The Next Head Coach

[bLACKpANTHER]

my 2cents:

1.Shanahan - 2.Fisher (if available) - 3.Cowher

[TarPanther9180]

I say go with Leslie Frazier. He got serious consideration last year for the Rams, Lions, and Broncos job. The year before, he interviewed for the Falcons and Dolphins job. To me, he should be 1st choice.

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[francois.nc]

Why are so many people so hot on Cowher... I DO NOT want to wait 14 years once he gets here to win the Big Dance... I would much rather find a good young Coordinator... Just like we did when we got FOX, he took us to the Super Bowl pretty early, and if it were not for his dumb 2 point conversion tries, we would have been at least to Overtime, assuming they wouldn't of blocked any XP's.

[frash.exe]

for anybody thinking a retread is the only way to go, ........

Andy Reid, 1999.

[Sultan33g]

I say go with Leslie Frazier. He got serious consideration last year for the Rams, Lions, and Broncos job. The year before, he interviewed for the Falcons and Dolphins job. To me, he should be 1st choice.

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this is our best bet

[Matt Foley]

I think it's going to be Gruden.

* Wants the job

* Motivated (wants to show Tampa it effed up)

* The right age

* Knows the talent on hand and in the division

[Murph]

Since Fox will enter his final season under contract next fall, I'm going to say he sticks around as long as he can muster 4 or 5 wins this year (very possible).

I think Big Cat will give him one more chance.

[Matt Foley]

Since Fox will enter his final season under contract next fall, I'm going to say he sticks around as long as he can muster 4 or 5 wins this year (very possible).

I think Big Cat will give him one more chance.

Probably this

[X-Clown]

for anybody thinking a retread is the only way to go, ........

Andy Reid, 1999.

How many Super Bowls has he won?

[Fireball77]

As many as Fox and Fisher!

[fredlane34]

Bring Marty in.I'll take 10-12 wins a year with a chance to make the superbowl

[Pimpdaddy]

Since Fox will enter his final season under contract next fall, I'm going to say he sticks around as long as he can muster 4 or 5 wins this year (very possible).

I think Big Cat will give him one more chance.

.... if we only win 4 or 5 (very, very possible), Fox better be on the Kerry Collins train outta here. Thad be 4:05pm on a Sunday... Hope he can start turning it around this week with a big win at home.

My money is on Gruden.

[KatsAzz]

Let me add 4 more coaching canidates (2 new and 2 in the original post):

RETREAD:

Mike Nolan - He failed with the 49ers, largely because his first draft pick (QB-Alex Smith) failed, and his draft pick of 3-4 OLB-Manny Lawson was injured more often than he was healthy. The burden of his top offensive and defensive play makers not working out was the major reason for his failure. He grew up in the NFL, with his father Dick as both an NFL Head Coach and as an assistant. He has loads of NFL experience himself as both an offensive (WR's) and defensive (DC) assistant, besides being a Head Coach. This may not be as important, but he presents a great image, always wearing a suite, very energetic and a great public image.

Nolan is now the Broncos Defensive Coordinator, and so far has turned one of the worst defenses in the NFL completely around in only one season. Under Nolan, the Broncos have 8 new starters on their defense, and so far have only allowed 26 points in their first 4 games. Wouldn't it be great if he could come in and turn the Panthers defense around like that next year.

Cam Cameron - He was a huge failure as the Dolphins Head Coach, lasting only one season, but he has shown that he can develop young QB's (Rivers and Flacco). As the Offensive Coordinator of the Ravens, his rookie QB went further into the playoffs than ever before, and in Flacco's 2nd season, he has him looking like a Pro Bowl QB.

ASSISTANTS:

Brian Schottenheimer - He's the Offensive Coordinator for the Jets, and has been for a few years, with various levels of success. He's had to work with a new QB each of the last 3 years (Pennington, Farve, and Scanchez). One very important factor for the Panthers is that he's proving with Scanchez that he can not only develop a young QB, but win with him as well. Much of the talk has focused on his father Marty as a possible Head Coach, but maybe it could be a package deal. like the Kiffin's at Tennessee.

College Head Coaches:

Jim Harbaugh - He's played QB in the NFL, helped his dad recruit players at Western Kentucky, and is a very successful Head Coach at Sanford. His career at Sanford has just about topped out, and he's taken the program about as high as it can go. Talk is that Al Davis wants him to coach the Raiders, but would he be crazy enough to work for Al? His brother John has done a great job with the Ravens.

[Ravens_5_52]

Ok first off, I'm new to the board and I just want to say hi to everyone and I feel sorry for you guys that you are sitting at a terrible season. If I can offer my own opinion, I think you guys are in a year similar to what the Ravens had in 2007. Billick ran his course as head coach and the Ravens needed a change and a new head coach. Thus new head coach means new QB, and that has turned out very well. Now you guys with John Fox are in the same situation.

I personally think you guys need a new GM and head coach. For you guys to trade out of your 1st round pick the following year for 3 years running(I believe you guys been doing that since 07) is just not a good sign, and whoever you bring in will have to deal with the fact that you have no 1st round pick and you need that to take a guy like Gerald McCoy, Eric Berry or Terrence Cody to rebuild that defensive line/secondary. You could also find your Franchise QB in Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy or Snead, one of those players would have been your pick in your 2010 draft if you had a first round pick. Personally, I have said from the beginning that John Fox would be gone after this season and I truly believe that Bill Cowher will be coaching the Panthers next season.