Some of yall need to step away from the keyboard

[My Goodness My Guinness]

3 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

Season isnt over, we only lost 2 games in a row, poo happens.

Today I've seen posters claim Rivera is a terrible coach, when he is currently #5 in the NFL for overall winning percentage over the last 5 years, that isnt bad thats actually really really good and anyone that says otherwise is lying to themselves.

I've seen posters suggest that we should just go ahead and blow up the team. Yes lets blow up a team that still has a very manageable road to the playoffs.... Brilliant!!!

I have even seen a poster suggest that Hue Jackson would be a better option than Rivera..... no sorry but I will have to pass on 3-36-1 excuse me.

Am I happy about todays results? heck no, but I sure as heck know that I want to part of Hue Jackson coaching us, my brain didnt just exit stage left after loss like it did with some here apparently. 

If you want to brake down todays loss down to the Simplest of terms, Gano hits his kicks and we win today and half of you here arent screaming for Rivera's head on a pike. Do I like Rivera? yeah but he's got me pissed off with Keeping Washington on the team, he isnt perfect, but he has been a consistent winner, and as someone who has watched all 23+ years of Panthers Football I've seen a lot worse, so if you want to fire Rivera a top 5 coach by winning percentage, have a plan and a good one to replace him, not one you suddenly thought of after the timer hit 00:00 in todays game.  

But people dont want to admit its that simple of an answer tho, and heck all we have to do is have a bad series before the Fire Rivera crowed comes out from hiding. Believe it or not guys, under rivera or any other coach for that matter, we will see a 2 game losing streak again.. shocker. it happens.  Get used to it grow up.

I agree man. This loss sucked for sure but we mainly lost because of terrible field poss ALL game and Gano. Cam looked sharp, DJ Moore and Samuel are really hitting their stride as receivers and not just gadget players, and the defense showed a glimpse of returning to form. 

This place was a gawd damn cluster fug of poo posts after the loss. 

 

[RedRiverPanther]

2 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

Right now, I just want Washington fired. but it is what it is. 

Agree. To me the biggest embarrassment isn't the last play, Funchess' stone hands or Gano suddenly getting a bad case of the shanks... but this defense, especially the line play, seems to have regressed and currently isn't up to snuff. Our D has always been a source of pride .. right now it is our Achilles heel. I don't think I've seen Luke look so lost and frustrated out there before. 

It falls squarely on Washington and the defense coaches. I wouldn't be surprised to see Washington fired tomorrow and Rivera take over the defensive play calls. Something has to change with our upcoming games on the defensive side of the ball.

[Ace_Aladdin]

2 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

It did feel good to cheer a winner that night

Panthers still have a winning record!

[Mr. Scot]

Look, guys. I get that it sucks when your team sucks.  And let's be real; today, our team sucked.

I hate it as much as anyone, but as much as I might hate it, I also realize it accomplishes nothing to deny it.

Seriously, do you think if you just refuse to acknowledge the team has problems they'll disappear? I suppose it could work. Heck, perhaps if you close your eyes the bad man will go away. Maybe if you just keep saying it wasn't you, your girlfriend will start to question whether she really caught you cheating. It might even be that if you just keep telling people over and over again everything is fine, maybe they'll start believing it and it could even come true.

Or...not.

Reality is right now we're members of the middle class (quite possibly the lower middle class). We're not in the upper echelons like the Saints, Rams and Steelers.  You can deny that all you want, and even hold your breath till you're blue in the face, but it's not going to change what's true.

I'll continue to root for the Panthers in every moment of every game just like I did in 2001 and 2010, but I will do so with a very realistic outlook. 

This just isn't our year.  I wish it were, but I'm a little old to waste time fooling myself.

[FugAllY'all]

Just get to January and then who the hell knows. Ultimately, despite 2 straight losses, we haven't lost much ground for the Wild Card. Our best hope is that we avoid the Saints in the second round and some poo team like the Bears beats them for us.

[NJPanthers12]

Maybe there is some hope for this fan base. Seems like a majority agree that Rivera is an awful coach who is doing everything humanly possible to hold this franchise back. 

It is wild to me that there are people on here who can sit down and watch a panthers game and think to themselves that Ron Rivera is a competent head coach in the national football league. I mean I truly just don’t understand it.

[Khyber53]

3 hours ago, thebigcat said:

It did feel good to cheer a winner that night

Ummm, we beat the Patriots in 2017 and 2013, so...

[Jmac]

6 hours ago, RedRiverPanther said:

Agree. To me the biggest embarrassment isn't the last play, Funchess' stone hands or Gano suddenly getting a bad case of the shanks... but this defense, especially the line play, seems to have regressed and currently isn't up to snuff. Our D has always been a source of pride .. right now it is our Achilles heel. I don't think I've seen Luke look so lost and frustrated out there before. 

It falls squarely on Washington and the defense coaches. I wouldn't be surprised to see Washington fired tomorrow and Rivera take over the defensive play calls. Something has to change with our upcoming games on the defensive side of the ball.

If Rivera takes over this defense, it would definitely be the end for him. Right now he can use Washington as a buffer to evade the blame.