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,
ahead apparent became catch chance chart depth fairly felt opportunity rod situation
It was a situation where there are other receivers ahead of him on the depth chart and it became fairly apparent to us that he would not be in our long-term plans. We felt like this was the right opportunity to give Rod a chance to catch on with another team.
situation waiting watching
We'll be watching and waiting just like everyone else. It's a different situation than we've usually had, so we've just got to wait and see how it all unfolds.
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.
announce close hopefully looks terms
Nothing is signed, but it looks like we're very close to terms and hopefully we'll have something to announce on Friday.
close looks
Nothing is signed, but it looks like we're close to terms.
agency anytime assume chances deal decides free player
Anytime you don't have a deal when free agency begins, you have to assume that a player is gone. Sometimes you are wrong, and the player decides to stay. But at this point, the chances of re-signing them are not very good.
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.
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.
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.
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.
everybody people voice
The way we do things, everybody has a voice. You can find 15 people who have had a voice in a decision.
ahead anybody cap draft drafting era five four guys help life picks reasonable salary third today
Draft picks today are your currency, your life blood. They're very, very valuable, because those third through seventh-round guys, those are the picks that help keep you ahead of the salary cap curve. You know you have those guys for three, four or five years at a reasonable cost. Especially anybody after the first round. That's why drafting in the cap era is even more important.