our problems over the last few years on Hurney, but the last time we had a winning season when Marty H was the GM on Jan 1st was 2008.  Its amazing Tepper kept him as long as he did.   

[Wolfcop]

Told yall fools this was going to happen and to be patient. Thos was always going to be his last year.

[pantherj]

One of Marty's best final moves for us was trading up to get potential DROY Jeremy Chinn in the second round. But ultimately we haven't been winning enough, so along with the coaching change, I think a lot of us were expecting Marty to get the axe. He just wasn't good enough.

[1of10Charnatives]

This is the best Panthers related news since I first started posting to this board and then some.

[Ted Ginn Jr.'s Hands]

9 hours ago, imminent rogaine said:

Alright, respectfully submitted. I had never done one of these - it was pretty fun. This still had us picking 6th with Wilson and Sewell both gone.  I traded back with Denver and picked up some additional early picks. 
 

Round 1 Pick 13 (DEN): Creed Humphrey, C/OG, Oklahoma (B+)
Round 2 Pick 6: Jay Tufele, DT, USC (A)
Round 2 Pick 13 (DEN): Josh Myers, C/OG, Ohio State (B+)
Round 3 Pick 6: Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State (A)
Round 3 Pick 13 (DEN): Rodarius Williams, CB, Oklahoma State (A)
Round 4 Pick 6: Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virgina Tech (C-)
Round 5 Pick 6: Jack Sanborn, ILB/OLB, Wisconsin (A+)
Round 6 Pick 6: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati (A+)
Round 7 Pick 6: Royce Newman, OG, Mississippi (B)
 

They're a pretty entertaining way to kill a couple of minutes.  PFF / draft network also do them as well.

[Raleigh PF]

My draft after a couple of trade-downs...

Round 1 Pick 11 (DET): Zach Wilson, QB, BYU (A)
Round 2 Pick 6: Asante Samuel, CB, Florida State (A)
Round 2 Pick 18 (BALT): Josh Myers, C/OG, Ohio State (A-)
Round 3 Pick 6: Chazz Surratt, ILB/OLB, North Carolina (A+)
Round 3 Pick 14 (MINN): Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 3 Pick 20 (MIA): Alec Lindstrom, C/OG, Boston College (A)
Round 4 Pick 6: Kolby Harvell-Peel, FS/SS, Oklahoma State (A+)
Round 4 Pick 15 (MINN): Nico Collins, WR, Michigan (A+)
Round 5 Pick 6: KJ Britt, ILB/OLB, Auburn (A+)
Round 6 Pick 6: LaBryan Ray, DT/DE, Alabama (A+)
Round 7 Pick 6: Chase Allen, TE, Iowa State (A+)

 

[Rubi]

I wonder if the handling of Moton was a factor at all. 

[BPF]

28 minutes ago, Raleigh PF said:

My draft after a couple of trade-downs...

Round 1 Pick 11 (DET): Zach Wilson, QB, BYU (A)
Round 2 Pick 6: Asante Samuel, CB, Florida State (A)
Round 2 Pick 18 (BALT): Josh Myers, C/OG, Ohio State (A-)
Round 3 Pick 6: Chazz Surratt, ILB/OLB, North Carolina (A+)
Round 3 Pick 14 (MINN): Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 3 Pick 20 (MIA): Alec Lindstrom, C/OG, Boston College (A)
Round 4 Pick 6: Kolby Harvell-Peel, FS/SS, Oklahoma State (A+)
Round 4 Pick 15 (MINN): Nico Collins, WR, Michigan (A+)
Round 5 Pick 6: KJ Britt, ILB/OLB, Auburn (A+)
Round 6 Pick 6: LaBryan Ray, DT/DE, Alabama (A+)
Round 7 Pick 6: Chase Allen, TE, Iowa State (A+)

 

Not gonna lie, not a huge college football person but that looks like a great haul. If we pulled off getting 10 picks, and could get half of what we got outta last years rookies, we would be dangerous for years to come. 

[xPariahx]

This was going to happen. I don't know how you guys didn't see it coming. Tepper used Marty for what he needed him for and then let him hang himself. Marty is completely out of his element with the direction that the organization is going in. He's a relic of the past for god sake. He doesn't fit at all.