Rivera reassigns special teams coach Rodgers, promotes DeHaven

[Gin and Juice]

Now Dehaven needs to pound the table for a return man.

CJ Spiller would be nice! Excellent return man that adds a unique dimension to our run game! If not, I think Philly has potential

[CRA]

Shula makes himself a easy target if Ron let's this offense keep deteriorating then he will be the next easy target.. Belicheat and Carroll are both great defensive strategist that both figured out that they need good offensive minds to counter balance their teams..

Offense isn't deteriorating bc of coaching. It is ball control. A ball control O with weak talent. What our FO did to our O was a joke.....yet the Shula fixation grows.

I get disagreeing with ball control. It isn't my preference. It does work. It has worked here even when in reality it shouldn't....bc our talent is even up to par for it to have good odds of success

[Diehardpanther02]

someone tell me why this is good, I mean, its the same people. If you slice up a turd, rearrange the pieces and put it back together, its still a turd, right?

Its the same people but different coach different outlook different view of how its supposed to be done. Assistant coaches go with the flow and dont question the ones above them because its not their place this is a good move.

[magnus]

I'd discussed with someone the idea of moving Rodgers to some other spot like that (forget who).

again I imagine most are more into the ritual sacrifice of the average scapegoat instead of moving his office down the way. 

 

Which I don't get what he'll coach on D unless Fuller is dropped (and, no reason, I mean Fuller is not the next Jimmy Johnson but I like him) because they're full up on assistants and they wouldn't dare drop Mills. 

[WOW!!]

Offense isn't deteriorating bc of coaching. It is ball control. A ball control O with weak talent. What our FO did to our O was a joke.....yet the Shula fixation grows.

I get disagreeing with ball control. It isn't my preference. It does work. It has worked here even when in reality it shouldn't....bc our talent is even up to par for it to have good odds of success

I agree with the FO part as well but Shula has made mind boggling in game decisions....plus his track record isn't good at all as a OC.. and like I said other DC's turn HC have figured out you need a offense. . Not just a time suck offense. . Hopefully Ron gets the epiphany. .

[Diehardpanther02]

http://blackandbluereview.com/panthers-expected-shuffle-special-teams-coaches/

Dehaven is actually known for really good special teams. The history is in the link.

[GRWatcher]

Oh noes!!!!!! DeHaven was ST coach when Christie kicked it wide right in Super Bowl XXV.  The entire city of Buffalo was like

Now, I may forgive him if he can convince Steve Tasker to come to Carolina as assistant ST coach .....................

 

 

 

Side Note: Former Panthers special teams coach Scott O'Brien, who's been coaching the Patriots special teams for a while, is retiring.

(maybe somebody could put in a good word for Rodgers)

 

lmfao! Scotty O'Brien's idea of retiring is laughable. He "retired" from the Panthers, then coached for Miami, then "retired", then coached for NE. There's no quit in the guy. He'll be back.

 

 

[the butch]

Replaces assistant to coordinator sends coordinator to assistant. Way to step up.

[JARROD]

Meet your new OC, Richard Rodgers!

 

Thats just wrong,....

[SmootsDaddy89]

Now Dehaven needs to pound the table for a return man.

 

*SLAM SLAM SLAM* WE NEED A DAMN RETURNER GUYS.

 

 

"Bruce, we're at an Applebees"

[Mr. Scot]

again I imagine most are more into the ritual sacrifice of the average scapegoat instead of moving his office down the way. 

 

Which I don't get what he'll coach on D unless Fuller is dropped (and, no reason, I mean Fuller is not the next Jimmy Johnson but I like him) because they're full up on assistants and they wouldn't dare drop Mills. 

 

 

My memory's solid these days

 

I read Fuller's bio to see if there was anywhere he could be reassigned.  Turns out he was a special teams assistant at some point, so I guess they could do a straight switcheroo.

 

I'm honestly not a big fan of that either though.

 

The site no longer lists Mills as the Defensive QC, only the DL Assistant.  Didn't realize, but there's no Offensive QC either.

 

Did the team drop the whole QC model, perhaps?

[Mr. Scot]

http://blackandbluereview.com/panthers-expected-shuffle-special-teams-coaches/

Dehaven is actually known for really good special teams. The history is in the link.

 

From the link...

 

 

• 2013-14: Carolina Panthers special teams assistant
• 2010-12: Buffalo Bills special teams coach; unit set franchise records in punt return average and kickoff return average in 2012; unit led NFL in kickoff coverage in 2011.
• 2007-09: Seattle Seahawks special teams coach; unit was second in the NFL in kickoff return average in 2008.
• 2003-06: Dallas Cowboys special teams coach; unit led NFL in gross punting average in 2006; unit led NFL in kickoff coverage in 2004.
• 2000-02: San Francisco 49ers special teams coach; unit led NFL in punt return average in 2002.
• 1987-99: Buffalo Bills special teams coach; was considered one of the best special teams coaches in the league until he was fired after the Titans’ “Music City Miracle” in 1999; unit helped Bills make four straight Super Bowls, winning six AFC East titles; unit led NFL in fewest punt return yards allowed in 1991; unit led NFL in kickoff coverage from 1987-90.

[Lumps]

Why is this good news? Are you stupid, did you not read the article? We're the worst special teams in the league....we had two blocked punts in the same fuging game...we have a dude jump over our ST line...twice and would have made a play if not for a flag...we have opposing teams literally calling us out and preparing for us by using our ST film replays, in which they're successful....

We have no where to go but up lol....this is good news for sure. We literally can't be any worse so how is this NOT good news??

[Goondal]

Would have preferred we fired the dude and hired from outside the organization, but this is better than nothing.  If only we would do the same thing with Shula.