Voth: Rivera is Staying

[rayzor]

So now we can look forward to fewer of the "chip kelly is so wonderful threads",and "Rivera needs to go" to be replaced with, "Panthers accept mediocrity", "we are going to suck", "lets trade Cam so he can play on a good team" threads...............

Oh Joy..........................

just as bad as "hey! morale victory" "so what if we're not in the playoffs, that team didn't quit on their coach in december" "well, at least we stayed competitive" or "we'll get them next year!"

[NCstoner420]

Again, I don't want to hear "According to sources..." I want to hear Richardson or Rivera say it before I will believe it. Up to this point, not one single person in the media actually has contributed anything accurate so why should I believe Voth?

My thoughts exactly.

[Lumps]

So now we can look forward to fewer of the "chip kelly is so wonderful threads",and "Rivera needs to go" to be replaced with, "Panthers accept mediocrity", "we are going to suck", "lets trade Cam so he can play on a good team" threads...............

Oh Joy..........................

And those poeple have good reason. Two years in fact, of evidence for Rivera, serveral more for Panthers FO. While those who say otherwise are just hoping...facts are facts.

It's not just Rivera, I'd be unhappy with any coach who loses, personally.

You want all that to go away, the Panthers have to change all this, you can't stop bitching when there is something that needs bitching about.

[BigSyke]

built a top 10 defense playing cupcakes. panthers are a joke. newton will be gone when his contract is up... lol

[mcdougal]

Carolina Chargers all but confirmed.

Well...except the Chargers actually made it to the playoffs a few times. But yes, the under achieving part matches perfectly.

[rayzor]

And those poeple have good reason. Two years in fact, of evidence for Rivera, serveral more for Panthers FO. While those who say otherwise are just hoping...facts are facts.

It's not just Rivera, I'd be unhappy with any coach who loses, personally.

You want all that to go away, the Panthers have to change all this, you can't stop bitching when there is something that needs bitching about.

we've had winning seasons in 4 of 17 years. not sure this team knows what it's doing. until we can actually win...i was going to say back to back winning seasons, but at this point i'd just be happy with a 5th winning season, but anyway...until we can actually win, i can't understand why anyone would be happy, pleased, or content with the status quo, esp. when we're seriously thinking of promoting from within a failed organization.

[KendrickPanther]

I am ok with this. I think Ron has the potential to learn from his mistakes and become a great coach. He just needs to bring in an assistant head coach to take a little off his plate and work on his game management. Maybe hire someone to sit in the booth and scrutinize things like when to challenge a play. I was dreading losing Rivera because I do believe he's a brilliant football mind. He's just been a disaster in game management.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Terrible decision. I hate it even more because the decision was made with no GM in place. Hey Richardson, have you not figured out by now that you don't know how to build a winning team? Maybe you should let someone that actually knows WTF they are doing make these critical decisions, huh?

I think this really hurts us in the GM search as well. What GM worth a damn is really going to want to come to a situation where he has Ron fuggin Rivera forced on him? We already have a brutal cap situation and play in a tough division, this is just one more strike against us. At least we have Cam otherwise these GM candidates probably wouldn't even return our calls.

[Boltergeist]

Said it before and will say it again.

I seriously doubt that Ernie Accorsi did all his work just for us to wind up with a logistics guy.

And if he did, I'd hope Accorsi would put you guys on blast if he thought that were the case.

[Car123]

make me.

i can't honestly believe so many just accept or even defend a losing status quo.

"if you don't love our losing team, go find some other team"

meh....

Which coach do you see there that is worth getting? Mccoy? haha

[KendrickPanther]

If you guys want to complain about the 13 losing seasons, that's fine. But some of you didn't sit through all of those games and Ron Rivera only coached 2 losing seasons.

[SCMunnerlyn1]

Heard Rivera was retained..

[panthers55]

Thanks for adding more ideas for threads we will see now that Rivera is returning. Nothing I like better than months of bitching about the team in the offseason most of the time about issues that may or may not turn out to be an issue. Like how the defense was going to suck and how the DT position was our biggest weakness. Or the Beason is going to be 100% and a beast this year threads.

But it gives the half empty guys something to worry about in the off season and fills up the message board. I am sure Zod appreciates it.

[Mr. Scot]

And if he did, I'd hope Accorsi would put you guys on blast if he thought that were the case.

It's been said many a time that Jerry Richardson has a load of respect for Ernie Accorsi.

That's one reason why I have a really hard time believing the notion that Jerry would just ignore his recommendations.