Sometimes in the NFL, a decision is as boring and uninspiring as it seems from the outside.
The Panthers re-hired interim general manager Marty Hurney full time on Wednesday, reinstalling the architect of three winning seasons and two .500 campaigns between 2002 and ’12. It’s a move that is not unfamiliar across the NFL landscape—a knee-jerk reaction to tether the franchise to the only sturdy flagpole in town before the wind picks up.
We saw it when the Rams extended Jeff Fisher before moving to Los Angeles or when Washington extended Jay Gruden while they attempted to shove their one-time general manager out the door.