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You know who isn't getting enough credit? Marty Hurney

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I can't really point to any move he's made over the past year that looks that bad. Signed CJ Anderson, Jarius Wright, now Eric Reid. Drafted guys like Donte Jackson and DJ Moore. Has given out fiscally responsible extensions to some key guys. He may have saved the offensive line from turning into a complete disaster. He's been a punching bag on here for literally a decade, but I think we need to actually praise the job he's done post-Gettleman. Maybe Tepper is going to keep him around after all. If you look at this roster from top to bottom, it's hard to argue that there's never been a Panthers roster with so much talent. That might not translate to a Super Bowl berth, but if it doesn't, that's not something you can blame Marty Hurney for.

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It would be poetic for Hurney to be the GM if/when Cam and Rivera get that Superbowl trophy.  

He could have easily not drafted Cam, and where the fug would we be then. 

Winning a Superbowl would be such a great ending to what seems like a season with so many good stories on this team. 

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1 minute ago, ickmule said:

3 games in and we are ready to anoint a guy we all hated as great. No thanks, I'll wait to see how the full season plays out with the talent he has brought in. 

You said yourself that he's brought in talent. He's brought in fresh, organic groceries. It's up to Chef Rivera to make a Super Bowl out of it now.

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8 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

I can't really point to any move he's made over the past year that looks that bad. Signed CJ Anderson, Jarius Wright, now Eric Reid. Drafted guys like Donte Jackson and DJ Moore. Has given out fiscally responsible extensions to some key guys. He's been a punching bag on here for literally a decade, but I think we need to actually praise the job he's done post-Gettleman. Maybe Tepper is going to keep him around after all. If you look at this roster from top to bottom, it's hard to argue that there's never been a Panthers roster with so much talent. That might not translate to a Super Bowl berth, but if it doesn't, that's not something you can blame Marty Hurney for.

I for one am here to eat my crow. So far, Hurney 2.0 has done a great job. 

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I know we've all been (rightly) beating up on Torrey Smith for his failures on the field, and thus we might want to hold that against Hurney . . . however . . . consider the other end of that deal.  Hurney managed to dump Daryl Worley before he imploded completely.  No, Torrey hasn't been wonderful, but he played at least some part in bringing Eric Reid to us.  It's also fair to question whether he would have gotten as many opportunities had Samuel / Byrd been healthy.

I'm actually becoming a believer in Hurney 2.0 . . . I think it's possible he is figuring it out.

 

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9 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

I can't really point to any move he's made over the past year that looks that bad. Signed CJ Anderson, Jarius Wright, now Eric Reid. Drafted guys like Donte Jackson and DJ Moore. Has given out fiscally responsible extensions to some key guys. He's been a punching bag on here for literally a decade, but I think we need to actually praise the job he's done post-Gettleman. Maybe Tepper is going to keep him around after all. If you look at this roster from top to bottom, it's hard to argue that there's never been a Panthers roster with so much talent. That might not translate to a Super Bowl berth, but if it doesn't, that's not something you can blame Marty Hurney for.

Some men just like to watch the world burn.  

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I brought this up in another topic, but yeah, Marty has been doing a great job. Not just this year, but last as well. That trading away of Kelvin Benjamin? In hindsight I think we'd all agree that it was definitely for the best. Getting Peppers to come back? Beautiful! Drafting, so far, so good.

The guy is doing for us what he did back in the days of Fox -- putting together a legitimate team. This time, he has more experience and insight. It shows. And I think Marty is still chasing that ring he didn't get thanks to the Patriots back in '03. 

Glad to see him back and darned impressed by what he has done so far.

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While he's been trying it seems, the results haven't been there. Poe, Smith and Moore haven't earned a paycheck and we went into the season with this secondary situation. Luckily for him, the CB's have stepped up but still haven't seen the longevity. Credit to yesterday or did Tepper bring up about bringing in a safety b/c Ron is blind? We'll never know. Also, Anderson hasn't seen the field much. Yeah, we grabbed Clark AFTER the season started even though both him and Ron were comfortable with Kalil and Amini starting. Sorry, i'm not giving credit yet.

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3 minutes ago, BrianS said:

I know we've all been (rightly) beating up on Torrey Smith for his failures on the field, and thus we might want to hold that against Hurney . . . however . . . consider the other end of that deal.  Hurney managed to dump Daryl Worley before he imploded completely.  No, Torrey hasn't been wonderful, but he played at least some part in bringing Eric Reid to us.  It's also fair to question whether he would have gotten as many opportunities had Samuel / Byrd been healthy.

I'm actually becoming a believer in Hurney 2.0 . . . I think it's possible he is figuring it out.

 

 I would have to think that 1M of the 5M we are throwing away on Torrey would have been enough to get Reid here. And that’s assuming Torrey had any impact at all. Wasn’t like his stance wasn’t known for a long time. 

   Smith doesn’t have the “power” to get anything done to sign someone. Who do you think he is? Ryan Kalil?:shades:

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