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Young Panthers are Fox's Kind of Team

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Remember when Fox first came to Carolina and pumped life into a franchise and then took it to a Super Bowl in his second season? What happened then was that he had a bunch of guys totally buying into his system. There was unity and harmony that translated into a lot of victories.

Yeah, that was it...

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Fox's early success, I believe, was due to the fact that he would mold the game plan to fit the talent. Now, he molds the talent to fit the game plan.

For example in 2002, he knew the offense was horrible so the defense would have to dominate the game, and they did. But he didn't have Rodney Peete throwing the ball 30 + times.

Last season, Jake threw approximately 245708935342 passes per game like it was 2005. I rarely saw him using the run game against teams that are weak against the run.

I didn't see him mold the game plan until late in the season when injuries forced his hand. The way he modified the offense to hide the huge gap created by Gross' injury was work of genius.

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I like Fox a lot. He just needs to find a way to find use his traditional style effectively against this this new-style 'offensive' NFL league. A possible franchise QB is step one so I think he is coming along, finally, but progress nonetheless. I guess that whole ten year coaching effectiveness is out the window, why get rid of the coach when you can get rid of the team. At this rate no player will be under Fox for ten years.

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i'm really worried that if Fox doesn't get an extension that a lot of the talent hiding on this roster will disappear after this year. then it'll be another two to three years at minimum before we start making any noise again. so i'm hoping Fox does get an extension. the only problem i ever had with him was not benching Delhomme. now that he's gone, i think i'll be at ease with his play calling from now on...

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This is not Fox's kind of team. Fox's team would be sprinkled with veterans and high leadership kind of guys. This is the kind of team that brings out the best in Fox as he likes to teach and is considered a player's coach. But he would not have made these moves by himself and he definitely can't be that happy about it except for one thing.

If he can take this bunch of backups and rookies and turn them into a contender he will have proven his worth to all of the other owners and GMs out there and he will be highly sought after the season if he doesn't sign an extension to stay here.

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"Remember when Fox first came to Carolina and pumped life into a franchise and then took it to a Super Bowl in his second season? What happened then was that he had a bunch of guys totally buying into his system. There was unity and harmony that translated into a lot of victories."

i remember this. fox is a good coach, i hope we keep him and give him a few more seasons with this new team. I think he is on to something here.

Two words- Stephen Davis.

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