Rivera's Monday Presser

[CarolinaSunday]

Didn't see a thread. Based on what I'm seeing on Twitter:

- Ron hasn't talked to the athletic training staff to get an update on Williams or Olsen so no news yet.

- DJ Moore is being brought along slowly because of our plethora of receivers

- Rivera liked how Jackson tackled

- Thomas played well and needs to develop rapport and trust with Cam quickly

- We played like it was our first game.

[Cary Kollins]

Rivera regarding DJ Moore: "there's no need to force a guy on the field until he's truly ready or until I'm forced to play a promising young talent because the older/slower/weaker vet in front of him got hurt"

[ChibCU]

7 minutes ago, CarolinaSunday said:

Didn't see a thread. Based on what I'm seeing on Twitter:

- Ron hasn't talked to the athletic training staff to get an update on Williams or Olsen so no news yet.

I call BS.

[Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.]

plethora of receivers.....

Lets trade for a tackle! 

[luke nukem]

need that Williams and Olsen update STAT

[hepcat]

3 minutes ago, luke nukem said:

need that Williams and Olsen update STAT

At this rate it seems like if Daryl Williams can stand up he's going to play. I mean it beats the alternative of having Amini "the ragdoll" Silatolu out on the field in any capacity.

[CarolinaSunday]

12 minutes ago, ChibCU said:

I call BS.

It does seem odd. He may have purposefully avoided talking to them in order so that he couldn't answer the injury questions at the Presser.  I don't know why he would do that, but it seems really weird that he wouldn't have inquired about two of our most important players' injuries this morning. 

[t96]

Williams should be an easy update. There's no way he hasn't had the MRI already this morning... 

[Actionman0z]

We always get injury updates on Wed, its happened that way for 10,000 years. 

[ecu88]

No new update means bad news for Williams and Olsen..........

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Actionman0z said:

We always get injury updates on Wed, its happened that way for 10,000 years. 

And it's deliberate...

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For years, head coach Ron Rivera has avoided talking to head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion before noon on Mondays. That's because Rivera doesn't want to then go into detail on injuries during his weekly 12:30 press conference.

Link

[Mr. Scot]

From the same source...

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Rivera also wouldn't go into detail about what forced strong safety Da'Norris Searcy out of the game in the second half, but he did explain why it was Colin Jones and not third-round pick Rashaan Gaulden who replaced Searcy.

I confess I hadn't actually noticed that this happened.

[ncfan]

Has anything heard from Byrd too?

I know we really didnt see him much after that nice return he had.

I believe it was mentioned he got hurt as well.

 

He's been our best return guy

[Mr. Scot]

Apparently Rivera's habit makes some people kinda grumpy...