Voth looking for Gettleman mea culpas

[Mr. Scot]

We're you wrong about Dave Gettleman?

Earlier this month, I used simple Twitter searches to find examples of Gettleman criticisms that now look regrettable in hindsight. With the Panthers now headed to the Super Bowl and seemingly set up to make similar runs, I've been thinking it could be entertaining to let folks poke fun at themselves. 

Dozens of responses like that came in, so let's open up the floor.

If you've been loud wrong about Gettleman and some of the moves he's made, are you willing to fess up with specific examples? Even better — do those opinions still live somewhere on the Internet?

If you'd like to share a mea culpa, you can tweet BBR — or for those who'd want more than 140 characters, you can use the form below.

Depending on the feedback, I may toss the best responses into a follow-up post. It'll be fun and maybe even a little therapeutic.

[electro's horse]

i was fine with him taking back to back DTs because fug it stack the line with fat dudes. 

 

also we hadn't drafted a tackle who did anything with us since kris jenkins.

[Newtcase]

mmm #89 still stings.  I love Getts and what he's done, but there's a great void in my panther soul for #89 and I sincerely hope we find a way to retire him a Panther.

[tondi]

Whats he doing drafting a LB when we have no OT's on the roster???   The guy he drafted isn't even rated a first rounder!!!!!

[Mr. Scot]

This guy admits it...

Marty Wyatt @MartyDWyatt

@BlackBlueReview where do I start? KB/ Ealy over Morgan Moses, KK over an OT or CB, releasing Smitty, promoting Shula, I have quit doubting

[CarolinaCoolin]

Just go back to any 2014 preseason thread here and you have your article Voth. 

 

[Chaos]

7 minutes ago, Newtcase said:

mmm #89 still stings.  I love Getts and what he's done, but there's a great void in my panther soul for #89 and I sincerely hope we find a way to retire him a Panther.

We see things differently in this regard.  I loved Smitty, but loving the Panthers more it's clear to me and has been since his release, we're a better team without him.  The chemistry is different and it's allowed our all pro QB to flourish and take the leadership role he needed to take. 

It was a painful move and shocking to many, but the long term gain is evident and because of that, I moved on long ago.  But certainly wish Steve well. 

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, CarolinaCoolin said:

Just go back to any 2014 preseason thread here and you have your article Voth. 

Don't even have to go back that far.

The start of 2015 free agency had people flying off the rails.

When the Jimmy Graham trade was announced, people thought the Seahawks would be unstoppable.

[rodeo]

I had criticisms of how he'd handled our o-line going into 2014, but it turned out to be mostly on Rivera for not starting the right guys who Gettleman had put on the roster. Silatolu had no business starting games for us if there was any sort of healthy alternative.

[Bartin]

The problem with this is that there is absolutely no way to know what the result would have been if a different move was made. Most everything he has done has worked out well, but it's possible something else would have worked out better. Nearly everyone seems to be a better player in a Carolina uniform than on another team. The culture and leadership in the locker room as well as the coaching is a main part of the reason it seems like everything Gettleman touches turns to gold in my opinion. Mike Mitchell, Ted Ginn and Kurt Coleman have all been scrubs everywhere they went except for Carolina. This team elevates the play of the players around them. That's the real magic.

Also, Morgan Moses was rated as a top 10 RT in the NFL this year by PFF.

[csx]

2 minutes ago, rodeo said:

I had criticisms of how he'd handled our o-line going into 2014, but it turned out to be mostly on Rivera for not starting the right guys who Gettleman had put on the roster. Silatolu had no business starting games for us if there was any sort of healthy alternative.

It's also quite possible that Rivera and Co had to get those guys ready to play. Actual coaching. The only player that pertains to is Norwell who was starting by the 7th game. 

[CPantherKing]

40 minutes ago, csx said:

It's also quite possible that Rivera and Co had to get those guys ready to play. Actual coaching. The only player that pertains to is Norwell who was starting by the 7th game. 

It was meant to be Kugbila and Chandler. Credit Brandon Beane and the scouting department for finding Norwell and Remmers.

If some team were smart, they would give Brandon Beane a GM position. He has cleaned up a lot of mistakes over the past few years.

[Moorgan]

17 minutes ago, 15 said:

My favorite kind of Gettleman hate is when he was signing players like Teddy Williams or Kyle Love to add depth while not spending a lot of money, and the idiots of this forum would jump in the thread to post the infamous "Superb Owl?" or call the player "trash".

Teddy Williams recovered Peterson's muffed punt and Love had a sack in the NFCCG, and yeah, now we're going to the Superb Owl.

Good call guys. 

I never viewed posting Superb Owl in a thread as meaning anything other than..."Gettleman signed who?" Meaning the poster didn't know who the player was. It was sarcastic saying this is the missing piece. I never viewed as a this guy sucks. Sure it's snarky.

But calling someone trash is always silly. Mainly because none of us have any idea. Or at least I don't.

[rodeo]

38 minutes ago, csx said:

It's also quite possible that Rivera and Co had to get those guys ready to play. Actual coaching. The only player that pertains to is Norwell who was starting by the 7th game. 

Only because of injury. If Silatolu never got hurt you realize there is a chance he'd still be starting today.