Great Artice on JR by Rick Bonnell

[Debil]

Bonnell doesn't cover the Panthers, so he can write what he wants and speak for those who worik there. There was nothing sexual or suggestive about the way he handled Morgan, and there are writers lying to the public in the name of his team. For example, Gantt told people this conference was going to be a "major announcement" and he wrote that his sources confirmed that the panthers have been in conversation with Harbaugh for the past 2 weeks.

Having said that, you just finished 2-14 and ticket holders wanted hope and not pie charts. Your dry sense of humor may not be understood by all, and there is a 21 year old QB watching us closely as he decides whether or not to turn pro. I wonder what he thinks about this?

Well, given that Luck's father has been involved with football for a long time, including NFL Europe, I don't think he is totally ignorant to how things work in the NFL, nor how the owners are. And most Panther players are still wanting to keep playing here, even with the CBA uncertainty keeping them from getting contracts signed. I think the Luck family is aware of those things.

I really don't see this presser affecting Luck one way or the other.

[AKPantherFan]

I've flamed Bonnell before for the way he covers the Bobcats, but I'm right on with him here... This may be the best piece he has EVER done. Awesome and right on the money with how I felt about today's presser.

As I mentioned in the aftermath threads, him mentioning for us to buy more Bojangles so he and his wife can live... Talking trash to the beat writers... The way he handled the Harbaugh questions... A great deal of it was so nonchalant, that it was offensive. And yes, the tone was generally condescending.

Anyway, here's a part of it, as I don't think I'm allowed to post the whole thing:

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/2011/01/a-bizarre-moment-in-charlotte-sports.html

Richardson has lost it, and he is willing to lose his fanbase and team for his own love of the NFL brand..... This is a business yes, but he doesnt run the whole damn NFL, he needs to remember who is paying the bills.

Get ready for those increased ticket prices once we draft Luck... (Thats even considering Luck would sign with us)

[bleys]

I have to withhold judgment until I hear this.. anyone have a link?

[PhillyB]

oh boy AK is back from the penguin hunt to brandish mighty arguments

[KBRed]

You guys are crazy. JR is a business man, while also being a competitor (player). He wants to win and also wants to make some money for his 'partners'. That's business. All in all, he will spend the money to get a good coach, draft the BPA...Luck, then you will be praising Mr. Richardson.

I'm not a homer, just think the ideas taken from the press conference were thrown out of proportion. He's a genuine guy with only the best ambitions for the team. I think intelligent players like Luck can understand our franchise.

[CosmoGirl]

He seemed as sharp as ever. I laugh at the people who hear him talk and judge him. He's a southern boy through and through.

I was one of the people he called personally. He never introduced himself to me as in "This is Jerry Richardson and I'm calling to speak to you about your email". It was "I got your email and if that's what you think of me, you don't know me". "I don't know you or anything about an email", so on and so forth. A business person calls and says who they are at first. I even still have the voicemail he left at my office before calling my cell phone.

This interview wasn't efficient. He went off on tangents mid-sentence.

And I felt that his treatment of the media showed exactly why the reporters aren't free to report what they know - only what the Panthers want them to report.

[CosmoGirl]

:iagree: I don't feel like that was the same Jerry Richardson that we have seen before. It certainly wasn't the same man who spoke during Mike Minter's retirement press conference just a few years ago. He did seem to ramble and lose his train of thought at times. Seems the only thing he was focused on when speaking about it was the CBA negotiations.

I also think it will not help us sign any FA's, whenever we do get around to signing FA's. Or signing the first choice for coach.

And you guys can joke around all you want about his treatment of Fogerty but as a women I was offended by his attitude.

I put this in my email to him. When he called, he basically said he didn't care about free agents, that he wanted to grow from our own players.

[GRWatcher]

I put this in my email to him. When he called, he basically said he didn't care about free agents, that he wanted to grow from our own players.

That is really sad. Because even our own players become FA's unless we give them extensions.

What happens when our players grow up?

[frash.exe]

Fox doesn't say enough, JR says too much.

lol you think it's that black and white

Jesus what do you people want around here?

how about some humility, which is what everybody else apart from the organization is entitled to for having to sit through watching this poo product the last year

He came into that room, took command of the situation and said it like it was;

did he? and what problem would he have with beat writers misinforming? I think it would be an advantage to you for the journalists leak fake news out. smoke screens

I'm sorry you can't handle direct talk. Maybe 'it is what it is' would be more to your liking?

no it wouldn't. but he embarrassed himself today in front of everyone but his staunch supporters that will stand behind him until the NFL locks up and/or the panthers miss out on signing new players because of his buffoonery

[Pox 08]

I was one of the people he called personally. He never introduced himself to me as in "This is Jerry Richardson and I'm calling to speak to you about your email". It was "I got your email and if that's what you think of me, you don't know me". "I don't know you or anything about an email", so on and so forth. A business person calls and says who they are at first. I even still have the voicemail he left at my office before calling my cell phone.

This interview wasn't efficient. He went off on tangents mid-sentence.

And I felt that his treatment of the media showed exactly why the reporters aren't free to report what they know - only what the Panthers want them to report.

I'm just excited because it's the first time the fan base has really heard him give a presser in what feels like forever, you know?. I've always thought of him as extremely straight forward.

Maybe he felt it would be more entertaining if he'd ask them questions also, and a reprieve from him just sitting there, just answering one question after another in rapid succession? Who knows?

I'm in the small group that found him great, while the majority feel that he represented the franchise in an embarrassing manner, so I guess it was a swing and a miss from that standpoint, since majority>minority.

Hopefully he doesn't wait several years before doing another one.

[God]

jerry is senile and will probably croak any day now

[Rodger]

I have to withhold judgment until I hear this.. anyone have a link?

http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13779704

[iamcline]

I wonder what he thinks about this?

He's thinking, "Hey! This owner doesn't take any crap from the media. Love it."

[House]

JR is a billionare.

JR owns his own football team.

JR has had a heart transplant and does not have enough time left on Earth to bullshit.

JR does not owe any of you an apology for this season. JR does not need to show "humility" and he most definetly does not need to run around and try to suck-off a bunch of ass-holes with pencils who ask stupid fuging questions.

Get over yourselves. You don't matter in the grand scheme to JR at all. Maybe if you can convince about 10,000-15,000 PSL owners to sell thier rights and convince everyone else not to buy them then maybe he would pay some attention to you. Until then he may pay you some "lip-service" in a broad spectrum bs letter at the end of the season but that is it. Deal with it.