It is a foregone conclusion that coach John Fox will be leaving the Panthers when his contract expires after this season and there's already talk centering on one of the candidates to replace him. The Panthers will consider hiring Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm to replace Fox, according to two NFL sources. Grimm is a logical candidate for a multitude of reasons: 1.) Grimm's credentials make him one of the top assistant coaching prospects available and Panthers owner Jerry Richardson also is close to Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, whose team trained Grimm as a coach. 2.) When Richardson made his first head-coaching hire, he hired former Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers and Grimm's former head coach with the Washington Redskins, Joe Gibbs, who is popular in NASCAR country in Charlotte, has been pushing Grimm's candidacy. 3.) Grimm would not be as pricey as a coach like Bill Cowher, which would make him even more appealing to Richardson, but when the Panthers sift through head-coaching candidates after this season, Grimm is firmly expected to be on or near the top of the list. Source: ESPN
Richardson is not the type of owner willing to dole out Bill Cowher type money (most likely the guy starkiller wants to see Carolina hire) but you don't need to dole out big money to hire quality coaches: ex. John Harbaugh, Mike Smith. Grimm was on Cowher's staff for six years before moving on to Arizona in 2007. Grimm would make an excellent head coach imo.
Damn straight, I want to see the Panthers hire Bill Cowher. I, apparently unlike some people, want to see the Panthers win a Super Bowl before 2030.
Go ahead and spend $10+M a year on a coach, good luck having anything left in Carolina to pay your players.
