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Mr. Scot

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Still more, and something I can't believe I missed.

When Harbaugh went to the Chargers in 1999, the GM who signed him was Marty Hurney's mentor, Bobby Beathard.

Beathard and the Chargers parted ways in 2001. The Chargers also parted ways with Harbaugh that year. His next stop? The Panthers. Hurney was the salary cap manager at the time.

It's no stretch to think that Beathard might have called Hurney to suggest the Panthers should pick up Harbaugh. That, or perhaps the Panthers started looking at Harbaugh on their own and, knowing the connection, Hurney could have called Beathard to ask his opinion.

The OC for San Diego during Harbaugh's two year stint? Current Panthers TE Coach Geep Chryst.

I've been saying for the past few days that the Beathard connection might help Russ Grimm get the Panthers job. Clear now that Harbaugh likely has the Beathard going for him too.

I now strongly believe the coaching choice will come down to these two (should they not take better offers elsewhere, of course).

Assuming they both get a shot, the winner would likely be whoever interviews better.

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No way Fox returns.

JR isn't going to say so to Mr/Mrs Fan Smith.

NO WAY

Agreed. Plus I think there's too much water under the bridge.

Worth remembering that Richardson doesn't actually have to fire Fox. This year is the last year of his contract. After this season ends, he's not the coach anymore.

In order for him to return, Richardson would have to offer him a new contract, and it'd have to be a lucrative enough deal that Fox would accept and sign it rather than looking around for what he could get elsewhere.

It's just tough to see all that happening.

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No way Fox returns.

JR isn't going to say so to Mr/Mrs Fan Smith.

NO WAY

Stranger things have happened. He was pretty candid on his thoughts on the new CBA/Lockout and justification on ticket price increases.

I personally don't think he returns but I also won't write it off as possible. Who would have thought that he'd fire his sons?

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Still more, and something I can't believe I missed.

When Harbaugh went to the Chargers in 1999, the GM who signed him was Marty Hurney's mentor, Bobby Beathard.

Beathard and the Chargers parted ways in 2001. The Chargers also parted ways with Harbaugh that year. His next stop? The Panthers. Hurney was the salary cap manager at the time.

It's no stretch to think that Beathard might have called Hurney to suggest the Panthers should pick up Harbaugh. That, or perhaps the Panthers started looking at Harbaugh on their own and, knowingthe connection, Hurney could have called Beathard to ask his opinion.

I've been saying for the past few days that the Beathard connection might help Russ Grimm get the Panthers job. Clear now that Harbaugh likely has the Beathard going for him too.

I now strongly believe the coaching choice will come down to these two.

The winner will likely be whoever interviews better.

Thats pretty damn interesting.

I didn't follow the Panthers that closely back then.

What was his relationship with the team when he left ?

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How's this for a scenario?

- The Panthers hire Jim Harbaugh as head coach.

- The Chargers fire Norv Turner and allow his staff to walk.

- Harbaugh gets on the phone with a guy who was his teammate in Chicago from 1987 up until said teammate retired in 1992.

- He asks his old teammate "How would you like to be my defensive coordinator?"

Guess who?

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Good find.

Believe it or not, I had a tough time finding a pic of Rivera in his Bears uniform. Finding a pic of Harbaugh in his Bears uniform was pretty easy.

If you can find a Bears pic between 87 and 92 that shows both of them, that'd really be something :lol:

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