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Does John Fox keep his job if the Panthers finish 7-9?

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He's never had a record worse than 7-9, and by all accounts this season looks to be heading south of that record. A ridiculously tough schedule and a horrendous offseason (characterized by NO free agent signings!!! WIN!!!) have left the Panthers crippled out of the gate. Who does the blame land on? Well John Fox, who has already stated he expects to get fired.

But what if he pulls some wins out of his ass, and rallies the team to a 7-9 finish, like he did back in 2004? Think he'll get another pass? It's a similar situation, but not entirely. The '04 team was fresh off a Superbowl appearance and had a bad string of injuries, which contributed to a bad start. But the team rallied and came one win away from making the playoffs. The '09 team is coming off an implosion in the playoffs and is relatively healthy by most accounts. Will they rally? I think it starts today if they are going to, because at 0-4, the door is basically closed.

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The Fox era is done, if I was him I would at least try to go out with a bang, it's time for a new coach, new QB (I love his spirit, but question his talent at times). Loving this team is like going through a divorce, you love what once was, hate the bad times(now), but you know it's time for a change. But the victory over the deadskins was good through...........

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