Thank you Hurney and Gettleman.

[TheMaulClaw]

Many of us fans have a tendency to look at Gettleman as the antithesis to Hurney, which is understandable admittedly.  However.....maybe, just maybe, we should think of them as cohorts in a massive tapestry without either of which, we couldn't have succeeded at such a high level this year.

 

Gettleman is a master of the detailed brushstrokes of finding personnel that's also affordable.  Hurney was good at orchestrating a broad vision.  For every horrible decision he made there was also a good one someone could use to refute the ladder.

 

While it was time to make a change so that we could "dot the I's and cross the T's" to this team, enter Gettlemen.  Hurney should be proud and feel apart of this team's success. If somehow the Panthers can win the SB they should send him a ring, because Hurney's influence on personnel can be felt all throughout the current roster.

 

Gettleman has taken us to another level, howver.  Especially if you take a look at the positive impacts of the players he signed in a salary capped strapped year.   Ginn and Hixon.....the movers of our final drive against NO.  Quentin Mikell with a couple of break ups and a huge sack on Drew Brees in the redzone.  Mike Mitchell, who just brings it every game. Not to mention the amazing draft he had with Star, and perhaps the more underrated yet very effective "KK".  The only miss to this point has been Kugbila.  Even Klein has been great.

 

I just want to say thanks to both of you.  Hurney for putting in his heart and anwsering the questions of disgruntled fans on the radio (I know because I asked him one), and to Gettleman...sly master of personnel.  Thank you thank you thank you.

[Rubi]

The scary part is Gettleman hasn't really even started. He had his hands tied behind his back due to the terrible cap situation that Hurney left this team in. There are some horrific contracts that we have to eat for a couple years. Gettleman's philosophy is build from the line out. Once he gets some breathing room we are gonna add some great pieces.

I can't wait to see what he does with a full draft and some cap relief. The foundation is here with Cam, Luke, and Star. We will be good for a decade.

[TheMaulClaw]

The scary part is Gettleman hasn't really even started. He had his hands tied behind his back due to the terrible cap situation that Hurney left this team in. There are some horrific contracts that we have to eat for a couple years. Gettleman's philosophy is build from the line out. Once he gets some breathing room we are gonna add some great pieces.

I can't wait to see what he does with a full draft and some cap relief. The foundation is here with Cam, Luke, and Star. We will be good for a decade.

 

I am sort of worried about how we're going to keep this team together.  If we get deep into the playoffs all our one year contracts are going to be looking for more money.  How are we going to manage resigning Hardy, extending Cam, and retaining our pertinent players that have expiring contracts.

[TheRumGone]

I am sort of worried about how we're going to keep this team together.  If we get deep into the playoffs all our one year contracts are going to be looking for more money.  How are we going to manage resigning Hardy, extending Cam, and retaining our pertinent players that have expiring contracts.

 

bring in new guys if the other guys want more money

 

its how good teams stay good teams. they don't overpay and they restock their team with talent.

[Fan01]

Hunery and Fox had a great run here.  They put together a hell of a team for a number of years.  Multiple NFC titles, a trip to the Superbowl.  But it went on quite a few years past it's expiration date.  As with most thing it's hard to know when it's time to move on.  Many times there's a fine line of thinking you just need one more piece or giving it one more shot only to watch it blow up in your face.  

 

I really don't think we'd have had so many lean years in the past 5 years if it were not for the lockout.  Jerry put the NFL over his own team.  Right or wrong that's his take.  That no team is bigger than the league.  We hung on too long, had the lockout and felt we had to take care of our "core" after the lockout.  That we owed it to them.  Obviously, that was a bag plan.  

 

I think Marty did a good job but it was time for a change.  Things had gotten stale.  Gettlemen is perfect for us and fits.  I really think he's more of a big picture, more business like and his experience will help us not make some of the mistakes we did before.  I think Hurney did his best to fulfill the plan the organization had.  I think Gettlemen came in and told them what the plan was going to be and how to get there.  Sure, he take a lot of input and advice and it willing to roll the dice with the people he believe in but I really think the line in the sand ends with him.  I think Gettlemen will put up a lot more opposition to things he truly believes will not work.  And wants more, he has the experience to tell you why it won't work and what we need to do instead.  I think Gettleman will make the hard decisions and for him they won't be that hard because it's the decision that has to be made.  Hurney lead with his heart first which isn't a bad thing but we needed someone who leads with experience and that's Gettlemen.

 

In the end it takes a lot of moving parts and people to make the whole thing work.  No doubt some of the pieces Hurney built are helping us today.

[TCF2]

Awesome thread by the OP. He may get some hate directed at him, for showing Hurney love... But he's spot on.

[Fan01]

I am sort of worried about how we're going to keep this team together.  If we get deep into the playoffs all our one year contracts are going to be looking for more money.  How are we going to manage resigning Hardy, extending Cam, and retaining our pertinent players that have expiring contracts.

 

Building a team is a fluid situation and you should never completely marry yourself to any player.  Well, almost never.  Belichick is the best I've seen do this.  With the exception of Brady the Pats are good as hell at building a team with different parts and not letting any one part get too far out of shape.  They don't overextend themselves with old players who huge contracts.  They know how much a player is worth, not on the open market, but for their team.  Is player A worth the amount of cap he'll take up for what he brings to our team or could that money be spent better else way and get an equal or better result.  

 

If Hardy wants huge money of course it will hurt some losing him but it won't hurt as much as giving him a contract so big we can't resign both Luke and Star down the line.  

 

The only players you break the bank on is if they are almost impossible to replace on your team.  The only 2 guys on our team like that right now are Cam and Luke.  Especially Cam just because he's the QB.  

 

Just like last year with Captain and Dwan.  Gettleman knew what they were worth to the team and offered that and no more.  You have options A,B and C.  You try to make it so option B isn't that much worse than A and C will get you by for a bit.  With most guys on the team you can sometimes find an option B almost always an option C.  There are no option B's for Cam and Luke.  You loose either of those and you're a totally different team.

[Panthro]

Gentlemen hasn't had to deal with the top shelfer Hurney left over the next two years

[CPF4LIFE]

Hardy isnt going anywhere, and this is better off to be talked about when the off season gets here anyway. Dont want to think about losing him now.

[KillerKat]

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