Will our FAs want to be a part of JRs org?

[Mr. Scot]

The team sucks, the owner and general manager are among the worst in the league, we have no quarterback, no winning tradition.

You forgot the fanbase.

[Sam Mills Fan]

That all you got?

[Mr. Scot]

That all you got?

No. That's just all the response I thought it was worth.

The equivalent of "Everything sucks! Everybody sucks! Nobody likes us! Everybody hates us! We should just eat worms!" doesn't exactly inspire a deep philosophical response.

[Sam Mills Fan]

It's a simple question though. Besides the ability to overpay like the other 31 teams have, what advantages do the Panthers have in signing potential free agents that most other teams don't have?

[Sam Mills Fan]

Keeping in mind that the word "overpaying" is to Jerry Richardson as sunlight is to vampires.

[Panthro]

I wouldn't go that far. We have a history of overpaying just for the wrong players.

[Jackofalltrades]

Money talks.

[mav1234]

Chris Harris doesn't seem to think the Manning stuff is personal, so why would our guys?

ChrisHarrisNFL Chris Harris

Nothing personal just business RT @ryanleeredsox @ChrisHarrisNFL What's your reaction to the labour charge against you guys by the league?

On Monday 14th February 2011, @chrisharrisnfl said:

Nothing personal just business RT @Manoj_Khandekar @ChrisHarrisNFL what do you think about the reports of Jerry Richardson disrespecting Brees and Manning during meetings?

[mountainpantherfan]

I wonder how many employees who had the opportunity to leave microsoft and go to apple didn't even though the apple job presented a better opportunity just because of those condensending commercials with Justin Long?

Realize that the above comment is so stupid and irrelevant and it fits in line with the opening post.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Horrible fallacy there mav. Chris Harris doesn't speak for all players. Speaking of which, Frank and Moose were calling Richardson out today on their show. Garcia hardly ever does that and that was the first time I'd heard Moose EVER say a negative word about Jerry Richardson. So players aren't monoliths.

[MadHatter]

Yeah. I'm sure guys will trurn down million dollar contracts because "he was so mean to Peyton and Drew" :rolleyes:

Exactly.

This is big business...if the players are going to get their feelings hurt because someone on the other side "disrespected them", they have no business sitting at the table trying to negotiate.

If you think this is bad, you have NEVER been part of Corporate negotiations...whether labor, acquisition of businesses, etc... These antics are childs play compared to some of the things that I have been a part of.

[mav1234]

Horrible fallacy there mav. Chris Harris doesn't speak for all players. Speaking of which, Frank and Moose were calling Richardson out today on their show. Garcia hardly ever does that and that was the first time I'd heard Moose EVER say a negative word about Jerry Richardson. So players aren't monoliths.

Oh okay. so you'd trust two guys not in the biz right now with plenty of reason to talk (gets you a bigger audience the more noise you make) over a guy who not only is still close friends with many guys on this team but has a good reason to be unhappy with the owner?

meh.

The players know this is business and not personal.

[CatfanMO]

Yeah. I'm sure guys will trurn down million dollar contracts because "he was so mean to Peyton and Drew" :rolleyes:

Point missed I'm afraid..They will get million dollars contracts from somewhere else im sure, but I dont see JR ponying up to the plate for some of these guys. Really has nothing to do with the comments made to Brees and Manning. More of the comments about not really caring about how valuable players are to an organization.

JR has made himself look like a huge jackass these last few months. If I was an elite player and had plenty of offers, I would probably pass on one from a person like JR.

[CatfanMO]

Other than overpaying for players, there is not ONE other reason why players would want to come here. The team sucks, the owner and general manager are among the worst in the league, we have no quarterback, no winning tradition. Ron Rivera has his work cut out for him and Jerry Richardson isn't making things any easier.

The only way we're going to get a free agent that another team wants is if we vastly overpay for that player. Congrats Jerry, you f'ing old-ass idiot.

My point exactly.