Dear Scott Fowler,

I have to disagree with you guys on this one. Fowler is not an idiot. There is no way that he reaches that high of a standard.
 
Say what you will abot Fowler, but his job is to create a buzz.

Surf the MB's today, and by 5:00, you will see that he has done his job.
 
I agree 100%
Donnalley needs to face public

SCOTT FOWLER


Kevin Donnalley must publicly come clean -- or he must resign as football coach at Charlotte Christian.

Donnalley is a very good person. If you've ever met him, you know this. I believe Donnalley and the late Sam Mills have made a more positive impact in our community than any other current or former Carolina Panthers.

Donnalley has spent many days championing the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He has spoken to countless groups and helped many kids.

But good people make bad mistakes, and Donnalley has apparently made one. The Observer reported Wednesday that the former Panthers offensive lineman obtained NFL-banned steroids through a West Columbia doctor at the center of a federal steroids probe, according to two sources close to the situation.

Now Donnalley has two choices.

He can apologize and explain publicly why he was getting steroids from a doctor 90 miles from home. He can ask for forgiveness.

In that case, Donnalley should be allowed to continue as football coach at Charlotte Christian, where he was hired in May after serving as an assistant coach for one season. He could be a real-life role model to those kids -- a former pro athlete unafraid to admit an error. Many athletes have rebounded from worse.

That's the alternative Donnalley should pick.

The other choice -- giving this story the silent treatment -- might seem like the right way to go for now, but will likely cost Donnalley his sterling reputation and his current job.

Unfortunately, he has been quiet so far. The Observer has made attempts to speak with him about the federal steroids investigation, but Donnalley has repeatedly declined those invitations.

If he continues to stay mum, he can't remain as football coach at Charlotte Christian. How could you trust your teenage son with a football coach who was obtaining steroids but won't say why?

I hope Donnalley keeps that job, and that he takes this tough love in the spirit it is intended. We need people like him in leadership positions in Charlotte. We need him as a coach.

In Donnalley's heart, he must want to talk. To explain. Although it would be tricky to speak publicly now because of the ongoing investigation of Dr. James Shortt, Donnalley is smart enough to navigate those waters.

I know Donnalley pretty well. He's done nice things for many folks, including me.

After he retired in early 2004, he was one of the players I interviewed extensively for a book I wrote about the Panthers after Super Bowl season. When it was published last September, six months before news of the steroid probe broke, I asked Donnalley if he would join me for two local book signings.

He said he would gladly do so for free -- as long as my publisher would make a contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. That happened.

Fans at those events praised Donnalley for his community work even more than what he did as a player here. And he was no slouch. Fans voted him as a starter at guard on the Panthers' 10-year anniversary team.

People hung onto Donnalley's every word at those events. He has a natural gift as a communicator. I've also always thought he had a fine set of moral standards.

It's time for him to exhibit those standards again.

Donnalley needs to cleanse his conscience.

His fans, his players and his community need to hear what he has to say.

"I'm sorry" would be a good start.
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I'm glad to see Fowler has taken it upon himself to bypass any legal process and go ahead and convict him. Hell, he's already fired him from his coaching position.
 
Fowler is an idiot. notice he was not the one who broke the story anyway.

maybe he can write a haiku about Donneley tomorrow.

I wonder if Fowler ever did anything wrong before he was at the Observer. he better come clean or he needs to resign.
 
What I will say about Fowler is that the tendency with the guy is he sheds a lot of heat, but very little light.

It's what I like to call the Sean Hannity Syndrome. Hannity is verbose....very opinionated. But usually, he sheds no light on a situation.....just spouts off on his agenda. Nothing is learned from listening to him, other than his opinion.

Fowler is much the same. He is not telling us anything new, or even making creative or insightful suggestions on how to best remedy the situation. Is is an opinion, one that is very broad and very easy.

To play the steroids and kids card is understandable, since it's the easiest thing to point to in Donalley's situation. I do think it would be nice if KD would come out and talk a little bit about the situation, whenever he is legally cleared to do so. He doesn't owe me or Scott Fowler anything. He does owe his players a heart-to-heart about his side of things, and I am sure he will do just that.

Fowler, Hannity, Liberals......It comes from the left, right, and all points in between: Fake outrage. You saw it recently with Randy Moss in Green Bay last January. He feigned a moon to a section of gassed-up Packer fan rednecks, and he's made out by the press to be a degenerate. It's garbage.

Just a thought.
 
I agree he's an idiot too. I don't even waste my time reading any of the local writers.
 
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