Comments on: Panthers aren’t offering much security during staff search

By: joebaloba

joebaloba — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:03:48 +0000

Hiring shaky assistants will guarantee NOT being fired? I knew drugs had become a problem.

If Nick Saban isn’t up for hire, who ya want? JR knows ball better than Gantt or any of us. He played with Unitas. And if the bottom line is important, there is no better way of shoring that up than through winning. I’m still with the team that went to the Super Bowl earlier in its existence than any other true expansion franchise in NFL history. If Hurney had signed Anquan Boldin, had had better luck with Otah, and had really prioritized the cornerbacks, we’d be griping about something else. JR addressed the GM problem.

I just want a guaranteed cheap ticket, like the Braves and Cowboys…

By: drunkencat1

drunkencat1 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:32:55 +0000

Typical Gantt hack job. I only had to read the headline to know who wrote it.

Stupid Carolina fans (and media) think we can’t have any success unless we bring somebody who has already had success. Our only Super Bowl coach was a guy who had never been a HC before.

The Panthers biggest issues are not who is coaching this team, but what the GM can do with the previous GM’s screwups.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:29:22 +0000

Rivera is in a tough spot that likely will not work next season. Trying to get good coaches to come into a sinking ship leaves Rivera slim pickings among coaches.

By: finsphan

finsphan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:48:42 +0000

so let me get this strait, all last week there articles upon articles about not giving minority unknown coaches a shot and all the outrage, basically because of the color and no name. so Carolina goes and hires a bunch of no name assistants to the assistants and now they are getting bashed for it. why? cause they see not black? don’t sit there and write stories about how no new coaches will never come because they don’t get the chances and here there is multiple guys getting the chance to prove them smelf’s and you question it. unbelievable

By: ncbengalmike

ncbengalmike — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:49:55 +0000

nfloracle says:
Jan 25, 2013 10:11 AM
Might not inspire much confidence?

What’s going on in Charlotte inspires NO confidence. Starting to look like another season mirroring Fox’s last year with the Panthers, and that was agony to sit through that season.

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By: uhnoreally

uhnoreally — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:41:09 +0000

Owners/GMs should pay attention to the hires – shaky head Coaches (HC) are now hiring young inexperienced guys so they can’t be replace the HC.

Ensuring a full season – so they can’t get fired mid season.

By: terraj35

terraj35 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:42:41 +0000

It becomes more and more apparent every year that the Panthers aren’t going anywhere with JR in charge. He sees profit margins and nothing else…Remember he was the lone owner who voted against reinstating the old refs after that MNF disaster in Seattle with the replacement refs. If that’s not an obvious sign of his priorities I dont know what is.

By: pillowporkers

pillowporkers — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:26:32 +0000

As a Vikings fan, I can remember back to last year when they couldn’t land anyone big name for the DC spot. Everything was in house. This was part of the reason people had the Vikings going 3-13 this year again. In the end, it worked out. I hated when we promoted our cornerbacks coach Alan Williams (31st ranked D in points allowed in 2011) to DC, and I wasn’t alone. It made no sense. Well, Alan Williams has been great! Without the greatest talent in the world (I’ll admit Harrison Smith22 was a nice piece that wasn’t there last year), to upgrade to the 14th overall scoring D from the 31st is a nice improvement.

Moral of the story, don’t fret Panthers fans just because you didn’t land a big name person. Steve Spagnuolo was a big name signing for the Saints. Greg Williams was a big name signing for the Rams (there was some extenuating circumstances with this one I’ll admit). These guys are now jobless. Big names don’t always bring success. See what some of the young talented coaches you have in your own system have to offer. Not saying it will work, I’m just saying it can work.

By: pilot2011

pilot2011 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:19:47 +0000

Changing everything around now I think would set the this team back, they really aren’t that far from being a pretty good team.

So what exactly is wrong with hiring assistant to assistants anyway? Coaches gotta start somewhere, and for many of these coaches they know its a one year deal unless they do a great job… People tend to work harder when they know their job is on the line.

I like the coaching hires to be honest.

By: wwttww

wwttww — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:02:38 +0000

…at least the Hornets might be coming back.

By: mustbechris

mustbechris — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:26:49 +0000

Christ, just fire Rivera already then. If you’re basically deciding ahead of time that he’s gone next year, then you might as well make him gone this year for his sake and for the sake of your franchise.

I don’t understand why the Panthers do a lot of the things that they do.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:24:51 +0000

I can see not wanting to spend a ton of money but the owner is not being smart here. He is wasting both time (2013 season) and money (anything paid to this staff). It looks as if they will start over after next year. Why wait? What purpose does that serve? He will lose more fans and money by doing this. Is he planning to sell the team this year? Nothing makes sense.

By: ncphilliesguy

ncphilliesguy — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:14:51 +0000

Bottom line, JR doesn’t like to spend money.

By: nfloracle

nfloracle — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:11:22 +0000

Might not inspire much confidence?

What’s going on in Charlotte inspires NO confidence. Starting to look like another season mirroring Fox’s last year with the Panthers, and that was agony to sit through that season.