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Ron Rivera blew all three timeouts on a single point-less drive in a fourth quarter one-score game against a divisional rival

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Ron Rivera isn't a bad coach but there's a reason he's got a reputation for being situationally weak. He deserves all the criticism he gets for it.

Thankfully offensive talent bailed him out. I am all for complementary football - we saw it played out yesterday in textbook form - but I fear Ron Rivera's achilles heel is a coaching weakness that can never complement weaknesses in other areas and pick the team up.

Let's hope we're good enough to never rely on it.

 

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Just now, PhillyB said:

Ron Rivera isn't a bad coach but there's a reason he's got a reputation for being situationally weak. He deserves all the criticism he gets for it.

Thankfully offensive talent bailed him out. I am all for complementary football - we saw it played out yesterday in textbook form - but I fear Ron Rivera's achilles heel is a coaching weakness that can never complement weaknesses in other areas and pick the team up.

Let's hope we're good enough to never rely on it.

 

Bro ham... No one coach is petfect but we had the luxury to blow those Time Outs 

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Just now, KaseKlosed said:

Bro ham... No one coach is petfect but we had the luxury to blow those Time Outs 

against the best offense in the league and a struggling pass rush we absolutely 100% did not have that luxury. one or two plays go differently and we're coming from behind in the two minute warning and we're out of time outs.

poor management from the head coach. we got lucky it didn't burn us.

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like i love watching the Falcons and Patriots where at the end of every half they have all three timeouts and just casually drive down the field, controlling the clock and easily getting into field goal range/score a TD.

Meanwhile the Panthers are without timeouts midway through the third because Ron wanted to challenge the spot on a 2 yard run on 1st and 10.

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Ron Rivera is mania type for being such a cool calculated individual imo.

Either he gets too aggressive or he is too conservative. 

When he gets burned for being too aggressive, he returns to being passive/reactive Ron. Basically Ron becomes rigid and stuck in his ways. 

If he stays aggressive at the beginning of squeelers game then I know he is trying to break his cycle.

He always talking about not letting off the gas, this coming game will prove to me if he can get over his fear of mistakes.

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Going from memory here, but 1 TO was lost to a challenge, right? The other 2 were the inability of this team to get in the huddle, call a play and get to the line. And don't forget the 5 yard delay of game penalty when they had no more time outs...

If there's one thing which hampers this offense, it's not having the time to look over the D and change the play because by the time this team is at the line there are like 5-7 seconds left on the play clock. That whole time Cam is giving us his 1st down pose and smiling to the crowd, the play clock is running.

 

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One thing or a couple of things I saw with the Rams and Saints game that stand out--

The Rams get to the line fast for plays ala Chip Kelly,... Sean Payton got his team back in to score before the half and so did the Rams with a quick fieldgoal,..

They dont waste timeouts,.. the Seans use them as a weapon, have teams that play with a sense of urgency when they need to move fast.

Thats the element that is still missing from the Panthers I feel. Not only situational headcoaching-- but having the team READY to play in those situations, namely when the urgency is on the line.

Cam and the defense have shown up late in games and gotten us back in or won at key moments, but many of those key moments were caused by early failures or lack of the situational preparedness I mentioned.

Its an element we really have not had and need.

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Things during game day like clock management and timeouts still eludes Ron this many years in, so he's just never going to figure it out.    He's not a bad coach but he's not a good coach.     Ron is an exceptional DC, but he's a mediocre HC.     This is just how it is and we have to roll with it.   

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