I was wrong about Ron Rivera

[Mother Grabber]

it's been fun to watch both this team and RR grow this season.  We may very well be at the beginning of a perennial contender for several years to come.  Good time to be a Panther fan.

[Sloth]

It's as much about how we are beating them and the way he is mercilessly attacking.

 

He hasn't looked complacent on a 2 score lead yet... which is awesome.

 

This needs to be repeated in about 4 other threads.

 

If we were squeaking by the bad teams I'd think we were frauds. We're curb-stomping them and hanging 30+ left and right. We're handling our business instead of playing down to the competition. I don't think we're SB contenders or anything, but we could definitely make a wildcard if we keep it up.

 

Ron done good, Mike done good.  Feels good man.

[weyco2000]

Great contribution to the discussion. Thanks for your insight.

It's been discussed... There's like 100 threads, go bitch on one of those.

[PantherAZ]

It's been discussed... There's like 100 threads, go bitch on one of those.

My mistake. I thought this was a Ron Rivera thread.

What was I bitching about? I said I'm not sold yet.

[Marc Anthony]

Guys we are 4-3, not near playoff contender ready. Make playoffs then I will give my assessment of Rivera.

[PantherAZ]

Guys we are 4-3, not near playoff contender ready. Make playoffs then I will give my assessment of Rivera.

Inb4 post this in another thread.

[mav1234]

Guys we are 4-3, not near playoff contender ready. Make playoffs then I will give my assessment of Rivera.

 

I don't think you read my post.

 

I'll be all for firing him if we don't make the playoffs.

 

But I really think he deserves credit for HOW we are winning right now.  I didn't believe we'd be able to do this after our start... Win?  Yes, of course.  But like this?  Not at all...

[CardiacCats]

He's actually.... Showing EMOTION

[Sloth]

I was so fuging upset when we passed on Jackson for Shula. He's adjusting and calling really good games and I'm looking even dumber than usual.

 

Oh, and for Zod:

 

Where the heck was THIS Mike Shula when he was in Tampa? The Mike Shula I remember considered the forward pass a risky scheme.

[weyco2000]

My mistake. I thought this was a Ron Rivera thread.

What was I bitching about? I said I'm not sold yet.

Ok

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

He hasn't done anything yet we should be 6-1

[Marc Anthony]

I don't think you read my post.

I'll be all for firing him if we don't make the playoffs.

But I really think he deserves credit for HOW we are winning right now. I didn't believe we'd be able to do this after our start... Win? Yes, of course. But like this? Not at all...

Ok, gotcha my bust. He turns this around, may be one of the best coaches the Panthers ever had.

[Actionman0z]

I love him knee deep in some Zebra ANUS. That was awesome. We almost shat the bed at the end. Really disappointed in Kenjon Barner, and didn't like throwing so much on those 3 punt drives after the 2 TD's...... needed this win.. need a few more in the next 3 weeks.

[Proudiddy]

I'm with you Mav. I really thought after 2+ years of doing the same thing over and over again, there was no way that he would change his approach or philosophy. He did. Props to him.

It's amazing that just a slight shift in mindset - such as going for it on 4th and 1 versus the alternatives, has made all the difference in the final outcomes of games.

I said some things that I feel really bad about in hindsight about Ron, but such is the life of a fan... wins make us all happy.