When we lose to Chicago...

[Darth Biscuit]

If they fire him, and that's a big if... next week would definitely be the week to do it. I don't see it happening.

[Jackofalltrades]

JR ain't gonna pay Fox to sit at home.

Hell no to Cowher, who cares about local ties.

Leslie Frazier for HC!

[PhillyB]

fox won't get fired. JR will let him dig his grave.

jerry richardson dug the grave for him already.

[blackcatgrowl]

Bah... I said we'd beat TB and we got romped.

I'm throwing in with SLJ until I see something besides the worst team in the league.

[beastson]

Eh... if Jerry really cared he would try to convince Bill to come here

[Jackofalltrades]

Eh... if Jerry really cared he would try to convince Bill to come here

Bill Cosby? Won't be Cowher!

[Spaceballs83]

I'm a big time panther fan. I'm not wishing the team to fall on it's ass. But with us being already 0-4. Really no hope for a playoff berth or even be competitive this season. I say lets just play for the draft and get a top 5 pick. for next year.

[Nytrogen]

Cowher is going to the Giants. Coughlin will be gone. Hes got stronger ties to the G men than he does us. Hes family friends with the owners.

[Guild]

Bill Cosby? Won't be Cowher!

Flabbergasted has two b's

[mountainpantherfan]

I have had feeling since training camp that there is a major rift now between the Hurney and Fox. And we already know that all isn't daisies between JR and Fox considering the contract situation.

I think that going into this season Fox still had a chance of proving he was worth and getting a good extention offer from the Panther to remain the coach. Fox's perspective was that he shouldn't have to prove anything and we now have a 0-4 team with loads of youth and a coach uninterested in developing them.

I think there is more to the possibility of Fox getting fired than just the bad start. Hurney and Fox, reading between the lines on a lot of this, seemed to disagree with a lot of roaster moves heading into the season. i.e. Jarrett. Fox wanted nothing to do with him, Hurney wanted him on the team. I don't think Clausen was ever going to see the field as a regular starter if it was up to Fox alone.

There is a "youth movement" in place in Carolina and even if fans don't like the way the Panthers are going about it, there is a plan in place. Fox, imo, doesn't seem to be going along with the plan and ultimently that is what may get him fired during the bye week. Even if we win the game agaisnt the Bears.

[unicar15]

I actually think we beat Chicago. But if we do lose to them then I don't really see what good could come out of firing Fox and promoting Meeks. IMO Meeks is not an NFL head coach. If he were capable then he would have been hired by now IMO.

Let Fox ride out his 4-5 wins and then can him and bring in an offensive mind that wants to keep Meeks in the fold. Gruden IMO would be a perfect fit. He loves coaching up QBs and IMO has a perfect attitude for a team as young as we are. He is a player's coach who I think will be able to connect with some of the young guys.

[monstercat]

For once, I agree with Unicar. The last time I saw cutler play, he looked more like a rookie than Jimmy Clausen, and that Panthers defense just held the mighty Saints to 16 points under very difficult conditions. We can definitely win this game.

[Samuel L. Jackson]

We can, but I don't think we will...

Right now, the Offense is a mess and isn't showing signs of improvement... The Defense is getting worn out, and will end up getting beat by Olsen and Forte if Cutler can't go or sucks it up...

You know me as an optimist most of the time, but last game, even though we looked a little better, ended up making me feel like we are done for the year...

The only saving grace will be that Smitty is out (go figure), and Clausen will be the man on the offense... He can either gel with guys he is more familiar with playing with, or be eaten alive by an aggressive defense...

[D34Williams]

... the best thing for JR to do will be to fire Fox and let Meeks or Baker take over head coaching duties in the interim...

You want us to take Jason Baker off punting duties and be the head coach? Or do both at the same time?