Regarding the fake punt...

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, MHS831 said:

OK, Scot--be honest.  What would you have said if you knew we were going to fake the punt.  Would you have supported it?  I was like, "Oh SHIIIIIYEAH!"

Same thing I say before pretty much every play.

"I hope this works."

[1of10Charnatives]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

That's interesting.

very. Plus you gotta hand it to Colin Jones for working his ass off to get that first down when he looked to be short. If you're gonna check into a punt fake, you better convert, and he did.

Not to be a downer, but what's just slightly disapointing about this bit of info is I was kind of excited until I saw this thread that Rivera had actually made a gutsy risk taking, go for the win instead of playing not to lose call, only to find out apparently it was all just Colin Jones.

[PanthersBigD]

Jones bet on himself and his teammates and won. If he hadn’t, I’d be screaming with everyone else about how stupid it was, but he put his money where his mouth is, and kept his little legs churning until he got a first down. It was a great play. 

[1of10Charnatives]

8 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

OK, Scot--be honest.  What would you have said if you knew we were going to fake the punt.  Would you have supported it?  I was like, "Oh SHIIIIIYEAH!"

Get out of my head. That's pretty much exactly what I did. Btw I had to record the game and just now finished watching because of other obligations. But yeah, that's exactly how I reacted to that play.

[Oldmanrivera]

3 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

very. Plus you gotta hand it to Colin Jones for working his ass off to get that first down when he looked to be short. If you're gonna check into a punt fake, you better convert, and he did.

Not to be a downer, but what's just slightly disapointing about this bit of info is I was kind of excited until I saw this thread that Rivera had actually made a gutsy risk taking, go for the win instead of playing not to lose call, only to find out apparently it was all just Colin Jones.

Honestly I found it the complete opposite.

Ron has not shown any riverboatesque calls, and then all of a sudden a fake punt comes along to respond to a td drive, had me thinking it was more of devaluing of aspects of our game

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, Oldmanrivera said:

Honestly I found it the complete opposite.

Ron has not shown any riverboatesque calls, and then all of a sudden a fake punt comes along to respond to a td drive, had me thinking it was more of devaluing of aspects of our game

Eeeehhh, don't forget now, he went for a touchdown on fourth and goal instead of a field goal.

[My Goodness My Guinness]

He could have saved himself a lot of trouble by reading that edge block and running to the outside. He could have gotten like 20 yards with his speed lol

But ballsy check and heck of an effort nonetheless

[1of10Charnatives]

2 minutes ago, Oldmanrivera said:

Honestly I found it the complete opposite.

Ron has not shown any riverboatesque calls, and then all of a sudden a fake punt comes along to respond to a td drive, had me thinking it was more of devaluing of aspects of our game

I mean that's fair. I'll be the first to admit if it doesn't work I'm pissed just like everyone else. Here's the funny thing: I think if it doesn't work and the Titans win, Ron probably doesn't throw Colin under the bus in the presser because even if 100% true there's no way to do it without it looking absolutely horrible. I strongly suspect in that situation we all blame Ron for a bad call and he never tells anyone, and I say that as someone pretty tired of Ron as a HC and ready to move on for the most part. Just think it's a weird thing.

[ncstatekwi]

3 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Michael Bates much?

Funny you mention it...my Dad and I talked about him all week and how the Panthers need another  Michael Bates!!  He went straight from point A to B when he got the ball in his hands!!!

[Oldmanrivera]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Eeeehhh, don't forget now, he went for a touchdown on fourth and goal instead of a field goal.

But what was that in response to, as far as that being his desicion.

All his riverboating tends to come off as an insult to certain aspects of our play

[jfra78]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Different category of special teams player.

If you wanted to bring up somebody to compare to what Jones does, I'd probably go with Jared Cooper.

Cooper was the best gunner we've ever had

[Riverboat Ron]

Karl Hankton > Colin Jones

[1of10Charnatives]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Eeeehhh, don't forget now, he went for a touchdown on fourth and goal instead of a field goal.

Good point, almost forgot about that. I think the going for it on the goal line on 4th is the call he's most likely to make because as a defensive minded coach he's thinking that even if it doesn't work, he's got  the other guys backed up and a decent chance at a safety.

[1of10Charnatives]

1 minute ago, jfra78 said:

Cooper was the best gunner we've ever had

Michael Bates would like a word with you. Everyone forgets he was not only a world class kick returner, he was a helluva gunner too.