{"id":23984,"date":"2017-07-17T18:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T22:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23984"},"modified":"2021-03-20T11:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T15:14:25","slug":"panthers-fire-general-manager-dave-gettleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/07\/17\/panthers-fire-general-manager-dave-gettleman\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Panthers Fire General Manager Dave Gettleman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So far, 2017 has not been a good year for NFL general managers. The Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers parted ways with<strong> Ryan Grigson<\/strong> and <strong>Trent Baalke<\/strong> respectively in January. One day after the 2017 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills decided to move on from\u00a0<strong>Doug Whaley<\/strong>. The Kansas City Chiefs surprisingly dismissed <strong>John Dorsey<\/strong> last month. Now, eight days before training camp, the Carolina Panthers have fired general manager\u00a0<strong>Dave Gettleman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GM Dave Gettleman has been relieved of his duties. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KS8zxjhwOh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/KS8zxjhwOh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Panthers\/status\/886985226085429248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Carolina Panthers Fire General Manager Dave Gettleman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAfter much thought and a long evaluation of our football operations, I have decided to relieve Dave Gettleman of his duties as general manager,\u201d owner <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=RichJe21,RichJe00&amp;search=Jerry+Richardson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerry Richardson<\/a> <\/strong>said in a statement. \u201cI want to thank Dave for the role he played in our success over the past four seasons. While the timing of this decision is not ideal, a change is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gettleman had faced scrutiny in the past for letting some of the Panthers better players walk. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SmitSt01,SmitSt00,SmitSt20,SmitSt02,SmitSt21&amp;search=Steve+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Smith<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GrosJo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Gross<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NormJo01,NormJo00&amp;search=Josh+Norman&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Norman<\/a><\/strong> all left the Panthers organization without replacements.<\/p>\n<p>Gettleman also had some pretty poor decision-making skills when it came to the draft and free agency. He pretty much wasted the Panthers 2015 first round draft pick on<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomSh01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shaq Thompson<\/a><\/strong>. Thompson is a good linebacker but the Panthers had absolutely no need for a linebacker, especially not in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Signing mediocre-at-best offensive tackle <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KaliMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Kalil<\/a><\/strong> to a <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2686736-matt-kalil-reportedly-signs-5-year-contract-with-carolina-panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five year, $55 million contract<\/a> wasn&#8217;t the best move either. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/04\/14\/christian-mccaffrey-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Christian McCaffrey<\/strong><\/a> could be a great running back for the Panthers. With receivers like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneJu02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julio Jones<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=EvanMi20,EvanMi00,EvanMi21&amp;search=Mike+Evans&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Evans<\/a><\/strong> in your division, however, a cornerback was a much bigger need for Carolina. Especially after Jones torched the Carolina secondary for 300 yards last season.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next For The Carolina Panthers<\/h3>\n<p>The Panthers are in the middle of some important contract negotiations. Veterans <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DaviTh20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Davis<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OlseGr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greg Olsen<\/a><\/strong> immediately come to mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/05\/09\/bills-name-brandon-beane-general-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Panthers assistant general manager\u00a0<strong>Brandon Beane<\/strong> has already accepted the general manager position from the Buffalo Bills<\/a>. The option to hire from within is no longer available so Carolina will have to look to bring in a new face.<\/p>\n<p>The question now is can Carolina find someone that will be willing to keep<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RiveRo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Rivera<\/a><\/strong> as the head coach. Is Jerry Richardson willing to bring in a new general manager that will seek a coaching change before the 2017 season? 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