Official: Panthers hire Canales

[TLGPanthersFan]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

“Be patient,” he said. “Ask them to be patient, like they were for me.”

Weren’t fans calling for his firing after 2 seasons and then in 2013 when he started 1-3. 
We weren’t really patient. We just had to be because Richardson wouldn’t fire him. 
We were forced to be patient. 

[jb2288]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Some advice from an old friend...

Ron Rivera, the winningest head coach in the history of the Carolina Panthers, has some advice for new head coach Dave Canales. But before we get to that, the coach also had a few words for the team’s fans.

“Be patient,” he said. “Ask them to be patient, like they were for me.”

...

Hopefully they’ll be able to put some veteran guys around him, to help him as he tries to navigate through the pitfalls of being a head coach in the league... You have to make sure you are surrounded by people that are going to help you. You want them to tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.”

...

Rivera said one of the early errors he made as a first-time head coach at Carolina was that he didn’t find mentors quickly enough who had been head coaches in the NFL.

“That was one of the first mistakes I made,” Rivera said. “Honestly, my first two years I didn’t have a (former NFL head coach as a) mentor, somebody that when I needed some guidance or an opinion, would provide it.

...

Rivera said part of the way he connected with Charlotte was through community work and added that Canales would be smart to do the same. “This is not just about a football team,” Rivera said. “It’s about the community. You need to make sure you help with that, and I’m sure he will. That’s so important. That’s how the fans get to know who you are, so then they can get behind you and support you.”

 

Some good advice from Ron. I gotta imagine Canales is able to speed dial Carrol whenever he needs now that he isn't coaching and that has to be a huge advantage. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, TLGPanthersFan said:

Weren’t fans calling for his firing after 2 seasons and then in 2013 when he started 1-3.

We weren’t really patient. We just had to be because Richardson wouldn’t fire him. 
We were forced to be patient. 

I was gonna say

But hell, word was Richardson was ready to fire him before Marty Hurney basically agreed to be a sacrificial lamb.

Kind of hoping the internal dynamics are a little better this time.

[PghPanther]

"Ron Rivera the winningest HC in the history of the Panthers"

Yeah, I know this franchise hasn't been around forever but let that sink in for a minute........

[Mr. Scot]

 Process?

 

Edited January 26 by Mr. Scot

[Jackie Lee]

A process, like maybe a vision for an identity? Not just like trading around for random fa's or moving back in the draft for fun? We'll see if Tepper has the patience, the 6 year contract means nothing to him. 

[Ricky Spanish]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Some advice from an old friend...

Ron Rivera, the winningest head coach in the history of the Carolina Panthers, has some advice for new head coach Dave Canales. But before we get to that, the coach also had a few words for the team’s fans.

“Be patient,” he said. “Ask them to be patient, like they were for me.”

...

Hopefully they’ll be able to put some veteran guys around him, to help him as he tries to navigate through the pitfalls of being a head coach in the league... You have to make sure you are surrounded by people that are going to help you. You want them to tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.”

...

Rivera said one of the early errors he made as a first-time head coach at Carolina was that he didn’t find mentors quickly enough who had been head coaches in the NFL.

“That was one of the first mistakes I made,” Rivera said. “Honestly, my first two years I didn’t have a (former NFL head coach as a) mentor, somebody that when I needed some guidance or an opinion, would provide it.

...

Rivera said part of the way he connected with Charlotte was through community work and added that Canales would be smart to do the same. “This is not just about a football team,” Rivera said. “It’s about the community. You need to make sure you help with that, and I’m sure he will. That’s so important. That’s how the fans get to know who you are, so then they can get behind you and support you.”

 

Sidenote - I will always love and appreciate Ron even if he was incredibly frustrating at times as our HC.

Good dude.

[Mage]

53 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

A process, like maybe a vision for an identity? Not just like trading around for random fa's or moving back in the draft for fun? We'll see if Tepper has the patience, the 6 year contract means nothing to him. 

One positive (on paper) is that we finally have a HC and GM that are aligned.  That should help a lot with making moves that make sense. 

[Billy Love]

Dave Canales - welcome aboard sir. Please lead this organization and fanbase to a Championship culture, identity and mindset.  I am behind you 100%.   

[KSpan]

1 hour ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Weren’t fans calling for his firing after 2 seasons and then in 2013 when he started 1-3. 
We weren’t really patient. We just had to be because Richardson wouldn’t fire him. 
We were forced to be patient. 

Eh, the team was stagnating and steadily regressing through much of 2012. The final record was 7-9 but it took one of Ron's patented late-seaosn surges when the team was no longer playoff-relevant to rack up 4 consecutive wins. 2012 was not a pretty year.

[Mage]

Rivera had to change his ways to stay here.  It was that 2013 Bills game that turned me on him.  We were up 20-17.  It was 4th and 1 at their 21.  We had Cam Newton, Mike Tolbert, and Williams (Stew was hurt).  Instead of going for it, we kicked a FG and ended up losing the game.

 

[outlaw4]

1 minute ago, Mage said:

Rivera had to change his ways to stay here.  It was that 2013 Bills game that turned me on him.  We were up 20-17.  It was 4th and 1 at their 21.  We had Cam Newton, Mike Tolbert, and Williams (Stew was hurt).  Instead of going for it, we kicked a FG and ended up losing the game.

 

To a touchdown with 2 seconds left on the clock, I believe. What was really going against Ron was that we had been in a lot of close games with Ron but kept losing most of them. Having that pattern repeat itself in Year 3 was infuriating.

Ron started going for it a lot more and that's how Riverboat Ron got started. But of course, this was not really part of a planned process but more of a realization that his philosophy wasn't working.

[TLGPanthersFan]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

 Process?

 

Damn Rhule for making me develop a phobia of that word. 

[TLGPanthersFan]

19 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

To a touchdown with 2 seconds left on the clock, I believe. What was really going against Ron was that we had been in a lot of close games with Ron but kept losing most of them. Having that pattern repeat itself in Year 3 was infuriating.

Ron started going for it a lot more and that's how Riverboat Ron got started. But of course, this was not really part of a planned process but more of a realization that his philosophy wasn't working.

Then once he got comfortable he lapsed back into his old ways.