Hurney confirms were not done in free agency on WFNZ

[panther4life]

Heres a recap of what stood out to me when listening to the full interview:

• They were ready for every scenario possible to play out
• Really thinks Ian Thomas can be a complete tight end and was a great value at top of 4th,made sure to mention him 1st when asked about Skill position players added.
• Sure sounds like our first pick was locked in on being a WR because we knew 1 of Ridley or Moore would be there. I think he assumed another team would make the decision for us on which one (Moore or Ridley) and if they had already gone would have pushed Ragnow down and he would have been the guy
• "Honestly it was tough decision" Tiebreaker went to Moore because of run after catch ability and the fact that he still produced while teams knew he was essentially the whole offense at Maryland and locked in on stopping him. 
• Donte Jackson gives us a skill set we didn't have on the roster. 
• Washington want's to play more man to man, having players like Donte who can follow a speedy guy inside or out will help with that
• Gaulden, has all the traits of a safety and think he will turn into a guy who will play back there for a long time
• Lot's of guards we liked but they flew off the board, considered trading up to grab one, but teams were asking too much so that thought didn't last long
• Really would have liked to add interior o-line, RB, and backup QB in the draft but board did not fall that way, so we took what the board gave us at other positions of need
• Kept saying you've got to decide where to put your resources you have left and what position's. Got to prioritize what areas your going to spend he resources you have left and what positions they will go to. 
• Safety absolutely could be added "if the right one comes up and we can afford to do that then we will"
• Was then asked about Eric Reid and said "we definitely looked at him and now you have to decide do you feel good at saftey, backup RB, backup QB and where you're going to use your resources" 
• Tre Boston has alluded to it before but I think the "if we can afford it" statement from Hurney kind of confirms safeties haven't signed yet because theres too much of a gap in what the players at the safety position feel they are worth and what the teams value them at. This is specific to the safety position. 
• He kept using the word resources instead of cap space, so maybe i'm reading too much into it but a trade may be possible as well. 
• I feel like we are almost guaranteed to bring in a vet RB AND QB after it won't affect our comp picks (may 11th).

About 14 minutes,feel free to listen for yourself here: http://www.wfnz.com/articles/news/marty-hurney-we-looked-eric-reid

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

...and this is why he's great, folks.

No too-clever-by-half bullsh*t or deranged arrogance - just reading the field and playing the game. An absolute master aging like a fine wine.

[brandon_87]

If we can somehow pick up Reid and drop Searcy, I'll be the happiest I've been in a long time with this team

[TheSpecialJuan]

2 minutes ago, brandon_87 said:

If we can somehow pick up Reid and drop Searcy, I'll be the happiest I've been in a long time with this team

I think we add another safety and drop Mike Adams

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

Mentioned it in another thread, but Walt Bell has been shouting from the rooftop for over a year about how special of a player Gold Jacket is. It's pretty clear - I think to anyone - when a coach genuinely feels a player has The Right Stuff versus when he just feels obligated to speak up for one of his charges. In this case, it's certainly the former. The way Marty phrased it, re: production against the odds, is telling.

[joemac]

4 minutes ago, RetiredCollegeCoach said:

...and this is why he's great, folks.

No too-clever-by-half bullsh*t or deranged arrogance - just reading the field and playing the game. An absolute master aging like a fine wine.

Ok Marty....you're not even trying to hide yourself anymore.

[Johnny Rockets]

Very nice summary. Well done. Hurney's interviews are usually insightful and forthcoming. 

A couple of thoughts:

I know Steve Smith was saying yesterday that he got texts from 3 teams that were pissed off on draft night that the Panthers took Moore when they did. 

As you eluded to, Tre Boston has said that the available safeties are being offered WR 4 type money at the moment. As mentioned in another thread, the safety position is really devalued right now across the league.

 

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

4 minutes ago, joemac said:

Ok Marty....you're not even trying to hide yourself anymore.

(you've come closer than you may realize)

[sml1950]

If they sign any of the safeties it will be after the May 8 expiration date for compensatory offset for FAs.  That’s when the market will heat up.

[zacka77ack]

44 minutes ago, RetiredCollegeCoach said:

Mentioned it in another thread, but Walt Bell has been shouting from the rooftop for over a year about how special of a player Gold Jacket is. It's pretty clear - I think to anyone - when a coach genuinely feels a player has The Right Stuff versus when he just feels obligated to speak up for one of his charges. In this case, it's certainly the former. The way Marty phrased it, re: production against the odds, is telling.

who?

[countryboi]

Come on Hurney go ahead and Boston a call, he is hanging around Charlotte I saw him at he Harris Y just last week. 

[Toker Smurf]

1 hour ago, panther4life said:

Heres a recap of what stood out to me when listening to the full interview:

• They were ready for every scenario possible to play out
• Really thinks Ian Thomas can be a complete tight end and was a great value at top of 4th,made sure to mention him 1st when asked about Skill position players added.
• Sure sounds like our first pick was locked in on being a WR because we knew 1 of Ridley or Moore would be there. I think he assumed another team would make the decision for us on which one (Moore or Ridley) and if they had already gone would have pushed Ragnow down and he would have been the guy
• "Honestly it was tough decision" Tiebreaker went to Moore because of run after catch ability and the fact that he still produced while teams knew he was essentially the whole offense at Maryland and locked in on stopping him. 
• Donte Jackson gives us a skill set we didn't have on the roster. 
• Washington want's to play more man to man, having players like Donte who can follow a speedy guy inside or out will help with that
• Gaulden, has all the traits of a safety and think he will turn into a guy who will play back there for a long time
• Lot's of guards we liked but they flew off the board, considered trading up to grab one, but teams were asking too much so that thought didn't last long
• Really would have liked to add interior o-line, RB, and backup QB in the draft but board did not fall that way, so we took what the board gave us at other positions of need
• Kept saying you've got to decide where to put your resources you have left and what position's. Got to prioritize what areas your going to spend he resources you have left and what positions they will go to. 
• Safety absolutely could be added "if the right one comes up and we can afford to do that then we will"
• Was then asked about Eric Reid and said "we definitely looked at him and now you have to decide do you feel good at saftey, backup RB, backup QB and where you're going to use your resources" 
• Tre Boston has alluded to it before but I think the "if we can afford it" statement from Hurney kind of confirms safeties haven't signed yet because theres too much of a gap in what the players at the safety position feel they are worth and what the teams value them at. This is specific to the safety position. 
• He kept using the word resources instead of cap space, so maybe i'm reading too much into it but a trade may be possible as well. 
• I feel like we are almost guaranteed to bring in a vet RB AND QB after it won't affect our comp picks (may 11th).

About 14 minutes,feel free to listen for yourself here: http://www.wfnz.com/articles/news/marty-hurney-we-looked-eric-reid

Thanks.

[Johnny Rockets]

1 minute ago, countryboi said:

Come on Hurney go ahead and Boston a call, he is hanging around Charlotte I saw him at he Harris Y just last week. 

Tre has stated that he spoke with the Panthers and they pretty much made it clear they weren't interested (or not interested enough). 

[ecu88]

To me it sounds like Hurney learned a lot and is thinking now without sacrificing tomorrow.

This is new direction with a familiar face that took lessons of yesterday to heart.

He still loves speed in skilled positions, he still loves attitude and still takes risks but this time without mortgaging future resources.

Thanks for the review.