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Ron Rivera, Head Coach and Leader Extraordinaire


the butch

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@KB_fan made an excellent point here:

And much like my previous post, found below, Ron Rivera has been a key figure in the BIGGEST non-story for this season:  No distractions.

I, like many, had my doubts as Rivera molded his team.  But those fears and uncertainties dissipated year-by-year, vanishing completely with a 15-1 love affair.

Welp, Coach has once again proven his mettle.  Small market be damned, Charlotte (read:  HB2), Carolina Panthers, and Cam Newton have been ad revenue-generating off-season headlines, with national outlets from all arenas watching our every move.  Following the Thursday Night Football shafting, the headlines have only grown.  Meanwhile, the locker room remains as buttoned up as ever, white noise machine and gentle coughs included.

Coach has one goal:  win Super Bowl 51.  And it started the second after he lost Super Bowl 50.  From there, his job responsibilities have only grown.  Coach stands stout in the eye of the storm, a weathered veteran of NFL failure and success.  If what we're after is longterm dominance, then rejoice in the fact that we have the ingredients, the soup is just stewing.

Don't fug with Coach.

Brighter days ahead, my friends.

 

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Good points. Just like Cam. No distractions or set backs will throw Cam as well as Ron or rest of the team off. Their only and sole focus is winning SB 51. Nothing less is accepted. This team is about to rip a new one. We do not accept defeat. If anyone doubts that if Cam gets hit like that again, the other team is going to get punched in the face and Ron is going to get into Refs for their bias nature did not watch the reaction closely by this team. This team just got a wake up call that respect is not given to the Panthers and will never be, well NFL welcome to the awaken sleepy giant. 

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