Giving up on John Fox

[err456]

Fox and others boast about never going below 7-9. Well big bullshit deal. He won mostly meaningless games at the end of the seasons when our PO chances were gone. I got off his bandwagon a few years ago. I will admit I got excited over 12-4 but you all know how that ended up.

[chef17]

Fox and others boast about never going below 7-9. Well big bullshit deal. He won mostly meaningless games at the end of the seasons when our PO chances were gone. I got off his bandwagon a few years ago. I will admit I got excited over 12-4 but you all know how that ended up.

Other teams were still playing for the playoffs, so the games weren't completely meaningless.

[Darth Waya]

I was losing faith gradually for years I think, but the tipping point for me was 2007. I think Fox can be a great DC, but his inability to evaluate QBs & WRs, using TEs as an extra tackle for the most part, lack of adjustment, and overall no feel for a modern NFL Offense, make him a mediocre Head Coach.

I blame him for thinking David Carr was ever a legit option. There were 5 years of film showing he was poo. I blame him and his staff (Rip Scherer in particular-Why in the hell do you hire the guy who oversaw Brady Quinn's "development" as your QB coach?) for Delhomme's meltdown just as much as I blame Delhomme himself.

The whole philosophy of "a punt is not a bad play" has never sat well with me.

The lack of a killer instinct.

When we've won, he's credited the coaching staff, when we've lost, he's blamed the players. Not once in 9 years has he ever even hinted that maybe his gameplans weren't up to the task, or that he needed to adjust.

[mav1234]

When we've won, he's credited the coaching staff, when we've lost, he's blamed the players. Not once in 9 years has he ever even hinted that maybe his gameplans weren't up to the task, or that he needed to adjust.

I agreed with you up until this point. He almost always credits the players and has taken the blame for poor coaching and questionable calls more than once. I seem to recall once earlier this season where he flat out said the other team was better prepared and made better adjustments ... but I don't recall which one (it may have been Stl or Chi)