As dumb as Mike Smith can be...

[JawnyBlaze]

...at least he owns his mistakes.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/25/mike-smith-i-didnt-put-us-in-best-position-to-win-game/

 

 

“After reflecting on and analyzing how that played out, I would have done some things differently,” Smith said, via the Associated Press. “Given an opportunity to think about it through the night and doing some analyzing, I didn’t do the things that needed to be done to put our guys in the best position to win the game. There are a lot of plays in a football game that can affect the outcome, and I didn’t do my best to help us win.”

 

[Marguide]

Just once I would like to hear those words come out of Rivera's mouth. There certainly were plenty of times in which it would have been appropriate.

[Khaki Lackey]

Just once I would like to hear those words come out of Rivera's mouth. There certainly were plenty of times in which it would have been appropriate.

Can't pie this one enough.

[PantherFanOne]

...at least he owns his mistakes.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/25/mike-smith-i-didnt-put-us-in-best-position-to-win-game/

 

 

Great to hear a coach admit to their mistakes instead of offering up lame excuses.

[MHS831]

Didn't he admit the mistake after the Buffalo game last year?  I am not sure.

[Matthias]

There's a million things Rivera, and Gettleman for that matter, needs to step up and admit to in things he got wrong.  First one being, getting rid of Smitty.

[Marguide]

Didn't he admit the mistake after the Buffalo game last year?  I am not sure.

 

Toward the end of the year, he did an interview in which he said the loss really bothered him. Without re-reading it, I can't remember whether or not he accepted part of the blame for the loss, or whether he just had a lot of "what if" thoughts.

[Darth Biscuit]

Exactly!

 

I might hate the Falcons, but it is refreshing to see a coach step up and take some blame.

 

Rivera should take some lessons.

[*FreeFua*]

The problem is Rivera doesn't believe he's actually making bad decisions, he simply just doesn't get it.

[thefuzz]

There's a million things Rivera, and Gettleman for that matter, needs to step up and admit to in things he got wrong.  First one being, getting rid of Smitty.

 

 

Getting rid of Smitty was not a bad football decision, especially if you look at it long term.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

gettleman probably isn't going to hold a big fence-mending press conference where he admits that everything he did was dumb and wrong and he should have listened to the fans

[mc52beast]

In an interview on Panthers.com Rivera said that during the bye the coaches were going to look at every game and see if there were things that they could do differently... he didn't say outright that they were looking for coaching mistakes, but this is probably as close as you will get to hearing Ron say he's admitting to doing things wrong.

[Carolina Cajun]

Just once I would like to hear those words come out of Rivera's mouth. There certainly were plenty of times in which it would have been appropriate.

Maybe Rivera is on the cusp of admitting he's an idiot. He did say he was on the cusp of something.

[CBDellinger]

There's a million things Rivera, and Gettleman for that matter, needs to step up and admit to in things he got wrong.  First one being, getting rid of Smitty.

 

 

Dont hold your breath.

 

That dick wagging contest isnt over yet.