If Fox does leave, the Carolina job will be much in demand...

[rayzor]

Per PFT,

For 2010, the AFC East teams play all teams of the AFC North and the NFC North.

The AFC North teams play the teams of the AFC East and the NFC South.

The AFC South teams play the teams of the AFC West and the NFC East.

The AFC West teams play the teams of the AFC South and the NFC West.

The NFC East teams face the teams of the NFC North and the AFC South.

The NFC North teams play the teams of the NFC East and the AFC East.

The NFC South teams play the teams of the NFC West and the AFC North.

The NFC West teams play the teams of the NFC South and the AFC West

So we do get the RAMS next year

As do the Saints, Falcons and Bucs.

yep.

[Snake]

This team would also fit both a Defensive minded coach and a Offensive minded coach as well.

[OneBadassCat]

I'd be interested in seeing Davidson run the show.

[Baschski]

If we promote from inside the club I'd like to see Meeks take over. The man completely turned around our defense...maybe he can turn around the entire team.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

If we promote from inside the club I'd like to see Meeks take over. The man completely turned around our defense...maybe he can turn around the entire team.

I wouldn't mind Meeks being promoted either, he was with the best quarterback in the league until the Colts let Meeks go, so I am sure he knows about Offense as well as Defense.

[civilizedgrit]

If this is true and our team is in as good condition as you suggest then who do you contribute that too? Hurney? Fox? Chance?

Hmmm...interesting silence on this one, eh? Seems like the same doomsayers and football experts decrying the Fox regime would have the answer...

[OneBadassCat]

If Fox goes though I don't want our players going to his team over the next couple years as they become FAs. That would piss me off.

[Baschski]

If Fox goes though I don't want our players going to his team over the next couple years as they become FAs. That would piss me off.

That's definitely a possibility. For the most part, the players love Fox.

[Wither]

Hmmm...interesting silence on this one, eh? Seems like the same doomsayers and football experts decrying the Fox regime would have the answer...

Everyone would give at least some credit to Fox.

[doghead28]

just food for thought, everyone keeps saying most of the pieces are in place. Who helped build the team and get the peices in place? I am not so quick to run Fox out of town. I am not happy with him not benching Jake this year though, that does piss me off.

[Wither]

just food for thought, everyone keeps saying most of the pieces are in place. Who helped build the team and get the peices in place? I am not so quick to run Fox out of town. I am not happy with him not benching Jake this year though, that does piss me off.

Every Coach makes mistakes.

[loneswordsman13]

We have a great team, let's not waste it testing out a coach who's never lead an entire team before guys. I love Meeks, but a great coordinator does not equal a great coach. Promoting him would be just as risky as hiring any other person with no experience in the position. With this team, I'd much rather take a proven coach. We can always try out rookie coaches during rebuilding years.

I'd love Shanahan, but we all know Snyder's check writing skills will be unstoppable in that situation.

If we somehow invent time travel in the offseason, Vermeil would be the perfect man to whip our O into shape, and groom Moore if he's the answer at QB. Too bad he's never coming back.

Cowher I'm not quite sold on yet. I think anybody can win a super bowl if given 15 years with a franchise as solid as Pittsburgh.

Schottenheimer I could grow to like, but I'm still having Seifert nightmares. I think all the superstition in me wants to avoid older west coast coaches.

Honestly if I had the choice I'd just want to keep Fox. He makes mistakes sure, but the man is a proven winner. If he can somehow manage some consistency in winning, I say give the guy tenure ala Jeff Fisher.

[methodtoll]

We have a great team, let's not waste it testing out a coach who's never lead an entire team before guys. I love Meeks, but a great coordinator does not equal a great coach. Promoting him would be just as risky as hiring any other person with no experience in the position. With this team, I'd much rather take a proven coach. We can always try out rookie coaches during rebuilding years.

I'd love Shanahan, but we all know Snyder's check writing skills will be unstoppable in that situation.

If we somehow invent time travel in the offseason, Vermeil would be the perfect man to whip our O into shape, and groom Moore if he's the answer at QB. Too bad he's never coming back.

Cowher I'm not quite sold on yet. I think anybody can win a super bowl if given 15 years with a franchise as solid as Pittsburgh.

Schottenheimer I could grow to like, but I'm still having Seifert nightmares. I think all the superstition in me wants to avoid older west coast coaches.

Honestly if I had the choice I'd just want to keep Fox. He makes mistakes sure, but the man is a proven winner. If he can somehow manage some consistency in winning, I say give the guy tenure ala Jeff Fisher.

I disagree with the Meeks comment. He has worked under two Top 5 head coaches and has learned a lot from them. On top of that, he knows our system and wouldn't change much and may actually make the team better. I would say that if we got a coordinator from the outside then I would agree but we are talking about promoting from within, someone who knows our system and would not change much. I mean, it worked well in Indy, what makes you think it won't here?

[jtm]

The Panthers will not be getting a new coach until this "lock out" issue is resolved. It will not be resolved and their will be a lock out in 2011. Anyone that has followed the Panthers for any length of time knows that the big cat likes his money. He is going to trim the staff in 2011 to save $. The NFL owners still get paid from the TV contracts b/c the NFL when they negotiated those contracts put a clause that they get paid regardless if the games are played. Fox coming back is all about having a decent coach for one year and then cutting back to get through the lock out in 2011. If Fox leaves, I think Meeks or someone in house will run the show for a year until this "lock out" is resolved. Just my opinion.

Having said all of this, I hope that Fox is gone. I only want him gone if we can get another top tier coach like Cower or Gruden. I will take Fox over any unproven up and coming O or D coordinator. Just my opinion. Teams will be lined up to get Fox if he leaves.