Was Rivera our 1st choice?

[Squirrel]

Now that's just silly.

I'm only suggesting Rivera was not the top name on the list and that the Panthers may have settled. It's a fair suggestion considering the report that has been blasted all over ESPN as a fact. If a deal was on the table and refused, then that sounds like an important little tid bit of information.

I would hate for Richardson to be hiring whatever he can find available, rather than actually assembling a quality coaching staff that meshes together. I'm already concerned that Rivera doesn't have enough control or even input into the coaching staff selection process.

Yes men bother me. I pray that Rivera is not Richardson's yes man.

Think you are wrong on Rivera not being the first choice. He fits the Panthers MO for a head coach. Is he a yes man to a point yes. But if you dont think he had a hand in hiring the assistants and coordinators then you are wrong. He will have his say but Hurney will have his too. Dont take every interview for face value. Behind the scenes he has some control but no coach the Panthers would have hired would have total or demanding control.

[rayzor]

ESPN pulls stuff out of their asses all the time and reports it as fact. you took that report and said that they had a deal on the table.

you're reading far too much into something that has no weight other than schefter reported it. schefter didn't even say anything about a deal being on the table, did he? he pulled something out of his ass and you are taking that turd and adding to it something that you pulled out of your ass.

we didn't settle. we got the best guy for the job. we got the guy we wanted. we got our first choice.

and richardson is not a yes man.

quit being paranoid.

[riddel]

You really think we wanted some OC over a highly touted DC?

First off, I think like most businesses, the Panther's weighed the options and put feelers out while Fox was coaching out his lame duck season. I believe the Panther's knew because of this research which coaches would be interested in the job and they compiled a list of those coaches. I do not believe that Rivera was the only guy we were interested in and simply went through the motions.

Secondly, if the report is true, then yes the Panther's wanted some OC over a highly touted DC. Offer on the table and refused is what the report said.

[rayzor]

he's not even an OC! he's a frikkin Oline coach.

no interview was done. no offer was made. they might have inquired at some point, but rivera was their man.

[riddel]

he's not even an OC! he's a frikkin Oline coach.

no interview was done. no offer was made. they might have inquired at some point, but rivera was their man.

Yeah...I copied and pasted the OC comment from another poster.....he's the OL and may become the Titans new HC......

I'm glad you guys are so confident in the Panthers management process.....sorry for asking the question. We can move on now before Rayzor has a hissy fit....

[Boltergeist]

Cant believe Munchak was the first option. Wrong side of the ball for the Panthers.

I could see maybe wanting to bring him in for an interview. I'm guessing that Munchak was turning things down cause he felt 2011 was going to be a lame duck year for Fisher, and he'd have as good a shot as any to get the job once Fisher was gone, which got accelerated by a few months.

[riddel]

Riveria fanboys 3...2...1...

[Ruff]

If you're going to put stock into what Schefty said, I guess Cowher was our first option, followed closely by Gruden.

[rayzor]

Yeah...I copied and pasted the OC comment from another poster.....he's the OL and may become the Titans new HC......

I'm glad you guys are so confident in the Panthers management process.....sorry for asking the question. We can move on now before Rayzor has a hissy fit....

you jumped in there and said he had an offer on the table when he wasn't even interviewed. he may have been someone that the panthers inquired about, but they went after their top guy.

no hissy fits. just dealing with someone who is a bit paranoid after listening to espn and believing that they actually have insight into something that the panthers did.

[riddel]

If you're going to put stock into what Schefty said, I guess Cowher was our first option, followed closely by Gruden.

Everyone reported Cowher for the last 3 years, so you can't pin that one on one reporter.

[Ruff]

Everyone reported Cowher for the last 3 years, so you can't pin that one on one reporter.

But he made it a point to report it consistently, both he and Mort.

Their word is about as worthwhile as most of the posts on the Huddle.

[riddel]

you jumped in there and said he had an offer on the table.

nope.

it was reported this way....

"turned down three offers this year to take position with other teams which included the Carolina Panthers head coaching job"

offer

Definitions (2)1. The lowest price that any investor or dealer has declared that he/she will sell a given security or commodity for. For over-the-counter stocks, the offer is the best quoted price at which a Market Maker is willing to sell a stock. For mutual funds, the offer is the net asset value plus any sales charges. also called asked price or asking price or offering price or ask.

2. To express a desire to enter into an arrangement or contract with another party.

[Jangler]

In the history of hiring coaches how many teams have really ever gotten their first choice?

[riddel]

In the history of hiring coaches how many teams have really ever gotten their first choice?

Washington Redskins.

Not always the smart choice, but almost always the first choice. Boils down to, are you willing to pay, but paying doesn't equal championships.