Here's a VERY realistic road map to Rivera being fired after the season...

[cookinbrak]

Y'all are so short-sighted.

You do realize that NO will have the #1 seed by the time we play the final game, and will rest all of their starters? We might have a shot at that game.

[luke nukem]

13 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

Y'all are so short-sighted.

You do realize that NO will have the #1 seed by the time we play the final game, and will rest all of their starters? We might have a shot at that game.

A Rams loss tonight is all it would take

[PanthersFanNY]

I'm seeing "but our next coach could be worse than Ron" thrown around a lot as a reason to keep him but that doesn't make sense.

 

You shouldn't be okay with mediocrity just because things could possibly get worse.

[electro's horse]

the bigger is ron calls a very similar defense, structurally and stylistically to John Fox, so in essence in the panthers have been running the safe defense since 2002. And lmao Peppers has been here for almost all of it. 

Think how much the nfl has changed in the last decade and a half? 

It's just time for a change. 

[raz]

dude, what's wrong with cover 2 for 17 years in a row.   aren't we like top #1 every year in defense?  17 years in a row isn't enough for other teams to figure us out.

[Palmetto]

Should not have went for 2

But the way the defense was playing maybe go for 2 if it was the last play of the game

[FugAllY'all]

You people are gonna be so disappointed. It is FAR more likely Ron gets extended at the end of this season than fired. 

[Sam Mills Fan]

1 hour ago, cookinbrak said:

Y'all are so short-sighted.

You do realize that NO will have the #1 seed by the time we play the final game, and will rest all of their starters? We might have a shot at that game.

It'll be in New Orleans and even the Saints' backups are very good. Need I remind you that Brees' backup is Teddy Bridgewater, someone who could absolutely beat our defense.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

10 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

He gone.

Our season took some body blows against Atlanta and Washington.  Then we got fooled by the comeback in Philly, and an exciting record-long GW FG  against NYG, when really we deserved to lose both of those games based off our performance in all 8 quarters.  Then Pittsburgh put the the team in a coffin, and today, Detroit put the nails in it.

Tepper won't put up with this mediocre poo.  He inherited Rivera, and I think he's seen enough to know he is a problem.  

Also, we probably finish 8-8 and New Orleans is going to relentlessly pummel us into dust both games.  I hate that it's another year wasted, but if it gets us out from under Rivera, so be it.

If what you say is true then we should buy the brooms and be ready to hand them over to the AInts.

[raz]

7 minutes ago, FugAllY'all said:

You people are gonna be so disappointed. It is FAR more likely Ron gets extended at the end of this season than fired. 

i'll puke if that happens.  

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

6 minutes ago, FugAllY'all said:

You people are gonna be so disappointed. It is FAR more likely Ron gets extended at the end of this season than fired. 

We will just have to wait and see what Tepper has to say about it end of season. Maybe make a switch by putting RR at GM and Hurney as HC but this would never happen.

[electro's horse]

missing the playoffs after starting 6-2, getting destroyed by the steelers on primetime, and getting worked in 2 of the last 3 games (which would probably have to happen for the Panthers to miss) would have to be enough to get him fired. 

I'd also throw out if he keeps trotting Funchess out there over Moore and Samuel. You've got to be able to recognize talent and start it. Funchess is going nowhere with this team. 

[Snake]

2 hours ago, mjligon said:

We ain’t got 8 wins yet.

Very true. 

[NJPanthers89]

I'll say this, i support going for 2, Gano was awful and heaven forbid he missed the extra point people would have been screaming that Ron is an idiot and should have went for two.  Its a move that if you make it your a genius, if you miss your a fool.  We missed.  Regardless, the time of defensive coordinators being head coaches in the NFL is over.  This league is catered to offense and fantasy football.  Defenses are speed bumps now.  Whats the point of having Ron Rivera in this era of football, especially when the defense sucks.  He useless...Get a offensive genius in here (and no Norv is not head coaching material).  I'm actually jealous of the Bears and what they have in Matt Nagy.