The Panthers have literally not signed a big-time free agent since 1998

[PantherFanOne]

Hurney managed three winning seasons out of eleven years in charge and put us in a cap hell that we're still trying to fix.

He was not a good GM.

 

 

This is pure speculation and only my opinion but i believe if Dave Gettleman had been GM all those Marty Hurney years,we would have won a Super Bowl by now.

[hepcat]

Yea 2005 was the last "big" one with Lucas and Wahle.  They were gearing up for a run and it panned out in the short term.  Then Hurney got "re-sign all of the players to overpriced contracts" mode and we took a nosedive.  

[joeyxfresco]

Next year tho.......

[Mr. Scot]

This is pure speculation and only my opinion but i believe if Dave Gettleman had been GM all those Marty Hurney years,we would have won a Super Bowl by now.

Hard to say.

Maybe there were things Gettleman needed to learn that he wouldn't have if he'd come to us earlier.

(we're getting into 'butterfly effect' territory now)

[mountainpantherfan2]

Hurney's claim to fame was his ability to work the cap and hitting on 1st round picks. Notice I said work the cap not manage it. This ultimately lead to his downfall. To much pushing money around and lead it blew up in his face.

While his track record after the 1st round was close to horrible, I can't think of another GM is recent time that was able to get it right that often and for that long in the 1st. Of course DG has added 2 more years to that streak which makes me wonder how much of that was Hurney and how much was it the scouts.

[WUnderhill]

David Carr and Vinny Testaverde!

[rmoneyg35]

I guess Gilbert just left a bad taste in our mouths that just won't go away.

[Chimera]

Roman Harper!!!!

[Fox007]

Hurney managed three winning seasons out of eleven years in charge and put us in a cap hell that we're still trying to fix.

He was not a good GM.

 

It boils down to people hating Gman for getting rid of Steve Smith so they will try to make it seem like Hurney was good when he was utter trash...actually Hurney gave trash a bad name....dood was one of the worst GM's in the history of the NFL...stat wise and draft wise.

[Car123]

It boils down to people hating Gman for getting rid of Steve Smith so they will try to make it seem like Hurney was good when he was utter trash...actually Hurney gave trash a bad name....dood was one of the worst GM's in the history of the NFL...stat wise and draft wise.

Think you mean Matt Millen.

[Fox007]

Think you mean Matt Millen.

 

Millen may be THE worst doesn't mean Hurney wasn't ONE OF the worst...so no I knew who I meant.

 

Crazy//weird fact....Millen is a 4 time SB champion....forgot about that.

[Chaos]

DJ Hackett - remember all the false hope with that signing?

[Pimpdaddy]

Overall Hurney was a good GM. Don't let the last 2-3 years fool you.

 

...Calling Hurney a good GM  is like calling Jeffery Dahmer a chef or Al Sharpton a reverend...

[Car123]

Millen may be THE worst doesn't mean Hurney wasn't ONE OF the worst...so no I knew who I meant.

Crazy//weird fact....Millen is a 4 time SB champion....forgot about that.

Lol he wasn't one of the worst. 2 championship game appearances, 1 SB appearance. Put together great defenses and offensive lines. Picked up good free agents. Dumpster dived like Gettleman and found Jake Delhomme. Those mid 2000's Panther teams could have been special if not for injuries to key players. He only had one truly awful year.