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Ron’s seat turns cold


AceBoogie

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I think it’s safe to say that Ron is safe. All of they hype has been around Kyle Allen being undefeated, but the unsung hero here has been a Ron Rivera and how he has the defense playing. 

We’ve been playing at a 2015 level of defense and Ron deserves a lot of credit for this. I’ve said for a long time that Cam and Ron Rivera are a bad pair. Cam needs an Andy Reid type guy who can take advantage of his unique skill set. Ron needs someone to sustain drives, takes what the defense gives him, and doesn’t take any risk in the passing game. Kyle Allen gives him that. Cam isn’t a game manager. He’s going to hold onto the ball, he’s going to look for the big play and he thrives when playing uptempo which isn’t good when you’re looking to keep your defense rested. 

What you’re seeing is Ron with a QB that better fits his football philosophy. I’ll always say I’d rather have Cam over Kyle, but I just don’t believe Cam and Rivera are the best fit. 

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Yeah he’s looking pretty safe but another 7 game losing streak could quickly change that. My thoughts are that we keep him around this year as long as we make the playoffs (even with a first round exit or if we barely get in at 9 or 10 wins etc.). But we can’t keep doing the no back to back winning seasons so even with playoffs this year if we can’t get a winning season the year after he’d have to be gone.

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