Perspectives of an NFL Owner & Team Management

[davos]

This may be scattered, but I'll give it a shot:

I think there is a lot of confusion going around concerning the balance of decision making within our organization. This extends everywhere from building the team to finding a coach to running the financial sect. So I want to pose a question and see what people tend to think:

A good deal of owners in the league are elderly and quiet. For every Jerry Jones, you have a Spanos, Bidwill, Richardson, etc.

When you have one of the less show boaty owners as we do, its hard to find out how everything is run internally and how much of JR's personal views on who we should sign and move actually come into play. So, do you honestly think Richardson oks all of the player movements and etc. or does he actually trust Hurney to do his job? Because I think people are forgetting the role of a GM and simply think he is JR's straight up puppet.

Hurney's interpretation of JR's philosophies along with Richardson trusting him to actually make the right decisions concerning team and new coach are the major factors in getting us on the right track. Not this crap about him being slow, a womanizer, a simpleton or whatever.

So, again: How do you think our organization is run internally? Is Richardson's personal view really the final decision on most matters?

I think he understand's his health problems enough to have people around him he can trust to make moves and these are the people we should be talking about just as much in hoping for us to develop into a better team and a more complete franchise.

[bleys]

Based on what was said in the press conference I'm pretty sure he stated most of the player management was run by Fox and Hurney together..

That is out of the window.. The coach will have a lot less say overall..

There is a philosophy that is set in place and the HC with have to adhere to that.. now I don't know how far that goes, but I'm sure personnel decisions will be influenced as well..

[err456]

It seems he had let his men do their job and didn't like the results. He will keep a tighter grip on them for a while now. Smart man!

[Squirrel]

Based on what was said in the press conference I'm pretty sure he stated most of the player management was run by Fox and Hurney together..

That is out of the window.. The coach will have a lot less say overall..

There is a philosophy that is set in place and the HC with have to adhere to that.. now I don't know how far that goes, but I'm sure personnel decisions will be influenced as well..

Yep the front office is going to have their hands in more this time around. From player playing and what type of offense and defense we run (not playcalling). Think the new head coach will just be a shell.

[bleys]

I think they'll allow the HC to give input, but I think the expectation will be set that changes could occur if need be..

then again, he could just be a puppet.

[davos]

Yep the front office is going to have their hands in more this time around. From player playing and what type of offense and defense we run (not playcalling). Think the new head coach will just be a shell.

That makes sense.

The head coach for the Panthers contrasts with many others around the league. I don't think many people realize Hurney's actual part in putting together our team. Personally, I believe his perspective on many matters is the most important one when it comes to actually obtaining certain player types and adhering to Richardson's overall objectives & philosophy. He the one really implementing things around here from what I can tell...but correct me if that seems a stretch.

The coach will no doubt have a great deal of say in player movement, but he needs to work very closely with Hurney and stay on that man's good side or else it may not be pretty. That's why I think Hurney possibly the most important piece to our puzzle and people are overlooking him from this particular perspective. He's the one JR trusts in assembling our team.

[Phil Dees]

Prob depends on the situation. The S. Gilbert move was ALL on J.R.