Discipline

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Discipline: Something this team has seemed to lack for quite a while now. Who deserves most of the blame for this? Is it the coaching staff? Individual players? For one reason or another this team seems to get called for more bone-headed penalties than most other teams when I watch games around the league.

 

From Haruki Nakamura knocking a guy while he was already out of bounds on a punt, to Mike Mitchell leading with his helmet to make a tackle on a defenseless player already on the ground, to Armond Smith kicking a player after he was tackled, it is clear this team lacks the discipline that championship teams possess.

 

Rivera seems to rip into players when they mess up which leads me to believe the players are at fault; but is there something lacking in our preparation? Maybe it is just me, but it seems this team has shot itself in the foot far too many times in recent years at the worst possible times from penalties that should be able to avoid rather easily. Professional football players should know better.

[fieryprophet]

Can't fix stupid.

[Creep59]

We have some dumb asses on this team - but a lot of teams do

 

I think Rivera is too buddy buddy with these guys

[CRA]

Luke seems prepared....all of our good players not dependent on OL play seem prepared.

[CRA]

We have some dumb asses on this team - but a lot of teams do

I think Rivera is too buddy buddy with these guys

Word is Rivera is tough and nasty behind closed doors with the guys everyone wants him to be with on the fieldZ