The past year

[Ricky Spanish]

You forgot about the drama surrounding routes, women, and yogurt. 

[thefuzz]

Was going to add Cam getting dragged across the coals for the stupid Jourdan comment.

 

But yes, what a disaster of an organization.  If we were publicly traded, the SEC would likely be investigating.

 

Can't remember, but was Danny Morrison mentioned?  Maybe that was a little more than a year though.

 

[thefuzz]

To add.  Should we have seen some of this happening after the firing of the two sons years ago?

 

That may have been the first of the crazy.

[Mr. Scot]

Forgot about the press conference debacle. That belongs on this list.

Scott Fowler with a similar article for the Observer and mentioned a couple of other things, like the business side of the operation being placed in the hands of a former cheerleader.

And yeah, Morrison resigning might be as much of a "what the hell" moment as anything given what we now know.

Maybe I should take another look at the timeline.

[thefuzz]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Forgot about the press conference debacle. That belongs on this list.

Scott Fowler with a similar article for the Observer and mentioned a couple of other things, like the business side of the operation being placed in the hands of a former cheerleader.

And yeah, Morrison resigning might be as much of a "what the hell" moment as anything given what we now know.

Maybe I should take another look at the timeline.

Yea, somehow you missed some dumbshittery that we have dealt with.....somehow. 

 

Man that's a lot of crap, and we somehow still made the playoffs.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Yea, somehow you missed some dumbshittery that we have dealt with.....somehow. 

Man that's a lot of crap, and we somehow still made the playoffs.

Well, in my defense, there is an awful lot to remember. And I did all this off the top of my head.

Thoroughly ironic that in the middle of all this I get an email from the Panthers Team Store talking to me about Valentine's Day packages.

(yeesh)

[thefuzz]

11 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Well, in my defense, there is an awful lot to remember. And I did all this off the top of my head.

Thoroughly ironic that in the middle of all this I get an email from the Panthers Team Store talking to me about Valentine's Day packages.

(yeesh)

Oh, I was picking on just how much went down, not that you couldn't remember it all...nobody could.

Honestly, it's shameful...but at least we aren't the Cowboys or Giants, we would be getting crucified at every turn.

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Oh, I was picking on just how much went down, not that you couldn't remember it all...nobody could.

Honestly, it's shameful...but at least we aren't the Cowboys or Giants, we would be getting crucified at every turn.

We still could.

I mean there's wonderful potential storylines like "How come you stuck by Marty Hurney when you wouldn't stick by Greg Hardy even after he was found innocent?"

Also, how about "Oh, so you'd rather keep a guy who harassed his ex-wife than hire a black guy, huh?"

Again, whether these takes have any validity or not doesn't necessarily stop them from being put out there, especially with Jerry Richardson being investigated for using a racial slur.

Oy...

[Mr. Scot]

Right now, I'm just imagining this wonderful unicorns and rainbows world where Jerry Richardson just decided it was time to retire and sell the team.  He then picks a successor who says he's determined to do whatever it takes to make this team a perennial contender and is willing to put his money where his mouth is..

Meanwhile, Marty Hurney did exactly what Richardson said he was going to do when he brought him on. He went out and profiled the best possible general manager candidates, interviewed them and hired someone to take the reins of the team from here on out while Marty goes back to  working at the radio station he owns.

Everybody's happy! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What exactly is in this pain medication I'm taking? 

[Lumps]

Ah, all thanks to JR supporters and nut huggers. I remember just a short while ago calling JR incompetent and needing to go got you blasted on the huddle. Now that’s it’s stupid-obvious he should have been gone a long time ago we have consensus. Too bad...the irony is the supporters dragged bullshit out much like JR ran his team. Unfortunately it apppears JR was running this team in the ground. Gee who woulda thunk it.

[heel31ok]

LOL...  the Turner hire changed everything... we are in good shape... no where near the sky falling at this point...the best shape we have been in over the last several years... 3 yr window to win at least one SB

[The Lobo]

10 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Mid-July, 2017, on the eve of training camp, Jerry Richardson shockingly fires GM Dave Gettleman.

A short time later, previously fired GM Marty Hurney is reinstalled as the "interim" GM.  Lots of folks speculate it's not really interim.

Not long thereafter, the team fires Player Personnel Director Mark Koncz.  Koncz had been promoted to this position just two months prior.  No replacement has been named since.

At the same time Koncz had been promoted, long time scout Jeff Morrow had been named Director of College Scouting.  Don Gregory, who had previously held that role, takes what appears to be a demotion.  His name and bio disappear from the staff page. Scout Matt Allen takes Koncz' old Director of Pro Personnel job.

Somewhere prior to that, Jerry Richardson uses a racial slur toward an African American scout.  That scout (probably Khary Darlington) ends up taking a payoff and signing a non-disclosure agreement.

When the season opens, Cam Newton is still suffering from a shoulder injury and the team starts off playing poorly.  The season picks up eventually but is still uneven.

in late October, the team surprisingly trades number one receiver Kelvin Benjamin to the Bills team run by former Panthers DC Sean McDermott and prior Panthers Assistant GM Brandon Beane.

And then, in mid-December, the bomb drops.

On a Friday, the team announces an "internal investigation" regarding allegations of misconduct by Jerry Richardson (Seriously, who thought they were gonna get away with that?)  The NFL responds by saying "Thanks for the offer, but we'll do it ourselves."

Within just a few days, an article in Sports Illustrated makes very serious allegations regarding sexual misconduct and racist language by Richardson.  Later that same day, looking to fend off an NFL investigation, Richardson agrees to sell the team.  The NFL declines to suspend its investigation.  It's later announced that although Richardson technically owns only a 48% stake in the team, the entire team ownership is for sale.

As the season winds down, the team continues its uneven performance, ultimately culminating with a heartbreaking playoff loss to the Saints.  In the midst of all this, Head Coach Ron Rivera is given a two year contract extension and former GM Dave Gettleman is hired to be the new GM of the New York Giants.  Prior to Rivera's extension, there were rumors that he might leave to take the head coaching job with the Bears.

In his season ending press conference, Rivera says he doesn't anticipate making staff changes.  A few days later, he fires Offensive Coordinator Mike Shula and Quarterback Coach Ken Dorsey.  Later, Special Teams Coach Thomas McGaughey leaves to take the same position in New York and Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks is hired by the Arizona Cardinals. The team will go into next season with new personnel at every coordinator position. Wilks also takes a few position coaches with him.

Wilks and McGaughey wind up being replaced by understudies Eric Washington and Chase Blackburn.  Shula and Dorsey are replaced by Norv Turner and his son Scott.  The addition of Norv and Scott puts four members of the Turner family on staff, but two - Norv's brother Ron and nephew Cameron - later depart: Cameron for Arizona and Ron likely into retirement.

Meanwhile, potential ownership group member Felix Sabates starts talking about how the team needs a new, domed stadium with 20,000 parking spots. Speculation starts regarding a 200 acre piece of land  near the North Carolina / South Carolina state line.

Fast forward to last week.  Most fans are expecting Marty Hurney to continue as interim GM at least through this season.  It's suddenly announced that GM interviews are set to begin.  It turns out a possible reason is that the Fritz Pollard Alliance believes the team is using Hurney's "interim" tag to avoid interviewing African American candidates. In truth, the Panthers may not have wanted to interview anyone at all.

Perhaps overcompensating for potential image problems, the Panthers conduct interviews from a pool of all African American candidates...and Marty Hurney.  Despite speculation that Titans executive and former Panthers scout Ryan Cowden will be interviewed, the Panthers never reach out to him.  Speculation from all over is that the interview process is a sham and the team will ultimately just hire Hurney full time.

This past Friday, Marty Hurney's ex-wife seeks, but fails to secure, an order of protection against him citing harassment.

On Sunday, Hurney advises the Panthers about his wife's legal action.  The team, as they are required to do, informs the NFL.

The following day, the NFL advises that they're going to investigate the allegations.  In response, the team places Hurney on paid leave.  Hurney's ex ultimately drops her complaint.

 

And here we are...Did I miss anything?

 

I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say this past year has been the single most tumultuous period in Panthers history.

At this point, who knows what happens next?

Shula is gone, makes things a tad better.

[Manther]

If we're including player news, you have the Oher drama, with the pills and the uber driver, later being released...

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Manther said:

If we're including player news, you have the Oher drama, with the pills and the uber driver, later being released...

When was that? I've forgotten.

I'm thinking of rearranging the timeline to start with Danny Morrison's resignation as the first oddball event.