Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney is the former General Manager of the Carolina Panthers...
family good great obvious rapport wants work
It's been obvious from the day he interviewed that he was a good fit. We work well together. He has a great feel for what the Richardson family wants as owners, how they want the organization to function, all the things that are important to them. And he's got a great rapport with the players.
apart defense elite game good great nfl obviously score sets tone
They're obviously the elite defense in the NFL right now. That's a defense that sets the tone for the game and a defense that can score points, which sets the great defenses apart from the good defenses.
came current fit fun great interview players tremendous work
He's been a tremendous fit for us from the day he first came in to interview with us. He's a tremendous person for us. He's fun to work with and he has a great feel for the game, the players and our current system.
great gut incredible instincts
He's got an incredible feel for people, players, the game. He's got great instincts and a great gut for when to do it.
appreciate flag great hope knows locker
In Buck's case, he's been a flag carrier for us down in the locker room, on the field, and he's been great in the community. We hope he knows how much we appreciate what he's done for us.
both defense improve last offense players point sides tried
We tried to improve on defense two years ago and on offense last year. Now we're at a point where we should be able to sprinkle in players on both sides of the ball.
approach ball build john master running takes
Think about running the ball in the NFL. If you're going to build yourself around that, you sometimes have to be very patient. You have to be a master at being patient. John takes that approach here not only in games, but every day here in everything he does.
ahead anywhere flying people rumors saying
The rumors are flying right now. If people anywhere are saying they know who we're taking, they're ahead of us.
fit good seeing thinks vice
Right now we're seeing if he thinks we're a good fit for him, and vice versa.
cross
Sometimes there is enough to cross him off the board. There are always some like that, but not many.
amount clubs perception positive realize spend talked time wants
Everyone we talked to at all of his clubs had nothing but positive things to say about him. The perception is out there on him, but if you spend any amount of time with him you realize he just wants to win.
almost decisions force hard year
We say it every year around this time, hard decisions have to be made. In this system, in this era, if you're doing things the right way, you almost force yourself to make these kind of decisions.
best player position regardless
You always want to keep yourself in position to take the best player available, regardless of position. When you don't is when you get in trouble.
league
That's a league matter. I have no comment.