Harbaugh not returning our calls?

[Proudiddy]

I don't buy for a second that Harbaugh would just go off what the media says about what we'd pay him.

If he knows anything about what we would or wouldn't pay, or will and won't give, it's because he got it from the source.

I'm sure he wouldn't either, being that he played here, but I'm sure it has jaded some candidates to a degree. And not just the media, I'm sure Foxy is letting anyone know how he feels that's willing to listen.

What I found really interesting is, there's only 53 guys on the roster each year during the season, not counting practice squad guys...

So, JR's reaction basically inferring that he didn't know him and sure he was a nice guy was awkward. So we had him for over a half season in the final year of a pretty good career and you didn't even meet him then? I just found that weird.

[CBDellinger]

tin foil hats for everyone!

[Mr. Scot]

According to Gantt, it had already happened or was already in the works.

But today, the team claimed to not be interested.

So did they just all of a sudden get interested after the press conference, or had there already been contact?

Which one sounds more believable?

I'm sure he wouldn't either, being that he played here, but I'm sure it has jaded some candidates to a degree. And not just the media, I'm sure Foxy is letting anyone know how he feels that's willing to listen.

What I found really interesting is, there's only 53 guys on the roster each year during the season, not counting practice squad guys...

So, JR's reaction basically inferring that he didn't know him and sure he was a nice guy was awkward. So we had him for over a half season in the final year of a pretty good career and you didn't even meet him then? I just found that weird.

Valid.

[Sloth]

Fewell, Rivera, Manusky, Harbaugh

The salary requirements of one of these does not match the others. That's the guy we crossed off the list.

[mav1234]

Harbaugh himself? Doubt it.

Someone who knows him (say, Mike Lombardi, for example)? That I'd buy.

That is what I meant, not really JR himself.

Ok, as to JR not knowing Harbaugh at all, I don't think he meant it like that.

[CatMan72]

Based on some stuff I've read it sounds like Harbaugh wants full control over personnel and that's not something the Panthers are going to give him.

[CBDellinger]

But today, the team claimed to not be interested.

So did they just all of a sudden get interested after the press conference, or had there already been contact?

Which one sounds more believable?

Valid.

None of the above.

Gantt had a bad source and this beat writer in SF is speculating.

Far more believable, imo.

[kk4panthers89]

I find this report to be more believable than what was presented at the press conference today...how could the panthers not have ANY interest in Harbaugh?

[Darth Urious]

It seems to me that the reports are basically saying Harbaugh to SF no later than Friday...

In a way, it is good news because I don't think Luck stays in school without him...

[mav1234]

I find it very, very hard to believe that Harbaugh is straight out not returning our calls at all.

[Proudiddy]

But today, the team claimed to not be interested.

So did they just all of a sudden get interested after the press conference, or had there already been contact?

Which one sounds more believable?

Well, I personally believe in every case, despite rules, that tampering and talks go on all the time that we never hear about. So, I think it's very likely that it already happened... Which would make it easy to assume if they discussed parameters at all that Harbaugh cut off conversations b/c they weren't in the same ballpark money-wise.

To further that... My source, Dpantherman, just re-tweeted a tweet (stay with me) by Joseph Person (observer writer, I think) that Hurney was spotted at the Orange Bowl last night. Easily believable for both Luck and Harbaugh.

And if you ask me, Harbaugh wasn't just in a hurry to blow off reporters for the sake of not talking to them. Also, Hurney did look a bit tired in the presser today.

I would just hope that if we've already talked, Harbaugh at least gave us a listen and we didn't insult him.

[Cyclonus]

JR needs to pony up and pay for a good coach. There's no salary cap on coaches. He probably makes 6 million a year on Brat sales alone! I used to think he was the best owner in the league. Now I think his new little grinch heart is ruining him.

[mav1234]

I find this report to be more believable than what was presented at the press conference today...how could the panthers not have ANY interest in Harbaugh?

he has virtually no pro coaching experience, and is about as far from a "Steelers hire" as possible.

[House]

To be honest, if Harbough is looking for control of personell decisions then I wouldn't want anything to do with him in Carolina. I would find it hard to even justify giving him the contract he seems to think that he deserves, which seems to be a top tier contract in the 5-6 million range.

Now if San Fran gets him with no strings attached and a contract at around 3-4 million a year then I would be upset that Carolina never even tried to get him.