Jerry Richardson or Danny Morrison?

[Mr. Scot]

Who would you prefer be the one making the decision on the next GM?

State your case. And please try to post something deeper than "JR is senile".

[Kurb]

Morrison bc he can be fired for screwing it up.

[Mr. Scot]

Morrison bc he can be fired for screwing it up.

Does he have enough of a football background at the pro level to make you comfortable with his handling a big task like this?

[NanuqoftheNorth]

JR doesn't have many years left.

If he wants to live to see another Super Bowl with the Panthers in it, he has to get this GM hire right.

Create a committee of former successful NFL executives. Have them determine the qualifications required, ID and interview potential candidates, and make the final recommendations to JR.

[Lout]

I don't feel like you need a lot of football knowledge to determine if someone is qualified to run an NFL GM position. The GM himself is the one who needs to be knowledgable. I feel like Danny Morrison is more than capable of hiring the right person. Morrison is a guy that handles the business side of the organization.. and I classify this as a business decision. Hell, any one of us can look at a person's track record, ie., who the potential GM has worked for in the past, which GMs has he learned from, what has he contributed to that organization and what he can offer our organization. Interview highly respected potential GMs around the league, and we will weed them out slowly but surely. Morrison is the right guy.

[Guest Hokebuck]

Consultant Firm! :geek:

[jarhead]

JR

[Herbert The Love Bug]

just look on the internet for possible GM candidates and then make a decision based on what you read

[mwright350]

Richardson along with a consultant he brings in to assist with the decision.

The consultant should be along the lines of one of these "old football minds" that everyone wants to coach that I think would make a bad coach / GM choice. No matter what their specific philosophies are they will be able to help identify qualities in a potential GM that will be important.

I still believe Richardson wants to win and I believe he'll spend the money if he has to. I also think he'll need a little help if we're going to be sure this hire is right.

[Tarheels23]

It's JR's team, he should have the final word, and ultimately he will.

[PantherFanOne]

JR will probably make the decision but i had rather have Danny Morrison make it. Morrison would, in my opinion make a selection with his head and not his heart,the way JR has been known to do on occasion. Though my guess is that it will be a joint decision,with JR naturally having the final say.

[2jakefansinva]

JR lets the people he hires do their job.

If he approves, they stay. If he doesn't...............

Morrison will conduct the search with JR's final approval.

[Guest Tom Cat]

If what some folks have said is correct, and Marty was nothing more than a JR hand puppet, then I would definately want DM making the decision. Otherwise I think we have a very good chance of having a new gm who is nothing more than another JR sock puppet, ready to fall on his sword for all of JR s bad decisions.

You really have to wonder about the timing of this Marty firing - in the grand scheme of this season at least- what the hell does it accomplish except make it appear that you are doing something?

[Mr. Scot]

If I recall correctly, Morrison was an active participant in the head coaching search that got Rivera.