Marty Hurney In Studio On Packman Today At 4:00

[Sam Mills Fan]

If you're unable to listen right now, Hurney is being surprisingly honest. Not entirely honest, but the most honest I can remember Hurney being.

[Jbro]

He sounds like a dirty lying used car salesman.

[JakeFlake]

q: would you franchise pep again?

a: speak for this year, we are a better team with pep, than without him. Very hard to find difference maker in this game.

[JakeFlake]

we franchised him with the intent of bringing him back.

[rayzor]

he said that they never intended to let peppers walk.

when asked about if he knew that they would be handicapped by doing that he said you don't let good players/difference makers go. you identify core players and you keep core players. he said when you spend time with him you don't get the sense that he doesn't want to be in carolina.

every time he was asked if they were handcuffed he kept responding that you keep the playmakers. hurney finally asked, "well who would you bring in?" and said that there isn't anyone they would have brought in that would be as good as peppers. he kept coming back to you don't let big players go.

[JakeFlake]

communication with JR:

we tell him whats going on, but it is our decision.

Did you know JP was coming back?

JP situation was not the reason why we moved to get Everette Brown. We wanted to improve pass rush, and he is a very good player. A chance to get a player that would help our pass rush, we thought it was a need. Julius's situation in the need to get Everette Brown was not related.

[rayzor]

he said that the julius situation was never part of the reason that they drafted brown. they intended on improving the pass rush and they saw him available and made the move.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Well he started off relatively honest. He's been getting into more of a spin mode within the past few minutes.

[therealmjl]

Keep updates coming!!!

[JakeFlake]

Is there a concern, if this season goes sideways, that JP says you know what, screw this?

Not at all, as competitive as you will find. Great desire to be successful. Great desire to be the best. Not a concern whatsoever.

[Darth Biscuit]

I think he's been about as honest as possible... like someone else said, moreso than ever... he can't say TOO much without giving things away... he was asked about value for Peppers and answered with the "Peppers makes us better" stuff, but you know if they'd have received a good trade offer they would have jumped on it... he just can't really say that out loud...

[JakeFlake]

commercial break... Jake questions are next.

[rayzor]

Well he started off relatively honest. He's been getting into more of a spin mode within the past few minutes.

still isn't too bad, though.

questions are decent, imo.

[pantherfool]

The Everette Brown thing is just bogus. They had to do that because Hurney was afraid that Julius wasn't coming back.