Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Argue Rivera's case

Mr. Scot

By Mr. Scot,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

tarheelpride Contributor

tarheelpride

Posted
Posted

The case I would attempt to make is that the Steeler way is actually not moving on quickly from coaches and exercising patience. Tepper could decide that shaking up the HC position and replacing Rivera could do more damage in the short run, due to a new learning curve, new system, staff, etc...

 

I can also state we always rebound the following season.

 

.....I tried 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Cdw Collaborator

Cdw

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, Shocker said:

That’s because this thread is lame and stupid.

By all means, enlighten us on why he should keep his job.  Or are you saying its lame and stupid to even suggest an argument could be made?  If so, I agree.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TN05 Mentor

TN05

Posted
Posted

It’s not that hard: success. Despite what you see here, he has a well above .500 record and has made four playoff appearances, three of them in a row. He took a 2-14 team to 12-4 in three years and a Super Bowl in five. The players seem to love him. Lately, the team has suffered from a series of personnel decisions (poor drafting and cutting Josh Norman) and injuries but these aren’t on Rivera and are correctable. Additionally, the current HC pool is sub-par One can make a decent case to give Rivera one more year, under a new GM, and going from there.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mr. Scot Grand Master

Mr. Scot

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 minute ago, trueblade said:

Fowler made an effort in today's Observer, but his argument is basically a version of the "it could be so much worse" arguments that have been thoroughly destroyed in other threads already. 

I think a lot of the local media have argued for Rivera, and some for Hurney too.

Honestly, I think a lot of that is personal connection. Ron and Marty are both really nice guys and both tend to be willing to talk to reporters.

I hate to see bad stuff happen to good people as much as anybody, but the team isn't here to provide gainful employment. They're here to win games.

That's not happening with this current leadership.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Cdw Collaborator

Cdw

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, TN05 said:

It’s not that hard: success. Despite what you see here, he has a well above .500 record and has made four playoff appearances, three of them in a row. He took a 2-14 team to 12-4 in three years and a Super Bowl in five. The players seem to love him. Lately, the team has suffered from a series of personnel decisions (poor drafting and cutting Josh Norman) and injuries but these aren’t on Rivera and are correctable. Additionally, the current HC pool is sub-par One can make a decent case to give Rivera one more year, under a new GM, and going from there.

This is the best argument that could be made.  This and the suggestion we could end up with Jim Harbaugh instead.  Im still not convinced.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • PanthersATL
      2025 Schedule Release - post 'em when you find 'em

      By PanthersATL · Posted

      it's getting there
    • tukafan21
      2025 Schedule Release - post 'em when you find 'em

      By tukafan21 · Posted

      So dumb I get it, they want to expand the reach of the NFL, but it's not the right sport to be playing games halfway around the world for a variety of reasons.   But one of the main ones is what happens if a player has an injury in that game? A lot of times, you're not supposed to fly right after some injuries, so when they happen here it's not a big deal, the player stays in that town for a few days and then flys home separately.  But that opens a whole bag of worms if the game is played all the way out in Australia. Plus just needing that long of a flight to get out there and back, even if they get a bye week after, it means a ton of travel and needing to adjust to a new time zone directly after another game.
    • tukafan21
      Joe Person: Panthers really like Mason Graham and Jalon Walker

      By tukafan21 · Posted

      I don't think it was fear of the unknown because he tried to hide the extent of the injuries that made him drop. After the drop, the reports I heard were that teams knew what was wrong with his knee and it was something similar to another athlete from a few years ago (honestly don't remember if it was even a football player).  That it was basically one of those things where he should be fine for a while, there isn't a huge concern of immediate injury risk.   But what he has going on with his knee is something that is degenerative and there's little chance he'll be able to play more than 5 or so years on it before he won't be able to play anymore. So basically it was teams knowing if they draft him, he's probably going to be only a rookie contract player and even if he's great, you might not be able to get use out of him on a second contract.  Which in turn makes the drop make sense, but I'm kinda surprised some contending team didn't take him late in the 1st, hoping he'd put them over the top on a SB run but then not even have to worry about giving him a big contract in 4 years too.
×
×
  • Create New...