Do We need a winning season for Rivera to Keep his Job ?

[jfra78]

2 hours ago, thefuzz said:

Has he really gone on record with that, or are we just all using the past to expect this?

 

I can't recall.

well i think he said when Fox was head coach that he would not fire a coach under contract.  not sure if that means just then or forever.  i think he doesnt like wasting money.  but yeah not sure if its an asumption or fact either.

[grimesgoat]

14 minutes ago, Chairman Wow said:

No owner in his right mind would say "if we don't finish 9-7, my coach is fired". Owners are universally successful people precisely because the don't box themselves in with this king of silliness. What happens if a team goes 8-8, but finishes 8-0 and is winning in dominant fashion? You fire the coach, right? Of course you don't. 

That's a good point, but if we were 8-4 or 9-3, then lost our last 4, Richardson might pull the plug.  Richardson knows he's running out of years and he kind of went all in this year.

[uncfan888]

Rayzor, the delusional doctor is in

[xav8tor]

8 minutes ago, Farachlombardi said:

I'm not delusional . With your logic you are calling Greg Olson delusional to ?

You are if you don't think that Olsen bit is a put up shill pitch defined.

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, Chairman Wow said:

No owner in his right mind would say "if we don't finish 9-7, my coach is fired". Owners are universally successful people precisely because the don't box themselves in with this king of silliness. What happens if a team goes 8-8, but finishes 8-0 and is winning in dominant fashion? You fire the coach, right? Of course you don't. 

believe what you want, but it happens. coaches get fired regularly or, like what happened with fox, we just let the contract expire without renewing it. JR sent the message to fox that if he wasn't able to have back to back winning seasons, then his contract would not be renewed. what about the two HCs before fox? dom capers....fired after two losing seasons. and george seifert? fired after three years.

silliness, right?

and that's just us. it happens all the time in many industries by many successful businesses. the best teams and businesses will have the highest expectations and if those high expectations aren't met...you find someone who can help you meet them.

[rayzor]

19 minutes ago, Farachlombardi said:

Offense wasn't bad vs pats and lions hell wasn't bad vs the Eagles .  Last game was a momentum killer and just plain bad luck . We were driving on them but we need to score . Refs hurt us a lot . We have a good offense just need to stop making mistakes it's not on Rivera or Shula 

it's their job to make sure that the players are doing their job. if the players can't handle what they are being asked to do, you either find a way to help them do it or find something that they can do. it's up to the coaches to make sure that the players are on the right page, are prepared, and can execute. that's their job. and the refs didn't mess things up for us this past game. are you serious?

anyway....you didn't answer the question. where do you draw the line? at what point do you decide to move on from rivera? or from shula?

 

[ras977]

No because Shula is working his tail off and calling good plays . 

Right-- 2nd & 12 or longer are the result of great play calls on 1st down.

Get a grip.

 

[saX man]

Given the state of the NFC, and given our talent is not low tier, I expect a playoff win.  Given the staff's history they're gone if they cannot get past the Divisional Round.  Pull a Shotty on them and reboot.  

[Malt Liquor]

Ron Rivera is a horrible NFL head coach because time and time again he makes the wrong decision when the game is on the line. Mike Shula needs to go because the plays that he designed doesn't fit with the personal that we have. And his play calling sinks. They both should've been fired along time ago.

[Jangler]

11 hours ago, CRA said:

Fox knew he was done before week 1.  Rivera ain’t in Foxland yet.

peope act like we are in a bad spot.  This is actually a good spot based on Rivera’s history. 

exactly, he has this season and next on his contract, correct? we all know JR won't leave money on the table. Next season could very well be a lame duck season, again.

@Farachlombardi