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Marty Hurney could be out of a job by June

The Saltman

By The Saltman,
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Yasinskas stomps on the idea: Clarifying speculation on Hurney's future

Like a lot of speculation, this one’s way off base. First off, if you’re going to get rid of a general manager, you do it in January or February. You don’t let the old guy go through the free-agency process and the draft and, then, turn around and bring in a new guy, who might have totally different ideas, in June or July. If the Panthers were going that route, Hurney would have been pushed out the door, handed a big check for the time remaining on his contract and somebody else already would be running the show.

Second, unlike coach John Fox, whose contract expires after the upcoming season, Hurney has an offer for a new deal on the table. League sources have said Hurney was offered an extension sometime during last season and the offer still stands. Basically, the thinking was Hurney didn’t immediately accept the offer because he was waiting to see what happens to Fox, the coach he hired and has a long history with. Nothing new happened on the Fox situation.

At some point, Hurney will get around to signing that contract -- if he hasn’t quietly done so already. Hurney’s always been very guarded about his contract situation and the Panthers don’t announce contract extensions for their front-office people. I was still covering the Panthers on a daily basis when Hurney signed his last contract extension. When I finally got the organization to confirm the extension, it had been signed for several months.

Thus endeth the speculation.

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I prefer hands off owners, so I'd hope that's how Jerry is.

His general manner has been that way in the past. This year? Unknown.

I think Jerry was definitely a hands off owner while the Julius tag and Jake deals were getting done. He had just had a heart transplant. I wonder if hs sons were "hands off" in his abscence or if they got involved far too much. I know if somebody pulled crap I didn't like while I was out of commision, I would probably do somehting like fire them when I was able.

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