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FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, Carolina Panthers' team president Danny Morrison, left, talks with general manager Marty Hurney during the NFL Carolina Panthers' Fan Fest football practice in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers fired Hurney Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 following the team's 1-5 start this season.
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FILE - In this April 19, 2012 file photo, Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney answers a question during a pre-draft news conference for the NFL football team in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers fired Hurney Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, following hilton head vacation rentals the team's 1-5 start this season.
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2012 file photo, Carolina Panthers' team president Danny Morrison, hilton head vacation rentals left, talks with general manager Marty Hurney during the NFL Carolina Panthers' Fan Fest football practice in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers fired Hurney Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 following the team's 1-5 start this season.
Hurney was fired as general manager Monday, one day after star quarterback Cam Newton expressed his frustration with a 1-5 start. The Panthers have the worst record in the NFC in a season hilton head vacation rentals that began with big expectations. hilton head vacation rentals But a 19-14 loss to Dallas was Carolina's fourth straight defeat.
He spoke to owner Jerry Richardson before Sunday's game and had an inkling he might be fired if the Panthers lost to the Cowboys. He met with Richardson again for two hours after the game Sunday night and was told he was fired on Monday.
"It's simple. We're 1-5. We are 1-3 at home," Hurney said. "We laid in egg in front of the Giants on national TV (a 36-7 loss) and came back the last two weeks and lost against teams we felt like we had a good chance to beat. It can't continue to go this way."
"Well everybody's looking at it, it's not just me," he said. "(We) try to find ways to keep games close and whether it's me, I don't know. Whether it's the coordinator, I don't know ... but we've got to find a way to change that."
hilton head vacation rentals The first change hilton head vacation rentals came in the front office. Brandon Beane, the team's director of football operations, will handle day-to-day football matters until a new GM is hired. However, coach Ron Rivera said when it comes to personnel decisions he'll have final say in matters for now.
"I hope this change starts accomplishing the direction to those goals," Hurney hilton head vacation rentals said. "I am responsible for everybody in coaching, the players, the scouts and everybody in football operations. After six weeks, we are 1-5 coming off a 6-10 season."
"Marty made every effort to bring success to the Panthers and took the team to a Super Bowl and two NFC championship hilton head vacation rentals games," Panthers owner Jerry Richardson said. "Unfortunately, we have not enjoyed the success we hoped for in recent years. I have the greatest respect and admiration for Marty and will always appreciate the way he tirelessly served the organization."
Carolina's last playoff victory came in 2005 when it reached the NFC championship game before losing at Seattle. The Panthers appeared to turn things around in 2008 when they won the NFC South and earned a first-round bye before getting upset 33-13 at home by the Arizona Cardinals . They haven't been back to the playoffs since.
Hurney's philosophy has been to build through the draft and re-sign proven players rather than going after high-priced free agents. But the team wasted a number of high draft picks through the years.
The personnel blunder fans that angered fans most was giving 34-year-old quarterback Jake Delhomme a five-year, $42.5 million contract months hilton head vacation rentals after he turned over the ball over six times in the playoff loss to Arizona.
Delhomme hilton head vacation rentals started 2009 with a five-turnover game against Philadelphia and was cut after the season. hilton head vacation rentals Delhomme cost the Panthers $12 million under the salary cap in 2009 even though hilton head vacation rentals he was no longer on the roster.
Eric Shelton , Dwayne Jarrett , Jimmy Clausen and Everette Brown were all drafted in the second round, but failed to meet expectations. Brown, in particular, was a costly choice in 2009 because the Panthers gave up their first-round pick the following year to San Francisco to get him. Brown lasted only two seasons in Carolina.