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Proof that Bill Cowher wanted John Fox to Fail....

charlottenian

By charlottenian,
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Mr. Scot Grand Master

Mr. Scot

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I had a feeling there would be some speculation about this. And honestly, it's not really all that farfetched.

Consider that the Jets job is in arguably the best market in the country. The team has a good young nucleus and is probably only an upgrade or two (QB among them) from being serious contenders. Throw in also that the team was willing to make concessions toward giving Cowher the total control he desired.

Yet despite all this, he turned them down.

Is the Panther job the one he really craves? No idea really, but you could make an argument for it.

Going against it, the organization doesn't really like the "Coach/GM total control" model of leadership, and that's what Cowher wants. Truthfully, I'm with the team on this one. I hate that model too. It's record of success over the last several years is pretty lousy.

(just too much for one man to do, no matter how capable that man is)

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PntherPryd Rookie

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I think it's really as simple as the fact that he got burned out at Pittsburgh, he knows how much time you have to put in once you sign on and he's still enjoying the time he already promised to his family. Part of it could also be that he doesn't have the people/coaches lined up that he wants to take in with him once he signs on somewhere.

I'm sure he'd consider the Carolina job but since it's not open this year and won't be open for the near future the speculation is getting kind of silly.

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I personally wanted to see Cowher get the NCSU job when they hired O'Brien. Would be pretty neat seeing him coach at his alma mater - I live pretty close to Carter-Finley and try to make it on Saturdays with home games. I like O'Brien, and he's got a good couple years in front of him with Russell Wilson under center, but having the chin in there would make the atmosphere even crazier.

Cowher's not interested in college ball though, pretty sure he was offered the job by NCSU and declined ...

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Guys, don't get carried away with the Fox/Cowher comparisons.

Cowher has proven to be the better coach in his 15 years of coaching, with many winning seasons, playoff berths, and 2 SB appearances and one win.

That doesn't mean we should just drop Fox and pick him up. Fox is good enough of a coach to keep us competitive and the hope is that he'll improve even more year-to-year.

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