In the National Football League, the careers of general managers and certain players who they acquire often become inexorably linked. Usually, this is a phenomenon of their own doing. They make a risky or expensive trade, either in money or draft picks, or they fork over a boat load of money for a player that doesn’t pan out. Marty Hurney has done plenty of both in his... let’s call it inconsistent, NFL career, and our 2019 draft class could signal the end for the controversial GM who somehow survived the coaching regime change.
Yes, he was the one who brought us Brian Burns, who going forward will be a cornerstone of the Carolina Panthers franchise.