Ok Ronald Eugene Rivera.. This Sunday is the day, seize the moment.

[PantherTrain84]

I truely do believe this Saints game is going to have huge implications for us. I am firm in my belief that this Sunday's game alone will single handily decide Ron's fate. If we lose and go 6-10, I just see no way JR and our new GM can justify keeping him. Sure we won 3 in a row but against a below average, lame duck Chargers team, a Matt Leinart led Oakland team, and to Rivera's credit a pretty solid win against a good Falcons team. Grant it they appeared as though as they gave a weak effort against us but still.

This Saints team is playing lights out and are in playoff form as of late. They are fighting tooth and nail to avoid a losing season, it will be their last home game of the year and make no mistake, they did not forget about their loss to us back in week 2.

If we win, it will vindicate Rivera deserving a 3rd year, it will confirm we have arrived by beating a Drew Brees led Saints in the super dome and moving to 7-9, it will say we are not the same ole Panthers of last year, the same Panthers that beat the mediocre teams but crumble against the good teams, it will show we are a force to be feared.

If we lose, it will vindicate the skeptics who have been saying this 3 game win streak is a headfake and fuel the flames of Rivera hate that much more, it will show that Rivera chokes under pressure when its all on the line and prove the skeptics right that we are the same ole 6-10 Panthers from last year. Destroy a 4 win Bucs at home, go get destroyed by a good Saints team aweek later. This year it will be that we beat a 4 win Raiders team, only to be beat by a superior Saints team a week later.

This Sunday is Rivera's super bowl. Whats it going to be Ron?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Carpe Diem translated as PT with another thread...

[PhillyB]

I truely do believe this Saints game is going to have huge implications for us. I am firm in my belief that this Sunday's game alone will single handily decide Ron's fate.

wrong. sunday's game will either vindicate or finally damn rivera for the 9 games that decided his fate.

[Bwood]

Damn that is one lame thread title.

[PantherTrain84]

Carpe Diem translated as PT with another thread...

Come on man, this place goes hours and hours sometimes without a story and gets stale, I have to keep things intresting lol

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Lol I'm just giving you a hard time. No worries

[CPF4LIFE]

Eugene?!..........oh lord...

[PhillyB]

ronald eugene sounds like a self-help pop psychology author

[PantherTrain84]

Eugene?!..........oh lord...

Well yea, thats actually his middle name

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Thanks PT for keeping it fresh for those on the west coast and beyond!

While this Sunday matters, I doubt it will make or break Ron's career in Carolina.

Ron now has a body of work that is two years in length. he will likely be judged by all of it.

[SIGCHI222]

This was supposed to be our final home game of the season (thanks DNC). Hard to play on the road.

If Rivera and company can pull out a 2 score win, I will shut-up and look forward to next year.

Anything less, a loss or a 1 point win and I am back on the Gruden or whoever wish committee.

I'll be honest, I am pulling for a win and for for Rivera, but another 6-9 season...thanks for playing, but my vote is thumbs down.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Saints are playing good football, so as much as I'd like a 21 point ass kicking, I'd easily take a 21 point squeaker.

[Ivan The Awesome]

PantherTrain's thread making privileges need to be revoked..for the rest of the year at least. Mods, make this happen.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

I wish the world would have ended so I didn't have to see another PantherTrain thread. He is ruining the huddle. There seriously needs to be a limit to how many threads someone can start. Like 2 per week maybe. Not saying all of his threads are horrible threads, but yeah.