Steve Wyche: Negative Vibe Inside of Panther's Organization

[rayzor]

this could be part of the reason JR fired his boys.

[Jangler]

Do you think it will get back to JR that more and more of us are starting to question him. And is he willing to listen and change before it's too late?

[MurkN]

Do you think it will get back to JR that more and more of us are starting to question him. And is he willing to listen and change before it's too late?

I doubt it. Jerry has much more important things to worry about than listen to us fans.

[bleys]

I don't know if I'm ready to put JR into question as we don't know all of the details... plus it's all hearsay at the moment.

Not to say it isn't true... but it's a little early to go crucifying everyone who grabs our attention.

[Sam Mills Fan]

I'd be surprised if Richardson has ever heard of Carolina Huddle. I'm sure everyone else in the organization has, but not him.

[Cyberjag]

JR played in the league and is a class guy by every account. But he did just fire his son, who would be the person with the last word on bonuses and many other decisions at the time.

It would be interesting to know just what's going on. I am also interested in knowing if the feeling does in fact exist, if it's gotten into the locker room.

The whole Trgovac episode is very disturbing. I know everyone here was happy to see him leave, but he wasn't fired. He took what was in effect a demotion to get out of here. And don't think he was pushed out either, it would have gotten out and been reported that way (remember the comments from players after Henning left?). And Trgovac wasn't the only one to bolt.

Very interesting stuff.

[OneBadassCat]

I'm still on JR's side. Have always been able to trust the man.

[frash.exe]

anybody remember the theme last year?

"all in"?

and "all in" resulted in a one and done playoff berth.

not exactly encouraging for anybody.

[MurkN]

anybody remember the theme last year?

"all in"?

and "all in" resulted in a one and done playoff berth.

not exactly encouraging for anybody.

Maybe someday we can get some coaches and players that want to play all out instead.

[rayzor]

i still think they gave trgo a crappy short term deal. same with the rest of the coaches whose contracts had run out.

te coaches wanted something with a little more security so the went elsewhere, even taking a demotion to do it.

[bleys]

I'd be surprised if Richardson has ever heard of Carolina Huddle. I'm sure everyone else in the organization has, but not him.

FWIW, I've seen pics with him at the huddle's tailgate.... Since I wasn't there I cannot confirm nor deny.. I'm sure others would be able to though..

[Matt Foley]

I'd be surprised if Richardson has ever heard of Carolina Huddle. I'm sure everyone else in the organization has, but not him.

Not true. When I worked there I told him he should stop by the Huddle tailgate one time, and he did, no questions asked. Big Cat gets it. He hands out something to every employee....a handwritten note that says "The fans are the most important people in the organization."

Unfortunately, there is a "we're in and we need a wall that keeps people out for us to feel more important" mentality among many employees. I saw it first hand.

But don't think Big Cat doesn't care about the fans. Ask the people who were at the tailgate that day. He posed with their kids, stopped by and chatted for a while.

[Sam Mills Fan]

No, no, I don't doubt for a second that Richardson cares about the fans (even if he doesn't really GET what most fans want). It's just that the thought of him browsing on the Huddle is so hilarious that I couldn't process it. And that's neat that he showed up at one of the tailgates, but he probably thought that Carolina Huddle or Panthers Huddle or whatever we were when he showed up was just an exclusive tailgating group or something. If I'm wrong though, that's pretty cool. *Shout out to Big Cat who may be reading this thread*

[Jangler]

Remember Arizona!