Riveras Response to Giving Up Big Leads

[arbnranger]

28 minutes ago, 15 said:

AH BUT WE  ALMOST LOST!!!!!!!!

DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND THAT ALMOST LOSING IS THE SAME AS LOSING?!?!?!?!?

Pie for the avatar change. 

We rewatched that part when she got the ball 4 or 5 times. Classic. 

[frash.exe]

Honestly it is a concern, but at the end of the day I'm not giving a poo if the Panthers still win it all

[Montsta]

38 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

Unless you want the truth about what the fug happened in the second half.

Honestly we all know that the team went into a shell and played chickenshit football, but it wasn't necessarily the wrong call. What I don't agree with is the three straight runs up the gut every single possession resulting in several straight three and outs with no time taken off the clock.

Just one long, methodical drive with two or three first downs would have sealed the game in the third quarter. Just one touchdown drive would have been a dagger and would have sealed it. But instead they were content with taking off two minutes per possession and giving life to Seattle. 

Thats my biggest issue with what happened in the second half. 

[Paa Langfart]

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Thats my biggest issue with what happened in the second half. 

I agree.  But, I also think that one more score early in the second by us would have made the hawks give up their will to put up a battle.  That is something I havent heard anyone else conjecture about.    I think that made it worth a substantial effort to score and score early - much more so than the effort that was given.

[Mr. Scot]

So have we now circled back around to that place where if we didn't win by 50 we actually lost?

[Hoenheim]

I will never agree with not having same intensity and aggressiveness the whole game unless its late in the 4th. I was pissed off for a lot of the 2nd half of that game.

[ladypanther]

Am I correct, the offense did not have a 3 & out in the entire game?

[Toker Smurf]

1 hour ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

in rivera's defense, i think he had the right game plan in mind the 2nd half. 

31 is almost insurmountable ... imagine all those times he called running plays, we passed the ball instead and lets say on half of those passes, the results were incompletions. Do you know how much more time you'd add to the clock? You're talking about 35-40 seconds more on each play. 

that would have probably given seattle enough time to complete the comeback. 

you also minimize the chance of turning the ball over against one of the best secondaries in the league. 

i'm not saying he was entirely right, but I see his logic. 

either way, the result was a win, so we shouldn't be questioning our coaches decisions. 

 

 

True but if the half that were complete results in first downs,  that's more time plus better field position. If they lead to a score,  even better. Some of us are just concerned that if we have a lead against the Patriots or maybe even the Cardinals,  they have the QBs and offenses to maybe,  come all the way back. 

[KB_fan]

38 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

Am I correct, the offense did not have a 3 & out in the entire game?

Here's the drive chart.  The only 3 & out was just before the end of the 1st half (drive 5)

[arieslibra1]

2 hours ago, PhillyB said:

i don't care what he says in a presser. we've seen his locker room persona and coaching style enough to know he'll breathe fire in the film room if there's mistakes being made.

 

I figured. I'd hate to be in a film session with him.

[rainwater]

2 hours ago, Haplo E said:

I can tell Cam was pissed about the strategy. 

He was mostly pissed with getting the play calls late.  In fact, other than 2 3rd down calls, it didn't seem they really called the offensive plays much different.  The problem was they executed the plays conservatively.  It is just human nature.  Cam didn't want to make a mistake and refused to force any throw.  In these situations, ball carriers tend to take less chances as well.  It seems the players are just as much at fault.

[tiger7_88]

2 hours ago, Cpt slay a ho said:

Offense should have kept it going, gotta trust cam, wouldn't have been opposed to getting a fg or even a td. 

Especially after Cam was completing passes thus far in the game at between a 70-80% rate.

[SmootsDaddy89]

Our odds of winning never dipped below 95% in the second half. I didn't like us letting up either, but I think Ron has a point here.

[BANE]

16-1.

 

Anyone questioning Rivera or anyone else on the team, can kindly, F**K OFF.

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16 and mother f'ing 1