"To win the game"

[Mr. Scot]

Steve Smith has not had any problems calling Gettleman out. If Rivera had something to do with it, why hasn't Smith said anything?

 

I think it was a Gettleman decision, not a Rivera decision. Doesn't make any sense, Rivera making a decision like that but can't seem to make any other decisions.

 

 

Your post sounded like you were questioning Gettleman, not Rivera.

 

[teeray]

 

The Observer writes:

 

...Rivera said the strategy was to force Atlanta to try to come back without timeouts.

“We forced them to use timeouts,” Rivera said. “If we get the first down, great, if we don’t we kick the field goal and kick off, and they have to go with no timeouts.... 

 

There is nothing to add. SMH! Speechless!

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5320214/panthers-fall-to-falcons-19-17.html#storylink=cpy

 

 

The thing is you can still do that and give yourself a chance for a first down.

 

You don't have to go tight and run it up the middle

[ThinkAboutIt]

This team is done with this staff. I was at the game and watched Olsen after the third run just start screaming at the panthers sideline.

Players were pissed.

 

If true, that was pent up frustration over FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DOWN, because the coaches didn't even allow the offense to try to score a TD or take one shot at the endzone from inside the 40.

 

It's the coaching philosophy, not one 3rd down play.

[Dexterity]

At least they didn't do something stupid like throw a bomb to 6'5 KB who was being covered by Munnerlyn's midget brother.

[osd22]

The thing is you can still do that and give yourself a chance for a first down.

 

You don't have to go tight and run it up the middle

 

Exactly. Even my six year old daughter knows that. Must be new to Ron and Shula though. They didn't even consider a serious try for a first down and are stupid enough to admit it in the presser. Unbelievable.

[osd22]

#playnottolose

[raleigh-panther]

I'm not defending his words, but did you guys expect him to say anything different? 

Yes, I do.

 

I want to hear him say:   I fuged up.   I took energy away from my team and I called a 'play not lose' series of plays.

I cost my team and I'm sorry.  I"m sorry for them and I"m sorry for the fans and I will learn from it and do better.

 

You know the same poo they want Cam to say every week.  His QB who constantly takes the hits for his Shula's and Gettleman's common dumbness.

 

It might even earn him some respect in that locker room...this everybody but 'me' bullshit is getting very old.

 

Here's a note to Ron, think about what the Patriots coach or the Green Bay coach or the Indy coach or the Arizona coach would have done and try to emulate them.  Even if you are not great, pretend you are.    It's fairly clear you ware not a big thinker out there.  Let me be clear, you are a 3-6-1 coach, what exactly did you have to lose by going for it?  What happened to the 'agressive' coach you promised to be?

 

This is sad times Panthers' fans.  There is not enough talent on this team this year to save this coach from himself.

 

I'm getting to old for yet another lost season.

[*FreeFua*]

The Observer writes:

...Rivera said the strategy was to force Atlanta to try to come back without timeouts.

“We forced them to use timeouts,” Rivera said. “If we get the first down, great, if we don’t we kick the field goal and kick off, and they have to go with no timeouts....

There is nothing to add. SMH! Speechless!

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5320214/panthers-fall-to-falcons-19-17.html#storylink=cpy

Because this has never burnt him before... Smh. Atlanta would've only needed a FG too, there's was roughly what 1:15 left? That's lot of time to get into FG range.

Please fire this moron.

[osd22]

Because this has never burnt him before... Smh. Atlanta would've only needed a FG too, there's was roughly what 1:15 left? That's lot of time to get into FG range.

Please fire this moron.

 

Yep. 

[RJK]

The players aren't good enough to overcome the awful coaching. The coaching isn't good enough to overcome the awful players. It's a quagmire of suck in Charlotte

[emhoward]

I just realized I'm not mad at Ron. I'm really not. I'm disappointed. If last season never happened then I would be mad, but it did happen and because it did I was convinced we had our guy. But it looks like we don't. I was fooled. I'm disappointed in Ron.

[CRA]

And again, I don't think he's just saying this stuff. i think he genuinely believes it.

He does. Ron per his own words isn't Riverboat. Outside of his 4th down calls now....Ron is text book safe. Always has been. Textbook safe call was to run and try deep FG. Smart play was to use the 2 minutes and ask your FG to attempt a very high percentage kick and take all time off the clock

[CRA]

Ron acting like 46 yarders are chip shots....smh

Your team needs help Ron. You could put Gano in a a better spot. That is coaching. You had a first down, timeouts and time.

[Fox007]

 

The Observer writes:

 

...Rivera said the strategy was to force Atlanta to try to come back without timeouts.

“We forced them to use timeouts,” Rivera said. “If we get the first down, great, if we don’t we kick the field goal and kick off, and they have to go with no timeouts.... 

 

There is nothing to add. SMH! Speechless!

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5320214/panthers-fall-to-falcons-19-17.html#storylink=cpy

 

 

LOL so clueless man....

 

He's so nonchalant about trying to get the first down.