Sounds like Ron is morphing into RiverBoat

[RumHam]

BTW we did go for it on 4th and 4 fairly early yesterday and i was like alright, so he's boarding the boat i see

[JawnyBlaze]

40 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

What happened yesterday is the same thing that's been happening virtually every time we play the Falcons or Saints since the end of the 2015 season. They carve us up because they know exactly how to exploit the weaknesses of our D. Yeah, Luke didn't have a good game by his standards, but even if he plays like Superman those two teams have the tools and scheme to eat our D up and they've proven it time and time again.

Soft limp dick coverage, aka the Rivera Special. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, JawnyBlaze said:

Soft limp dick coverage, aka the Rivera Special. 

Yep. And I think we're so hesitant to deviate from that because we don't trust our safeties because we constantly rely on bargain basement vets back there. We don't have a reliable over the top deep third safety to serve as a last resort TD saver.

[Mr. Scot]

32 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

well that and he can't literally make every single play. He isn't the only one playing defense out there. 

The dline was getting blown up all game long by the falcons oline. LBs job is extremely hard if he's constantly getting his Dline pushed back into his chops . 

Which brings up another possibility that I haven't really seen discussed yet.

I think it's at least possible that Dontari Poe isn't quite the monster we were all expecting him to be.

I don't want to get into an "everybody's fault but Luke's" scenario because that kind of thinking isn't valid, but after the first few games I have to admit I have some questions.

[Billy Love]

In summary: This defense allowed 2 running touchdowns by Matt Ryan...let that sink in.

[Lumps]

Was surprised we went for it on 4th.

I want an HC like the Jags have. We'd be kneeling that entire second half vs the pats and this dudes bombing it down the field up two scores with less than two minutes left in the fourth lol

[Shaqil915]

It’s almost as if the defense stopped giving a fug because the realization their HC is a mangina disguised as a hard nosed, tough guy, set in.

[manu4t]

58 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I haven't heard the press conference yet, but instead of just sounding angry, I'd feel a lot better if I heard Rivera taking responsibility himself rather than constantly talking about someone else being the problem.

He needs to start owning it.

Him not accepting some responsibility has been one of the hallmarks of his tenure here.

And we have a new owner who probably doesn't have a lot of tolerance for that.

[amcoolio]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it the WR coach's responsibility to sub Moore in on plays or does Norv really control what WR's are in each play.

I thought the playcalling was great, the game would look a lot different if Funchess and Smith executed the way they are supposed to. Funchess killed 3 drives alone if you go back and watch the game. Smith was really bad until the 4th quarter when he made some good plays.

[rayzor]

"Rivera is the best coach in Panthers history." That same argument was used in defending fox before that and even Jake before Cam.

It's also the same mindset used by every champion of the status quo.

[SmokinwithWilly]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

He is the best coach in the history of this team. We won the division 3 years in a row. We went to the playoffs 4/5 of the past years with a super bowl appearance. 

But you know, one loss and the sky is falling! 

I wouldn't say we "won" the division 3 years in a row. The second year we crapped the bed a little less than everyone else, but we still crapped the bed. 

I also wouldn't say the sky is falling, but some damn consistency, other than an undying loyalty to playing vets when there is better talent on the bench, would be a refreshing change of air here. 

[MechaZain]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

He is the best coach in the history of this team. We won the division 3 years in a row. We went to the playoffs 4/5 of the past years with a super bowl appearance. 

But you know, one loss and the sky is falling! 

We had one other coach of note and River has perhaps the two best players in team history on his roster lol

[Cary Kollins]

Lol at the Rivera complacency.

The Panthers have at least two hall of famers in their prime and can’t even put together back to back winning seasons. And lol at winning the division at 7-8-1 or whatever. Give me a break.

Ron is a mediocre head coach at best. Thank god Tepper is in town because I’m sure he won’t put up with standard Rivera bull poo for long.

[Silent Majority]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I haven't heard the press conference yet, but instead of just sounding angry, I'd feel a lot better if I heard Rivera taking responsibility himself rather than constantly talking about someone else being the problem.

He needs to start owning it.

every time. its either "missed opportunities" or slipping blame.