Where has this defense been all year?

[Tbe]

Are players more motivated tonight? Did Ron finally fix Washington’s mess?

[MVPccaffrey]

Defense has been pretty damn good since Ron took over from Washington, especially considering how often the offense is giving the other team the ball back

[WarPanthers89]

Yes Ron fixed the mess 

[hepcat]

Ron decided to watch some tape because he doesn’t want to get fired I guess

[Mage]

Ron Rivera has always been an elite defensive play-caller.  Nobody who knows football should have doubted that.

IF he returns next year, I hope at the very least he maintains his role as defensive coordinator.  It is the least he could do

[lovelett]

Anyone who doesn’t think Rivera can run a defense doesn’t know anything about Rivera....

[Paintballr]

Couple things. 

Ron took over play calling. You can prepare all you want but if you don’t have the right situational awareness to call the right play your screwed. 

Also, wouldn’t surprise me if the players saw the results yesterday and are playing to keep or for Ron. They know if they lose tonight he is 99% gone. 

 

[4Corners]

49 minutes ago, Camvp said:

Defense has been pretty damn good since Ron took over from Washington, especially considering how often the offense is giving the other team the ball back

Yup. All things considered, Rivera is a ln excellent DC. But very frustrating to watch the defense play great now when we could have really used this intensity when the season was still alive. 

[CarolinaNCSU]

If this defense had been here all year and so much pressure not on the offense, maybe Cam's shoulder isn't on a thread right now. What could've been. 

[Krovvy]

51 minutes ago, Camvp said:

Defense has been pretty damn good since Ron took over from Washington, especially considering how often the offense is giving the other team the ball back

They were still pretty poo last week.

[PantherPhann89]

Any HC that takes this long to correct problems doesn't need to be HC... 

[Monty83]

He’s a DC who was promoted too high. Just as he promoted too high his most recent DC.

[Manther]

Stuffed under Hoke incompetence and Washington's bewilderment.

[rippadonn]

That New Orleans game was a defensive thing of beauty. Ron was matching Payton move for move, very impressive.

I've questioned on this here site his testicular fortitude. Ive got to tip my cap. Aside from getting his timeout in, he coached his ars off.

When Ron had other guys running his defense Sean would be over there grinning tearing up Ron's DC's.

Ron (too late) should have been running his defense and working with the DBs his whole tenure here, his record may have been different, better. Sean Payton does it for his offense. If you're an elite play caller why not be it?

I'd like to see Norvs offense and Ron running his defense. I hear ownership may or may not have inquired into Jim Harbaugh, former Panther QB. Obviously aside from that, or possibly continuing with the younger Turner, I'd like to see Norvs offense and RON calling defense. On paper that should be the best of both worlds.