Three things that I really hope we get in the next coach

[Cyberjag]

1. Be as good a leader as Fox was. You might not like his approach, you might not want another conservative guy in here, but his guys played hard for him to the bitter end. Neither of our other coaches can say that.
   
2. Hire and keep good people. That's one of the biggest aspects of being a head coach, and one of the least-discussed. Want to know why Smith is doing great in Atlanta? His staff is great, that's why. Remember why Payton finally won? He hired Williams. We need someone who can go out and get the best coordinators out there, and make them happy.
   
3. Go for the jugular, on defense AND on offense. There were times under Fox when it really seemed like our defense wanted to just put the hurt on the other guys. This is why everyone loves Cowher too--his defenses played like that. I want someone who's fearless like that, and fearless on offense too. We've gone low-risk for long enough, and while there have been rewards they haven't been high enough. It's time to let the pendulum swing in the other direction.
   

[Kurb]

Indeed.

The last two kept Fox from being a GREAT HC

[pstall]

just give me wins and some excitement and half time adjustments. oh and a new surfboard

[Chaos]

Does Harbaugh possess these qualities?

[Jangler]

Harbaugh is too cute to go for the jugular.

[Cyberjag]

Indeed.

The last two kept Fox from being a GREAT HC

I would argue that it's just #2 that held him back. #3 is more a style thing (for example, Smith is conservative too), and I'm ready for a change.

[pstall]

Harbaugh is too cute to go for the jangler.

you have sunk to new lows

[frash.exe]

for one, a guy who isn't a pushover like fox was later on in his career

[PantherDude]

Harbaugh is too cute to go for the jugular.

That how you see him as?? :eek:

[Hairless Cat]

I want someone with as much class as John Fox, but not as buddy buddy to his players. that was J Foxes downfall- he was too nice a guy.

[Cavscout]

Just win baby!

[err456]

I want someone who thinks it's okay to win by 3 touch downs and remembers the game lasts 60 min.

[thefuzz]

I really hope for the last two.

BB is not all that good of a leader, but certainly doesn't call off the dogs, or play conservative football.

No's 2 and 3 are most important to me.

[Cyberjag]

You cant argue with the fact that Fox's guys love him and will play to the end for him but I wonder about his ability to "rally the troops". With a few notable exceptions it seems like once a game starts going south Fox was never able to get things going in the other way.

Not trying to turn this into a Fox bash thread, Id just like the next guy to be a better leader than fox was/is.

I think that kind of rests on the coordinators, which is what I think Fox's biggest flaw was. Fox can rally the troops, and he can get his coaches pumped up, but if his coordinators don't have effective "plan B" plans in the first place, then there's not a lot that can be done.