Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney is the former General Manager of the Carolina Panthers...
believe dan dealing difference maker situation weigh
Obviously, you weigh everything when you are dealing with a situation like this, but we believe Dan is a difference maker for us,
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.
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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.
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.
good knew talked
We knew we had a good player. Everyone we talked to had something very good to say.
focused friday injury morning realize until walk woke
But it's something he didn't realize he did. He was focused on the knee, when the injury occurred. He didn't realize it until Friday morning when he woke up and couldn't walk on it.
add good trying
We're just trying to be a good team, just trying to add the right pieces.
beat football good happened proved quickly special teams
It happened quickly for us this year, but I don't think it was a fluke. I think we proved we've got a pretty good football team. We beat too many good teams to say otherwise. It was a special group.
league
That's a league matter. I have no comment.
glad good hoping jason left pick season
Jason had a very good season for us and we're hoping he can pick up where he left off. We're glad to have him back.
best player seen trade
I think you've seen the best way to trade is player for player,
believe reason
For us, he was never a problem. There was never any reason for us to believe otherwise.
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We try to go into it with an open mind. We like being active and trying to move if it warrants it. There have been days where you try to move up and back and you end up staying pat. But we will try to be aggressive.
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We feel like he's a valuable member of our team and we put the transition tag on him in an effort to keep him.