interesting little factoid

[WhoAmI?]

Yeah, and we tied with a ginger. That ginger lit our asses up.

[WhoAmI?]

Rivera has always run a scheme that's heavily dependent on DL pressure, so not having Greg Hardy has to factor in, as do Johnson's struggles.

Hesitant to say it's just that, though.

I'll say this: There's a lot more involved in being a head coach than being a coordinator.

 

Which is why Ron Rivera is not head coach material. As a head coach, you have to at least have some idea about the other phases of the game. He has absolutely no clue about the offensive side of the ball, which is why he is better suited to solely be a defensive coordinator. Some coordinators just doesn't have what it takes to be a head coach.

[Mr. Scot]

Which is why Ron Rivera is not head coach material. As a head coach, you have to at least have some idea about the other phases of the game. He has absolutely no clue about the offensive side of the ball, which is why he is better suited to solely be a defensive coordinator. Some coordinators just doesn't have what it takes to be a head coach.

Oh, you can get away with being a head coach who's really only an expert in one phase of the game, IF you're also a good enough judge of coaching talent to pick great coordinators to run things in the other phases.

Rivera's coordinator choices include an old college teammate and Mike Shula.

[Jeremy Igo]

I didn't realize that either.

 

Though under Rivera, we have made backups look like Super Bowl winning quarterbacks as well.

 

Brady Quinn starting for the Chiefs in 2012?

 

I just kicked a cat.

[WhoAmI?]

Oh, you can get away with being a head coach who's really only an expert in one phase of the game, IF you're also a good enough judge of coaching talent to pick great coordinators to run things in the other phases.

Rivera's coordinator choices include an old college teammate and Mike Shula.

 

I can agree with that. However, a head coach should at least know a good amount about all phases of the game so that he can intervene in times like these and switch up the gameplan. And yes, his judgment of coaching talent is susceptible. Hell, his judgment of player talent is starting to become susceptible as well.

[philp]

Ron talks about games being too big for certain players. When we face super bowl caliber players, the games are too big for ron.

[Tarheels23]

Also all 5 of our losses has been to 3-4 teams with the exception of Seattle who selected to play a lot of 3-4 in the second half.

[KSpan]

I didn't realize that either.

Though under Rivera, we have made backups look like Super Bowl winning quarterbacks as well.

Brady Quinn starting for the Chiefs in 2012?

That started wayyyyyyy before Rivera got here.

[twylyght]

I suppose I would give that factoid more credence if QBs played defense in 3 of those losses

[CPantherKing]

Scratch this fact. The losses are play calling, game plans, and devoting more practice time to the OL and running game.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Oh, you can get away with being a head coach who's really only an expert in one phase of the game,

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

I can agree with that. However, a head coach should at least know a good amount about all phases of the game so that he can intervene in times like these and switch up the gameplan. And yes, his judgment of coaching talent is susceptible. Hell, his judgment of player talent is starting to become susceptible as well.

 

That's one of the reasons why I'm intrigued by the idea of hiring a Special Teams coach like Dave Toub or Brad Seely.  they coach players from every phase of the game.

 

[SCP]

Our O-line sucks ass

[KendrickPanther]

Last year we beat 3 Super Bowl Winning QBs. That's kind of the goal. To beat them.