John Fox joins ESPN football crew

[SCO96]

FYI...in case this hasn't been posted yet.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23510564/former-coach-john-fox-joins-espn-nfl-analyst

Former head coach John Fox is joining ESPN as an NFL analyst.

Fox, who most recently coached the Chicago Bears from 2015 to 2017, will make appearances on NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio and across ESPN's platforms.

"The opportunity to join ESPN and stay involved with football is a privilege. While I was honored to coach in the NFL for 28 years, I'm looking forward to this new adventure sharing my experiences and passion for the game with ESPN's viewers," he said in a statement.

Fox was 133-123 in 16 seasons as an NFL head coach with the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Bears. He led the Panthers and Broncos to Super Bowl appearances, and his teams were 8-7 in 15 playoff games.

"John has led two different franchises to the Super Bowl and he has a great football acumen, just the kind of experience and perspective we were looking to add to our NFL studio coverage," Seth Markman, senior coordinating producer for ESPN's NFL studio shows, said in the statement. "In addition to his football smarts, John is also a great storyteller and he has a fun personality, so we expect fans to see a different side of the former coach in his new analyst role."

[MechaZain]

ESPN Films Presents: It Is What It Is 

[Popsickle]

Another reason to avoid ESPN...

[KSpan]

Do they allow gum to be chewed on-air?

[Mage]

It is what it is.

[trucpfan]

He needed to brush up on his analyst skills he had a couple generic answers it was hilarious to me seemed like a old press conference. Asked what will it take for Pittsburgh d to be good he said eh they have good coaches still time to add a few pieces good free agents out there, they had most pro bowlers they'll be ok. In due time he'll be much better I hope.

[rayzor]

Lol they're going to pay him to chew gum on camera.

Morons. 

[tondi]

One more reason to watch nothing but the actual games. 

[ellis]

[The Lobo]

Can’t wait for an onslaught of gum chewing. 

[Judo Thoreau]

27 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

ESPN Films Presents: It Is What It Is 

“What if I told you, it is what it is isn’t always what it is?”

[MHS831]

Let's go to John Fox for some color commentary.

"Sometimes a punt  is a good play."

Its second down, John.

"At the end of the day, it is what it is."

[MHS831]

Actually, Fox spoke to my kids and me after an OTA one summer.  Great guy.  He had a huge cold sore though.  He started walking away and said, "You guys have a nice summer." 

I responded, "You have have a nice fall."  He started laughing, turned around and came back to start talking again. 

"You know, if we don't have a nice summer too, we are not having a nice fall. ..." Stayed and started talking about all the areas they needed to work on--OL, special teams, etc. 

Then after that---I am not kidding----Richard Marshall walks up to us and, before I could say anything to him--said, "I am going to sign my tender today..."  I think he thought I was someone important.  I said, "Great.  Does Coach Fox know yet?"

He laughed.