John Fox and Denver parting ways

[thefuzz]

The way it's been reported, it sounds more likely that Fox basically forced his way out.

 

The tinfoil hat theory is that Ernie Accorsi told him Chicago would hire him.

 

Something just smells really funny.

[Mr. Scot]

Something just smells really funny.

 

No doubt.

 

[carpanfan96]

Hunch here, Elway wanted Manning/Gase and thought that may be enough fire power to win big, brought in Foxy to build a SB caliber defense, and Foxy couldn't.

Manning is on the way out, and it's best to just clean house and start all over.

Gase wasnt even the oc the first few seasons, that was McCoy who designed the offense that Denver has ran since.

[carpanfan96]

Hunch here, Elway wanted Manning/Gase and thought that may be enough fire power to win big, brought in Foxy to build a SB caliber defense, and Foxy couldn't.

Manning is on the way out, and it's best to just clean house and start all over.

Gase wasnt even the oc the first few seasons, that was McCoy who designed the offense that Denver has ran since.

[propagandamachine]

HAHAHHAHA foxys addiction to Old Veterans and a complete lack of knowledge on how to build talent is and will always be his undoing. 

[Davidson Deac II]

It will be amusing if Fox is hired in Chicago.  They got rid of Lovie Smith, and eventually end up with a guy who's style of play is very similar to Smith.  Don't think that Chicago fans will be very happy. 

[gettlemanjack]

"It doesn't hurt that Fox's football philosophy is in lockstep with (new Bears GM) Pace's goal of bringing the organization back to its " Monsters of the Midway " defense and ball-control roots."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000457716/article/john-fox-expected-to-interview-with-chicago-bears?campaign=Twitter_atn

[gettlemanjack]

CBS Chicago senior columnist

"Any honeymoon for new Bears general manager Ryan Pace ended with Monday’s news that John Fox became available. Pressure is on the kid to land the obvious top choice, now

...

Not getting this done could be perceived as his first failure, fair or not. If somebody other than Fox ends up at a press conference, Pace will be telling us that guy was the targeted choice the whole time and that the Bears got their man. What’s different now is how he’ll have to explain exactly why that’s the case, as we can compare and contrast his pick with an established, successful, known commodity."

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/01/13/the-bernstein-brief-with-fox-available-paces-honeymoon-ends/

[gettlemanjack]

Chicago Tribune:

Bears' go - getter GM should go get John Fox

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82522320/

Biggest reason Bears should hire John Fox

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82523953/

[Mol3m4n]

The Broncos will be bottom feeders for a decade after the next couple of years. I mean jaguars bad.

Their cap is about to sky rocket.

[Mr. Scot]

Examining the Fox-Elway split, and what Denver does moving forward

 

As Manning goes, so goes the dream

 

Let's peek behind the curtain at what might be the most surprising aspect of the Broncos' stunning playoff demise and the swift dismissal of coach John Fox. Truth be told, franchise leaders inside Dove Valley headquarters had made preparations for a one-and-done postseason disaster.

Oh, Denver wasn't expecting to lose 24-13 to the Indianapolis Colts. But, after talking to the leaders most responsible for the team's success, it's clear football operations czar John Elway, Fox and franchise president Joe Ellis saw signs the Broncos were not a bona fide championship contender, and braced themselves ahead of time for the upheaval that has rocked this football-crazy town.

"The conversations were being had and nobody was naive to the situation," Ellis told me Tuesday.

 

They went into the playoffs expecting to lose?  Ouch.

 

What does Elway want in a new coach?

The ideal candidate would work expertly with quarterbacks, whether it's commanding the respect of veteran Peyton Manning or developing inexperienced Brock Osweiler. This trait would seem to favor Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, also a longtime friend of Elway's. But what of a possible return to Denver for offensive mastermind Mike Shanahan? Don't count on it; that band would be too hard to put back together.

Sports Poll - Peyton Manning

Elway values competitors who understand the thin, razor-sharp line between winning and losing the Super Bowl, with the ring to prove it. Rick Dennison lost in the championship game as a Broncos player and won it as a Denver assistant coach.

 

So they want someone who works well with QBs, i.e. not Fox.  In fact...

 

Elway desires more intensity than the avuncular Fox provided. Defensive coordinators such Dan Quinn of Seattle and Greg Manusky of Indianapolis could pump up the passion in the Broncos locker room. But here's what has Elway scrambling in a way he could not have fully anticipated: His best-laid plans to win a championship in celebration of Pat Bowlen, a beloved owner in failing health, have been thrown for a loop.