Comments on: John Fox’s disconnect with the Panthers distilled into two quotes

By: hookrx

hookrx — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:18:21 +0000

Mr Richardson didn’t get rich from Panther fans. He was a billionaire when he got the team. He made his money by owning more restaurants than anybody at the time he formed the Panthers. Richardson is a stand up guy. A true rarity in todays world of sports. He will lead the collective bargaining talks because he is universally respected by the other owners. The old school owners and the new owners all respect Jerry. He is also the only owner to have played in the NFL.

By: djeg07

djeg07 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:17:41 +0000

average time in league for rb’s to be done? what like 6 years???? ok so stewart is 23, with no line how long will he last? williams is fred taylor for this next 8 years has e been on field all 16 games in a season?

By: pooflingingmonkey

pooflingingmonkey — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:08:09 +0000

Deb’s right. Cowher has been waiting patiently for the Panthers HC job to open.

Cowher will be the Carolina coach next year.

By: thewardenbb

thewardenbb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:36:42 +0000

didn’t even realize that you people would think the Clausen would be a viable Franchise QB.

By: thewardenbb

thewardenbb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:34:59 +0000

my bad should of been more clear. The 1st pick in the draft. Andrew Luck.

By: mean13

mean13 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:08:13 +0000

Fox is a dead man walking.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:43:22 +0000

If Bill Cowher wants the job, looks like he’ll get it. Will admit I kinda wanted to see what he could do with the Giants, but Coughlin has probably saved himself. So if Bill wants back into coaching and this is one of his top two choices, he should take it.

By: AlanSaysYo

AlanSaysYo — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:42:11 +0000

Richardson hasn’t fired Fox yet because he’s going to gut the operation at the end of the season. There’s no reason to name an interim coach at this point because he wouldn’t be auditioning for next year. And you can bet Richardson realizes that what Fox says is true: they’re not losing due to a lack of effort, and firing the coach won’t change that. Better to let Fox stink his way out of the building and start sending Bill Cowher gold bars and concubines in 2011.

By: heyguru1969

heyguru1969 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:14:15 +0000

John Fox already has his next job lined up: Analyst & color commentator for ESPN’s World Cheerleading Championships. That’s a match made in Cleveland if I ever saw one.

By: blackcatnfl

blackcatnfl — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:44:11 +0000

I seriously doubt Richardson knows what he supposedly wrote in his PSL letter to fans. The marketing department wrote that.

By: barneyrumble

barneyrumble — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:42:45 +0000

Three head coaches fired so far, not two. Maybe you weren’t counting one of Chilly or Wade or McDaniels as real head coaches, but there have been three so far this season.

By: actiondanwi

actiondanwi — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:41:22 +0000

The RBs are getting old? Stewart, who figures to be their feature back next year and beyond is 23 years old.

DeAngelo is 27.

By: herokravon

herokravon — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:40:08 +0000

Jerry put the league ahead of his team and the fans when he put the equivalent of the Pittsburgh Pirates on the field this year.

He cut almost all players over 30 years of age.

Drafted Armanti Edwards in round , who hasnt seen the field all year, so that tells you about the level of his talent.

Did they even sign a free agent?

By: weareluckytohavemikeflorio

weareluckytohavemikeflorio — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:36:45 +0000

the PSL holders are the ones who got thrown under the bus and NOT by John Fox.
Jerry Richardson is a pompous selfrighteous jerktard.
He built a stadium with season ticket holders money, now he owns it.
He tore the team down to nothing but a bunch of rookies and young players NOT to get better but to line his own pockets under the pretense that he was ‘building for the future’
how about asking those 30,000 PSL holders who dont travel to the games anymore who got thrown under the bus.
They will quickly tell you “Us AND John Fox”
Jerry Richardson won a bigger battle with his heart surgery. One just has to wonder where his “heart” is today.
His open letter to the PSL holders was a joke and didnt explain anything worthwhile.
Charlotte and the Panthers fans deserve better than this, especially from the man they made rich beyond his wildest dreams.
Im only glad i didnt get sucked into the PSL deal he ran years ago.
Ticket prices were also raised going into this season.
Where did that extra money go ($3 x 80Kx8 games=1.92 millie)
in Jerry’s pocket.
he now has no coach and pretty much
no team and fwiw his sons also left the organization.
this has to speak volumes to anyone paying any attention at all.

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:24:15 +0000

Two coaches have been fired in season so far, why keep Fox for another four weeks? Put someone else in and see what he can do. What difference does it make. Even though Richardson seems like a sincere guy, he doesn’t have the right guys making the decisions on draft day and the free agent signing period. Those are critical slots that must be filled by an experienced football guy.

By: bgn1987

bgn1987 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:17:34 +0000

I think the owner threw Fox under the bus last year. They’ve let guys go without replacing them and drafted poorly. I don’t blame Fox for everything, it was a team effort making this team bad.

By: phamt02

phamt02 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:04:54 +0000

“They aren’t communicating and Fox can’t be bothered to cover a little for his owner.”

By: darklighter

darklighter — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:55:43 +0000

Hey Thewardenbb are you serious? Jimmy Clausen and the words “franchise QB” go together as well as fire and water.

By: djeg07

djeg07 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:55:31 +0000

@thewardenbb

are they planning on drafting a franchise QB? if you think clausen is that level think again. the RB’s are getting old, WR smith is getting old, i dont see any young recievers doing much. defense might be the only area of any thing close to being good. whomever take this job needs to put a lot of emphasis on the offense. clausen might be able to improve but not to a super bowl winner. ok as a back up yes.

By: wilsonphillipsgroupie

wilsonphillipsgroupie — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:54:12 +0000

“It is what it is” -J. Fox

By: andyreidsappetite

andyreidsappetite — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:47:45 +0000

@ blackqbwhiterb says:
makes this Redskins fan feel better…………

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Don’t think so pal. Your mess of a team doesn’t even get the top pick that the Panthers will get.

By: paulnoga

paulnoga — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:33:40 +0000

I tough game to pick between the Falcons and the Panthers this weekend.
On one hand, the Falcons are 10-2 and the Panthers are 1-11. Fox is gone and the players know it. There is no way the falcons can lose.
On the other hand, its a Division game. The Falcons played a tough, physical game against the Bucs last weekend. The week after this, the Falcons will play a Division game against the Saints, last years Super Bowl champ. That game should determine the Division champ and home field advantage. This “sandwich” game will be hard for the Falcons to get up for and the Panthers have nothing to lose.
tough pick.

By: thewardenbb

thewardenbb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:33:08 +0000

Whoever takes this team over will have what looks to be a franchise QB. If I was a coach, I would want this job because of the possibility of having a run of 9-14 years with a winning record and maybe a superbowl or two.

By: pigskin28

pigskin28 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:32:33 +0000

Yeah I wonder how Fox would feel if a player did the same to him…No matter how you look at the situation this is a poor stance by Fox…He should be fired…Besides, even when they had good players, he was wildly inconsistent..

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:23:04 +0000

makes this Redskins fan feel better…………

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:18:05 +0000

Fox should tread lightly here. He is a good coach and will get another shot, but don’t think other GM’s and owners aren’t taking note of his willingness to throw his superiors under the bus.