Panthers part ways with Rivera

[KillerKat]

fug YEAH!!! FINALLY!!! THANK YOU TEPPER! 

[KillerKat]

4 minutes ago, rodeo said:

i don't know if our famously good locker room was influenced by Ron or if it was just a lucky combination of Cam, Charles Johnson, TD,  Olsen, etc. if Ron had an influence in that regard he would be invaluable to a team that has mentality issues as much as play issues

Ron was definitely carried by talent that eventually got too old or hurt to carry him anymore.

[KillerKat]

12 minutes ago, rodeo said:

Rivera won 2 coach of the year awards based on his "Save my job, Cam!" strategy. as soon as Cam was injured and unable to, the inevitable happened.

If Cam is unable to return, Ron's legacy will forever be linked to ruining a generational talent at QB.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Like John Fox before him, Ron Rivera will go on to be more successful without the Panthers than he was with them.

Common thread of failure, Marty Hurney.

[Go DJ that's my DJ]

15 minutes ago, CoastalCat said:

What a clown. For some guys, it's more important to have your guy than the right guy. Ron was the winningest coach we've had in our short history. I posted here before about how my other team (ECU Pirates) pretty much did the same thing back in 2015. They fired a good coach in a year where he lost his QB and turned in a bad season. The Pirates still haven't gotten back to the record (5-7) that got that coach fired. 

I can't stand both my teams being dumpster fires, and am not looking forward to watching my cats go 4-12 for the next 10 years like the rest of the teams that cycle through coaches. 

This is total Bullsh**. Rant complete. 

except ECU is pants on head retarded and thought they were some powerhouse school. This is the NFL bud, not really the same thing as the American conference(lmao).

[332nd]

[Baskinridge]

16 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Tiffany Blackmon

 

I understand “news” is important, but so is the “human side” of things. Coach’s kid here
. As

@wyche89

said, Ron Rivera is an incredible human being. I cannot tell you how much I appreciated his support, especially as a woman in this biz. He helped me understand the game better

Too bad he couldn't help himself understand the game better too.

[Greatman77]

It was time... Best wishes to RR, he is a good man, but you can't say he wasn't given enough chances.

[jasonluckydog]

Not going to celebrate a man losing his job.  I feel for him and his family . It just didn't work out here wish him well he will be a hc again in a few months.  Thanks Coach.

[Cuttinedge]

Tepper gave Ron some rope after last year. RR supposedly took over defensive play calling.  He hangs his hat on being a defensive coach and his defense this year is abysmal. He hung himself. 

His loyalty to his friends who have no talent for coaching was a huge downfall of his own doing  

Good luck in your future endeavors Ron. 

[PandaMan]

28 minutes ago, Towelboy said:

this is sad news for mick mixon. whose ample chest will he fawn over now?

Does Perry Fewel have a nice chest?  Maybe Scott Turner’s been hitting the weight room.  This Jews really put a pep in my step today.  Ron’s a decent coach but we desperately needed a change of scenery.  Like Andy Reid and the Eagles minus the offensive success

[Harbingers]

11 minutes ago, 332nd said:

Not bad, but I prefer a 

[Matthias]

Prepare to see Brian Burns start the rest of the season, and rack up 100 sacks.

[Proudiddy]

Wow.  I don't know how to feel now that it's actually happened.  And after he didnt pull the trigger Monday, I was 100% sure he was not going to do it until after the season, so it's surprising.  

Well, thanks for the effort, Ron, and best of luck in the future.  I hope we finally get ot right this time.