Sorry, everyone...away from my computer all day and didn't have a chance to upload this yesterday. So you're getting it at ten after midnight on Sunday. I'm sure you'll deal with it somehow.

Here are the long-term solutions to long-standing problems:

1) Fire John Fox. It's first on the list because it's the most important. While Fox has had the best career of any head coach in Panthers history (all three of them), it's clear that his run as the Carolina head man is over. The candidates I'm looking at to become head coach: Bill Cowher (retired, former Steelers head coach), Ron Rivera (defensive coordinator, Chargers), Jon Gruden (retired, former Buccaneers head coach) and Mike Shanahan (retired, former Broncos head coach). The early favorite is Cowher for his NC connections (graduated from NC State) and his proven winning formula.

2) Draft a QB. For the last two years Carolina has gone into the draft with questions at quarterback, and for two straight years have failed to address those concerns. Now with Delhomme struggling, it's time for this position to take a front-row seat in the plans for this team. It's clear that there are some tremendous pieces in place on offense (All-Pros at RB, WR, and OT), now they just need someone they can believe in. Since the Panthers don't have a first-round pick, guys like Sam Bradford of Oklahoma or Jevan Snead of Mississippi won't be available. I would do whatever I could to get Colt McCoy of Texas.

3) Sign a top-flight free agent - at whatever position. I don't care if the Panthers sign Terrell Owens, they need to show their fan base that they are committed to winning football games. Right now, this team looks completely deflated and cannot string a sentence together, much less a winning streak. I would prefer that a good defensive tackle be signed (Richard Seymour will be available from what I hear) in addition to some OL depth and a solid young backup QB.

To go back to read Part 1: http://hailtothebrighteststarofall.blogspot.com/2009/09/gm-for-day-carolina-panthers-part-1.html