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Where did this guy go?

Mr. Scot

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Ron Rivera's introductory press conference from 2011...

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/panthers/video/8923865/

Watch the video, listen to his answers and examine the persona he projects.

The guy in this press conference talked about being a student Buddy Ryan and wanting to run an aggressive, attacking defense.

He talked about being equally aggressive on offense, and adapting the attack to go after whatever weaknesses they saw in the opposing team.

He came off like a hard-ass, no nonsense coach who wouldn't accept undisciplined play or players giving it any less than their best.

I wanted that guy as our head coach.

But that's not the guy I see coaching the Panthers right now.

What happened to that guy?

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12 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Come on Scot, not you too.

I've confessed on here before that Rivera was not my first choice for a head coach (I wanted Mike Zimmer) but I got on board with him after the 2014 turnaround and the 2015 season.

Now my doubts are starting to come back.

I'm not advocating his firing or anything of that sort, but when I remember how he introduced himself, it just doesn't match with the guy that we've seen coaching in the years since.

Watch the video and tell me if you see it.

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Just now, Mr. Scot said:

I've confessed on here before that Rivera was not my first choice for a head coach (I wanted Mike Zimmer) but I got on board with him after the 2014 turnaround and the 2015 season.

Now my doubts are starting to come back.

I'm not advocating his firing or anything of that sort, but when I remember how he introduced himself, it just doesn't match with the guy that we've seen coaching in the years since.

Watch the video and tell me if you see it.

Your the only voice of reason on this forum. Not you too.

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4 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

I pointed this out a few years ago. He did like most Americans, put on a show to get the job

See, I don't buy that. I think this is who he really was at the time.

But after slow starts the first few seasons, I wasn't seeing that same guy. He looked like he'd been defanged.

Somewhere along the way I just think he went too far in the direction of being a "players coach".

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2 minutes ago, Kevin Greene said:

Buddy Ryan needs competent Corners to run his D.

Or enough of a pass rush to compensate for it.

We were playing backups at some important positions last night - obviously including quarterback - and were still in a position to win the game at the end. 

So understand, this is not a reaction to last night's game. This is a long-standing thing with me.

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3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Or enough of a pass rush to compensate for it.

We were playing backups at some important positions last night - obviously including quarterback - and were still in a position to win the game at the end. 

So understand, this is not a reaction to last night's game. This is a long-standing thing with me.

And you can't run an attacking style D with no pass rush and corners playing off 8 yards.

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Just now, Kevin Greene said:

And you can't run an attacking style D with no pass rush and corners playing off 8 yards.

Watching the Super Bowl last year, I too believed we'd have a ferocious D-Line this year.

Kony looked like he'd broken out. CJ looked back to form. Short was going to be a beast. Lotulelei was solid.

Now Star is pretty much the only one living up to those expectations. Neither is Tre Boston at safety.

CJ got old quick, and as much as I hate to say it Thomas Davis has lost a step as well.

I think we could have masked the rookie issue if everyone else still looked like they did last year.

Unfortunately, almost no one does.

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