Rivera Will Take More Active Defensive Role

[panthers55]

In Philly his 2 years there they had injuries to the linebackers which killed his system. He comes here to arguably a great linebacking corps and what happens? 2 starters go down immediately. He seems snakebitten at linebacker. Hopefully ading Kuechly and getting Beason and hopefully Davis back turns that around. I am excited to see what happens when we actually tun our scheme.

[KittyLover]

I am not so sure Rivera could have helped the defense last year unless he suited up.

[ZeroZeroSeven]

In Philly his 2 years there they had injuries to the linebackers which killed his system. He comes here to arguably a great linebacking corps and what happens? 2 starters go down immediately. He seems snakebitten at linebacker. Hopefully ading Kuechly and getting Beason and hopefully Davis back turns that around. I am excited to see what happens when we actually tun our scheme.

The writing was on the wall for the LBs though. Davis had just come off two knee surgeries and Beason rushed back from the achilles injury. My fingers are crossed for this year though.

[iampantherman]

Yes, I think Rivera's comfort level as head coach will be one of our biggest assets this season. We have to remember that he had been turned down for the HC position quite a few times before, and in his first shot at actually getting the job he craved he had no off-season to work with. I have a great deal of confidence in Rivera as a head coach and as a defensive mind. If he can add his expertise to that side of the ball then I only think good things will come from it. Game management- now that is an area for improvement.

[Marguide]

I find it curious that so many on here seem to feel that McDermott is a weak link on our staff. Is it just because he was fired by Reid? Or were there specific things he did with our D that were questionable. How do the D players feel about him as their leader?

Opinions?

[KendrickPanther]

Rivera said before last season started that he was reading clock management theory books. At the time I said this is going to cost us a game or two and It certainly hurt our chances vs. the Saints. You can read about it and talk about it. When you are on that sideline with 70k people screaming you just don't know what will be going through your mind. Some teams have a clock management guy. He sits up in the booth and advises the HC.

All in all I thought he did very well. We had game winning or tying chances inside the red zone at the end of multiple games. We just didn't make the final play.