Coach Rivera Not Losing Sleep Over Job Security. Just Doing His Best

[Cary Kollins]

Thanks for hiring an unprepared head coach Hurney.

[fieryprophet]

To everyone saying they want to see Ron's decision-making change, I distinctly recall him calling for a 4th down run against Atlanta (which Cam converted) and killing the Philadelphia game with a designed bootleg to Tolbert rather than giving Philadelphia the ball back. It came late in the year but those were against the previous tenor of his decision making.

[fieryprophet]

Thanks for hiring an unprepared head coach Hurney.

 

It's not a job anyone is prepared for. Ask Jimmy Johnson and his 1-15 record, or Bill Walsh, or Belichick, etc.

[The Huddler]

If you are out of the viewing area and cannot watch the game, shoot me a message and ill be glad to help you out!

 

[PhillyB]

stoic ron must become fist-of-anger ron. only then will the transformation be complete.

[KendrickPanther]

If Ron Rivera becomes a great head coach he will be paving his own way. I don't see many similarities between him and all the other great coaches of this generation. I think he is excellent at Xs and Os. We really overachieved with the lack of talent at DT, CB, and Safety last season. My biggest knock is those late game decisions. He spends too much time reading historical statistics on when to punt and when to go for it. He needs to survey the battlefield and make a call based on what he sees in front of him.

[GRWatcher]

I expect better game time decisions & clock management simply because Skipper is back.

 

Rivera didn't have much sideline coaching experience on his staff in his first 2 years.  That didn't help.

[SevyDamus]

I honestly think Rivera is a good coach with the chance to be very good. The players love him & seem like their willing to put it all on the line for him every game. He's learning from his mistakes & is being completely honest about his mistakes which shows what a high character person he is. He inherited a shitty team didn't even get a offseason. Been dealing with cap hell so couldn't bring in quality players the previous yrs, not to mention he hasn't had a season with all of his draft picks yet, to go along with injury prone players. I mean seriously he's not doing that bad & next yr when we draft 2 Tackles we should be set then their no excuses. Unless we loose 5 games & less I say we keep him another yr . Are OLine could really suck this yr which means Cam probably will turn the ball over a lot from forcing things.

[88 Bronco]

He sure is open and honest with the media.

It is what it is...

[xerxes]

 He said getting to know the players' strengths and putting together a cohesive coaching staff were two of his toughest challenges.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/08/14/panthers-third-year-coach-ron-rivera-says-not-feeling-pressure-over-his-job/#ixzz2c23hkJUB

 

Anybody else read this and immediately think Chud?

[Beast_3000]

Anything less than a playoff win and I think a change should be made. It's going to be hard for Gettleman to fire him though. The defense will be top 5 and Rivera will get a lot of credit for that. Shula and the offense will be the scapegoat if we end up 8-8 or 9-7.

In a way that isn't fair to Cam and Shula with that patchwork offensive right guard. Bell is already an average at best tackle. We need a solid guard to help solidify the right side. I hope G Williams can play consistent and fix his lapses.

So we need a guard and a tackle for depth.

[Beast_3000]

If Ron Rivera becomes a great head coach he will be paving his own way. I don't see many similarities between him and all the other great coaches of this generation. I think he is excellent at Xs and Os. We really overachieved with the lack of talent at DT, CB, and Safety last season. My biggest knock is those late game decisions. He spends too much time reading historical statistics on when to punt and when to go for it. He needs to survey the battlefield and make a call based on what he sees in front of him.

I agree he was waaaaaay to conservative. That shower quote makes me feel better though. If he realizes we lost games because of 1 yard he realizes we should have went for some of those first downs.

[AceBoogie]

I honestly think Rivera is a good coach with the chance to be very good. The players love him & seem like their willing to put it all on the line for him every game. He's learning from his mistakes & is being completely honest about his mistakes which shows what a high character person he is. He inherited a shitty team didn't even get a offseason. Been dealing with cap hell so couldn't bring in quality players the previous yrs, not to mention he hasn't had a season with all of his draft picks yet, to go along with injury prone players. I mean seriously he's not doing that bad & next yr when we draft 2 Tackles we should be set then their no excuses. Unless we loose 5 games & less I say we keep him another yr . Are OLine could really suck this yr which means Cam probably will turn the ball over a lot from forcing things.

Hopefully there is a WR selected with those tackles

[frash.exe]

stoic ron must become fist-of-anger ron. only then will the transformation be complete.

"This isn't even my final form."

-Ron Rivera