Ron Rivera broke the proverbial champagne bottle over the
bow of former Panther GM Marty Hurney’s radio debut of “Hurney & Gardner”
on ESPN 730 today. This was an
interesting, but appropriate, opening to Hurney’s return to journalism, given he
was the guy who hired Rivera as Panthers head coach. The interview consisted of a friendly
exchange between the two former colleagues on four basic topics: Panthers mini-camp,
Rivera’s growth as a coach, the offense and defense, and the 2014 schedule.
I want to say that this was just the run-of-the mill
interview between a head coach and a new local radio show. It may have been standard for Ron Rivera, but
it wasn’t run-of-mill. There were many
storylines going into this interview that appealed to me as a fan.
