Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney
Marty Hurney is the former General Manager of the Carolina Panthers...
backs brings extremely helped leadership locker room valuable
What he does for us on the field, as well as his leadership he brings in the locker room is important. He has really helped out working with all of the other backs and made them better. He's extremely valuable to us and we think he can still help us out in that area.
difficult knew numbers saw
We knew when we saw the numbers that it was going to be very difficult to match.
good key retaining several spots
We're in pretty good shape. We feel like we're in a pretty good position. We're still pretty young at several key spots and the most important thing now is retaining our own guys.
cross
Sometimes there is enough to cross him off the board. There are always some like that, but not many.
evaluate player
Just like any other player we will evaluate that at the end of the season.
career draft finish good pick picks players stick
He's a first-round draft pick and we wanted to him to be here and finish his career here, if possible. That is something we think is very important if you can get your first-round picks or very good players who make a difference, to stick around.
grasp looking obviously piece players system teaching
It's just one piece of the puzzle. It's a guideline, but obviously you're looking for players that can come in and grasp the system you're teaching and what you want to do.
fit good seeing thinks vice
Right now we're seeing if he thinks we're a good fit for him, and vice versa.
focused friday injury morning realize until walk woke
But it's something he didn't realize he did. He was focused on the knee, when the injury occurred. He didn't realize it until Friday morning when he woke up and couldn't walk on it.
smart
You're never as smart as they say you are and you're never as dumb, either.
everybody people voice
The way we do things, everybody has a voice. You can find 15 people who have had a voice in a decision.
asset dan defense felt valuable
Dan is a very valuable asset to our defense and he's a difference-maker for us. We felt it was very important to get him extended.
decision evaluate next offer received talk
We received the offer sheet, and we're going to look at it, evaluate it and talk about it. And then we'll make a decision on it next week.
situation waiting watching
We'll be watching and waiting just like everyone else. It's a different situation than we've usually had, so we've just got to wait and see how it all unfolds.