Say what you want about Rivera, he's a no-nonsense leader

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Ace_Aladdin said:

He personally scouted :

Cam

Luke

CMC

etc 

Not a bad record.

No he didn't Sanjay, and lemme guess: You changed IDs to get out of paying off a bet again?

[tarheelfan23]

3 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

I'm not sure how much respect he actually has in the locker room.  A coach who has never admitted fault for his teams repeatedly showing up undisciplined and unprepared but blaming it on "missed opportunities" and "execution" probably isn't too popular with players.  

I know from a couple personal conversations that the players love him and that he is a great coach

[CRA]

59 minutes ago, brandon_87 said:

No common sense for clock control either

I'd say clock management is an issue for the majority of HCs in the NFL.  Not sure if being in the moment kills brain cells or what. 

[Ace_Aladdin]

24 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

No he didn't Sanjay, and lemme guess: You changed IDs to get out of paying off a bet again?

Yes he did , it’s on Panthers.com 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Ace_Aladdin said:

Yes he did , it’s on Panthers.com 

I'm sure it is. 

Give it up, kid. Everybody knows it's you

[stratopanther]

33 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

I'm not sure how much respect he actually has in the locker room.  A coach who has never admitted fault for his teams repeatedly showing up undisciplined and unprepared but blaming it on "missed opportunities" and "execution" probably isn't too popular with players.  

His pressers are just a waste of time and i doubt the players put stock in or even watch them. 

[mc52beast]

Dude is a great guy, grew up in a strict military family and probably doesn’t put up with too much BS..

As a coach he has shown some improvement over the years but just like Cam he has things he needs to work on

[Wolfcop]

Solid coach and I hope he wins a SB here. I appreciate the success we have had under his watch and I think it continues.

[PantherCam213]

5 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm sure it is. 

Give it up, kid. Everybody knows it's you

To Sanjay--Everyone who has you on ignore (and I'm sure there are a lot of us) know it's you because now, all of a sudden, we are ignoring someone called Ace_Aladdin.  Funny how that works.

[top dawg]

You guys are nuts if you don't believe that Ron is respected and appreciated as the head coach by the players. Moreover,  no player wants to get in his doghouse. Just ask David Gettis 

[DaveThePanther2008]

You can question his game management but not his leadership.   The years we went to the playoffs at 7-8-1 is because Rivera held the team together.   We have has more success under Rivera than any coach.  If we fired Rivera today he would be the next coach hired.

He runs a good ship.   Those that don't think so.  Look at Fox, Seifert and even Capers.

[KillerKat]

Never understood how he's regarded as a "players coach" when he continuously throws the players under the bus after losses and never accepts any responsibility. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

7 hours ago, top dawg said:

I never heard this story about the hazing (via USA Today via Charlotte Observer's Tom Sorensen) : 

"During his first season as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, he saw a rookie tied up and repeatedly dipped into cold water. What would happen, Rivera wondered, if the ropes didn’t hold? Rivera ordered the rookie freed."

http://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2018/01/26/ron-rivera-shut-down-hazing-incident-as-first-year-panthers-coach/

I always thought that I had a good feel for the type of person and coach that Rivera is,  and this reaffirms my opinion.  But,  on the flip side,  what in the hell was John Fox doing?  

Hazing: It is what it is, and it sucks.  I would have never thought that hazing to that degree would go on in this organization. But,  then again,  the boys-will-be-boys philosophy extended it's tentacles in uglier ways here,  so... 

Say what you will about Elon Musk, but with his new idea of having people come to Mars, no one is a more creative..... serial killer.