Rodrigue says Rivera will be coach and DC next year

[Paa Langfart]

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And more changes unfolding this week

Sir Purr getting an updated look.

[Tbe]

I remember Tepper calling Ron a defensive genius. This really smells like a Tepper demand instead of a decison Ron came to on his own.

[pantherclaw]

1 hour ago, Cdw said:

Since we're stuck with him another year, this is the best scenario.  His reputation is built on defense so there should be zero excuses for poor performance on that side of the ball.  Get him a pass rusher and lets see how things go.

I love your perspective. 

Quite different from mine, just happy that our defense will be in the best hands they can be.  Our defense should be the most consistent it has been in years.  

Not going to sit here and say there is no excuses. There is only so much Rivera can control, and way to much that is beyond his control, that he still gets blamed for. 

[Jangler]

 

[MillionDollarCam]

If my future was on the line I’d want control as well, it’s easy to see why Rivera came to this decision.

[Daddy_Uncle]

I mean he's better than any defensive coordinator we could have brought in

[SOJA]

Honestly would rather us do this then hire back Wilks as DC

 

wish we had gone after Bowles 

 

I'm betting the under for wins next year the first chance I can 

[CPF4LIFE]

30 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

If my future was on the line I’d want control as well, it’s easy to see why Rivera came to this decision.

This is always the case when its time for Ron to make changes/decisions. 

[Snake]

Probably the best choice imo.

[mc52beast]

This actually makes a lot of sense if you’re Rivera. He knows he’s on the hot seat so he’s going to control what he knows best, and that’s defense. I would do the same thing.

[Squirrel]

Stretching himself thin trying to be a head coach and defensive coordinator.  There are some good defensive coordinators out there. 

[rayzor]

As it should be at this point. Shoild have been done after Steelers fiasco wven though warning signs were there all season that Washington was way in over his head. 

Agreed this has to be a Tepper inspired call though. If Rivera is the guy that we thought he was when he was hired, there should be no reason we aren't a top 5 D every year.

[Raleigh PF]

52 minutes ago, Tbe said:

I remember Tepper calling Ron a defensive genius. This really smells like a Tepper demand instead of a decison Ron came to on his own.

I tend to agree. This is a "put up or shut up" moment for Ron this year. He'll be judged on the team's performance, with more scrutiny on the defense.

That's fine.

What DOES bother me is the idea that Rivera will be so focused on the defense, that he will over-reach in the draft and in FA in order to try and fix the defense. I would be concerned with the potential for over-paying and drafting a prospect above his expected draft slot to do so. 

While we all have concerns about the OLine and Center, I don't expect as much movement there, now.

Not only is Ron trying to make it work with Carolina, in the back of his mind, he has to be considering this as an audition for his NEXT job, if it comes to that. 

Not ideal.

[Khaki Lackey]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Lame duck year incoming 

He's under contract through 2020. If he makes a run next year, he likely gets an extension. How is this a lame duck year? No one this forum has ever used this term correctly.