Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney is the former General Manager of the Carolina Panthers...
ahead apparent became catch chance chart depth fairly felt opportunity rod situation
It was a situation where there are other receivers ahead of him on the depth chart and it became fairly apparent to us that he would not be in our long-term plans. We felt like this was the right opportunity to give Rod a chance to catch on with another team.
close looks
Nothing is signed, but it looks like we're close to terms.
great gut incredible instincts
He's got an incredible feel for people, players, the game. He's got great instincts and a great gut for when to do it.
finding guys position saying
You never go in saying we've got to get this position or that position. For us, it's about finding guys who are the right fits.
apparently foot hurt playing toughness
Apparently he hurt the foot the same play as he hurt the knee; he showed a lot of toughness going back and playing on it,
beat football good happened proved quickly special teams
It happened quickly for us this year, but I don't think it was a fluke. I think we proved we've got a pretty good football team. We beat too many good teams to say otherwise. It was a special group.
family good great obvious rapport wants work
It's been obvious from the day he interviewed that he was a good fit. We work well together. He has a great feel for what the Richardson family wants as owners, how they want the organization to function, all the things that are important to them. And he's got a great rapport with the players.
league
That's a league matter. I have no comment.
announce close hopefully looks terms
Nothing is signed, but it looks like we're very close to terms and hopefully we'll have something to announce on Friday.
approach ball build john master running takes
Think about running the ball in the NFL. If you're going to build yourself around that, you sometimes have to be very patient. You have to be a master at being patient. John takes that approach here not only in games, but every day here in everything he does.
appreciate flag great hope knows locker
In Buck's case, he's been a flag carrier for us down in the locker room, on the field, and he's been great in the community. We hope he knows how much we appreciate what he's done for us.
agency anytime assume chances deal decides free player
Anytime you don't have a deal when free agency begins, you have to assume that a player is gone. Sometimes you are wrong, and the player decides to stay. But at this point, the chances of re-signing them are not very good.
glad good hoping jason left pick season
Jason had a very good season for us and we're hoping he can pick up where he left off. We're glad to have him back.
compete guy starting veteran
He's was a veteran guy we feel can come in and compete for a starting job.