The Bills were willing to pull the trigger....

[Highlandfire]

and fire their HC. I never thought there would be a day I could say old Ralph Wilson has the Balls to do something JR doesnt.

[Jangler]

Frozen balls will make you think outside the box.

[bredy087]

I would not compare Dick Jaurons tenure in Buffalo to Fox's here. Fox's contract will end, he will not be resigned, this is the best and most logical solution.

[BIGH2001]

and fire their HC. I never thought there would be a day I could say old Ralph Wilson has the Balls to do something JR doesnt.

Dick Jauron could only dream of going to two NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl.

[MaineManPanther]

You can hate Fox, but he was not in the same category Jauron is/was in.

[PantherDude]

I would not compare Dick Jaurons tenure in Buffalo to Fox's here. Fox's contract will end, he will not be resigned, this is the best and most logical solution.

Yep. Fox done more than what Jauron could ever done. Beside, do we want another Raiders & Bills situation with firing the coach too early? I rather fire Fox at the end of the season than the middle.

[njpanther]

didn't we lose to the Bills?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The Panthers are not eliminated from playoff contention. Until that happens -- no matter how improbable it is -- it is foolish to even think about firing your head coach.

Also, as an owner you're not going to hire a new coach until the off-season anyway. After all, none of the big name coaching candidates are going to sign with a team midseason if they feel they may have a better offer later.

[PantherDude]

The Panthers are not eliminated from playoff contention. Until that happens -- no matter how improbable it is -- it is foolish to even think about firing your head coach.

Yep. But I can't see us getting to the Playoffs right now. It would take a big miracle to accomplish that.

Also, as an owner you're not going to hire a new coach until the off-season anyway. After all, none of the big name coaching candidates are going to sign with a team midseason if they feel they may have a better offer later.

Yep. Chances are that you can hired a better coach at the end of the season. Some might not be interest in joining a team if a new coach is in the middle of the season, even if the new coach is just in temporary until the season is over.

[Panthers128]

i think firing a coach during the season is the worst move possible

[Pantherman]

IT ain't a matter of wheather JR has the balls are not. The only question right now is does fox have JR balls in his mouth sucking on them right now to try and keep his Job another year. :reddevil:

[tight lines]

Ralph also had the "balls" to fire the last head coach he had with a winning record. Since firing the last coach he had with a winning record hes hired 3 head coaches in 9 seasons and has 1 season with a record above .500.

Is this a organization we want to use as a model for the Panthers org to follow?

Im going to say no.

[Doc Holiday]

and fire their HC. I never thought there would be a day I could say old Ralph Wilson has the Balls to do something JR doesnt.

dumb post, what would he accomplish by firing him mid season? contrary to popular belief, Fox isn't that bad of a Head Coach, he would be on the market long enough to make it to the Airport and that's it.

If the Big Cat were to fire Fox, the more thought out way of going about it would be to wait till the end of the season, and put out feelers to coaches you were interested in(like Cowher) and see if they would share that interest first and then Fire Fox.

because like it or not we have not been half as bad as some people act over the course of Fox's tenure here.

[joemac]

Whether or not Fox should remain the head coach, there should at least be enough respect for him to let him finish out the season. He has turned the franchise around, and brought us within a shitty kick off of winning a Super Bowl. I think he should be gone, but firing him midseason is a very low class move.....and if there is anything that JR isnt, its low class.