Ron Rivera Comes To Defense Of Tackles

[TruCatzFan]

Ron, you can't blame people outside of the organization for not knowing who Jason Shirley, Frank Kearse, Andre Neblett and the rest are. You definitely can't blame them for not being excited for a team that has them as their DTs. But what fans and media think doesn't matter. You know what you got to work with and you will get the best out of them.

I'll be sure that that message gets to him directly... Right away.

[CatMan72]

He's looking at YOU.

[TylerVagyler]

superbowl.

[CRA]

i was curious about the difference between early and late in the season.

i feel better about who we have right now. i don't feel good about it necessarily, but i feel better.

Kearse, Shirley, Neblett > Fua, McClain. Also LBs began to settle into positions.

[mmmbeans]

Everybody needs to relax

Everybody needs to relax

Everybody needs to relax

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

whatever. i trust him for now. but if our DTs look like poo next season ill be pissed

[Davidson Deac II]

I mostly agree with what the coach said. We will have to give our DT's time, and having Edwards back could be big.

But I do have to point out that our last 6 games included two against a struggling tampa team, one against the worst team in the league (Indy) a team that was without its starting qb and threw a rookie against us (Texans), and two teams that put up 30 plus on us (Atlanta and the Aints). In the Texans game, Foster abused us, but fortunately Yates screwed it up for them. In the Saints* game, Ivory abused us. Not sure if our tackle play really improved overall, or the competition just got weaker. IMO, its probably some combination thereof.

[cultclassiccat]

Amen

[cultclassiccat]

CHAMPIONSHIPS

[PhillyB]

fantastic article. i'm glad we have a coach willing to elaborate... foxy's one-liners would've been maddening in this situation. maybe rivera reads the huddle and is just sick of hearing fourth-tier posters climbing out of the woodwork and bitching endlessly.

[TruCatzFan]

fantastic article. i'm glad we have a coach willing to elaborate... foxy's one-liners would've been maddening in this situation. maybe rivera reads the huddle and is just sick of hearing fourth-tier posters climbing out of the woodwork and bitching endlessly.

You really shouldn't talk about yourself so negatively...

[frash.exe]

defensive tackle is the new tight end in carolina

[EMSMedic79]

Awesome....Coach is the man.

[megadeth078]

Is Rivera telling the media to STFU or the huddle?

I like Rivera more and more each day. He's not afraid to defend his players, and he's not afraid to say "he got this".