Rivera says punt blocks on personnel, not coaching

[Ruff]

How many blocked punts have we had this year...other than this game? I can't think of any.

So, why would you not think that what you are doing is working.

The Vikings did something different and we did not react to it. That is PLAYER execution.

Rivera has made enough mistakes this season to warrant his release....but the blocked punts are on the players not doing what they were supposed to do.

Sproles said he said holes open enough to return a punt return for a TD, showing coaching issues. Pacman returned a huge one on us, something he hasn't done in years. Then, we give up, not only two punt blocks, but large yardage on another two returns. The Vikings coaches said that was planned due to watching film all week.

turns out, we've given up a large chunk of return yardage to almost every team we've faced. Our special teams is poor. That's on coaching.

[OriginalPantherDan]

@SteveReedAP: Rivera: "This season is long from over."

Wtf?

This was misquoted. What he really said was, "This season has long since been over." Or should've said.

[CarolinaNCSU]

When it comes to the team, I'm usually extremely optimistic. As of now, I can't think of a single scenario in all my time as a Panthers fan, where I will be less enthusiastic about a season than if Ron Rivera is our coach next season. 

[MadHatter]

Sproles said he said holes open enough to return a punt return for a TD, showing coaching issues. Pacman returned a huge one on us, something he hasn't done in years. Then, we give up, not only two punt blocks, but large yardage on another two returns. The Vikings coaches said that was planned due to watching film all week.

turns out, we've given up a large chunk of return yardage to almost every team we've faced. Our special teams is poor. That's on coaching.

 

Don't get me wrong...as I said, the coaching staff has done way more than enough to warrant being released.

 

My point is that this is player execution as well as coaching.

 

Right now, everyone hates Rivera and Co so bad that everything that goes wrong is being blamed on them.  My point is that coaching AND player execution is lacking on this team.

[Jmac]

Good grief

(it's Rodgers, by the way; Richard Rodgers)

You are correct sir. Rather have Richard Simmons coaching the ST..can't be much worse.

[BIGH2001]

Can you imagine if Rivera was in a market like New York or Philly and gave some of these answers in press conferences?  He would never get away with it. We have a bunch of pussies in the local media who are afraid to challenge him because they fear the wrath of Jerry. 

[King Schhit]

@BlackBlueReview: “We’re not going to do anything knee jerk, we’re going to go through the process.” — Rivera

I wonder would this still be he stance if our division wasn't so horrible & we were 5 games behind 1st place in the NFCS? Because its pass knee jerking time Ronnie boy.

[TNPanther]

Good lord. This is like a 4 month long episode of the three stooges. Fire this fuging clown already.

[Tub of Goo]

I don't get why you guys are mad, getting 2 punt blocks returned for TDs is part of the process.

This situation is very fluid, we'll look at the tape and we'll see what we'll see when we see it, process, fluid. 1 game at a time we'll get it right, process.

[WUnderhill]

Players not executing at this point in the season IS on the coaching, Rivera.

[SCP]

Ron Rivera if he was this kids dad:

"Alice is not obese! He is allergic to gluten and sugar!"

[hepcat]

Two consecutive punt blocks returned for a TD...that doesn't happen by accident.

[Cary Kollins]

Live look at Rivera's presser:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CRA]

It is all coach speak and a play on words.

Vikings watched filmed. Saw a weakness. Gameplanned it.

Technically you can blame anything on execution and a player. Vikings gameplanned so that they would put our guys in a spot to not execute. Coaching 101.