Hoke a scapegoat too?

[Billy Love]

1 hour ago, PanthersBigD said:

Hoke has never been a good coach at any level. Still, I do think Rivera is covering for his boys. I'm ready for him to go. Just think of what this team could have accomplished if he was a better judge of talent and actually ran the team as a meritocracy. 

Who Hired Hoke in the first place??? Mmmmm Ron? So firing a coach that you hired less than a year ago says what about you???? Clueless fugin Ron, simple and plain. 

[hepcat]

38 minutes ago, rayzor said:

The whole defense took a huge step back. That's on Washington and, ultimately on Rivera.

Put Washington back where he doesn't suck and force Rivera to take over the defense. That was the right call.

Only question is, why did it take so long? Follow up question is, "would this necessary move had happened if Tepper hadn't forced the issue?"

None of this looks good for a guy who is supposed to be the head coach. He's not as fit for the job as people think he is. He can't make the tough calls unless his hand is forced because he's too loyal to those under him who have been with him the longest.

That worked for a JR because that's how JR did things. It won't work for Tepper because he understands that the only thing that matters is the result and the only acceptable result is winning.

If the guy you employ is having trouble getting the job done, force his hand or show him the door. Get the job done or I'll find someone who can.

It took so long because Rivera kept acting like everything was fine and the team would just get better just because of magical fairy dust or some poo. After the Steelers loss his literally chalked it up to "Sh!t happens" and burned the tape and refused to learn from it. Dude should have been fired there on the spot.

[TheSpecialJuan]