I get the idea behind the Dave firing but...

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JR saw DG as a problem because his style didn't mesh with how the Panthers operate. JR has always made carolina a second home to players and developed a culture that inspired players to stay. The down side to that was giving out poor contracts to keep aging icons. Dave was the boogie man so to speak. He made the hard decision and allowed Rivera and JR to coddle players. When Dave went for his next hard decision it would not stand with JR. This was so anti JR that he had to make a move. The down side to this is that we now have no one to be the bad guy and players will have no fear. With JR firing Dave he came out and said do what you want. If the staff crosses you I will fire them. Get use to the fact in the near future we will once again see players on the side line smiling while we go 6-10. This is the culture that has risen once again.