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Ron Rivera's Record through 11 games

Mark S

By Mark S,
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Mr. Scot

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He's done.

Dave Gettleman showed he's a cold-hearted, ruthless business man when he cut Steve Smith. If JR will let Dave cut Steve, and pay him all that dead money, he'll damn sure let him fire a mediocre HC.

I think Dave genuinely likes Ron, but he wants to win a SB as GM even more. People automatically assume Ron will be back because he's owed money and JR is "cheap" but I don't buy it. JR didn't stop Dave from getting rid of Smith, Beason, etc for nothing even though he's still paying them.

Cold as it might sound, sometimes I think the best path an NFL GM can take is to not make friends with anyone you hire until you can firmly establish whether they're gonna be successful or not.

Probably sounds pretty a--holish, but so is firing someone you're friends with.

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In 3 out of his 4 seasons with the Panthers, Rivera has lead the Panthers to a 3-7-1 record or worse through the first 11 games of the season. Most signs point to Rivera being below average at his job. Let's hope FO takes this into consideration as well.

Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers

"Riverboat Ron" is currently in his fourth season in charge of the Panthers, and while his nickname and "success" on fourth-down calls last season earned him plenty of press, his team is struggling to produce a winning record for the third time in his tenure as the head coach. So when does the boat get a new captain?

Rivera, like Smith, is a defensive-minded head coach whose defense isn't very good. The Panthers currently rank 26th in the league according to our metrics, a total reversal from the dominant team we saw a year ago. Yes, there are a couple of key personnel changes, but there's still plenty of talent on that side of the ball, and there should be more production and efficiency from that group.

Rivera's offensive coordinator, Mike Shula, had to learn about the no-huddle offense from Cam Newton, according to a report from ESPN. This wouldn't surprise anyone who has watched Shula's previous offenses at work, as he's one of the most backwards, boring play callers in the NFL. Yet he's been with Rivera since his arrival in Carolina, and actually received a promotion to offensive coordinator after an actually innovative coach (Rob Chudzinski) left for Cleveland.

Rivera had one solid season (2013) but has otherwise failed to inspire any confidence that he'll be a year-in, year-out leader for a good football team. The Panthers have had a coach like this before, and they moved on pretty quickly...

Hot Seat Level: 1998 Dom Capers, who led the Panthers to 12 wins in their second season of existence but was otherwise not that great of a head coach and was fired after four seasons.

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Denver seems to be doing really well these last few years. Who is their head coach? Maybe we can get that guy.

Yeah, they sure sucked when Fox missed time with heart issues. *sarcasm*

Peyton Manning, perhaps the greatest QB ever, is their coach/OC. No, Cam should not be expected to make Rivera look better than he actually like Manning does for Fox, because no QB should be expected to be included in the GOAT discussion.

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