Coaching is not the problem this year.. Our brutal travel schedule and the NFC is.

[PanthersNC1984]

I use to be on the bandwagon of wanting to fire Rivera and Hurney, but I’m not so sure that is the case this year. Despite our run D which let’s face it, is more due to the fact we just don’t have good enough players in the middle to clog the run, this team has played well and passes the eye test besides the 49ers game.

Two things I blame this year- the NFC just being way too good and our schedule. Our travel schedule has been absolutely brutal that included two west coast trips and a trip to London and very little home games. And look at our opponents, Saints twice, Seattle, 49ers, Green Bay, defending NFC champs the Rams. 

Just look at the NFC, practically everyone has a winning record with the exception of a few teams. It’s brutal and crowded

We have by far the hardest schedule in the NFL and you would be hard pressed to find a HC who would have done any better this year given our situation. 

[Sirpurrsom3885]

Didn’t you just give a huge speech yesterday saying you were happy in the loss?  Now you want to keep Ron??? So you are really from either New Orleans or Atlanta, and you’re here to basically say the dumbest worst thing possible until folks leave the forum? That’s your deal. Twice I’ve seen your posts now, and twice I’m throwing up from the stupidity. The stupidity is so strong that I’m not sure it’s even stupidity I think you’re a mole. Go give the saints advice please. Just to be clear, you think losing with Kyle Allen is great, and you wanna keep Ron. Stop drinking water from the sink please. 

[Jus Rob]

We don't have the players or talent to stop the run and Rob Rivera as the head coach should be accountable for it. I'm not blaming coaching guys know they have to be sound and stay in their gaps they just couldn't get it done 

[kungfoodude]

24 minutes ago, PanthersNC1984 said:

I use to be on the bandwagon of wanting to fire Rivera and Hurney, but I’m not so sure that is the case this year. Despite our run D which let’s face it, is more due to the fact we just don’t have good enough players in the middle to clog the run, this team has played well and passes the eye test besides the 49ers game.

Two things I blame this year- the NFC just being way too good and our schedule. Our travel schedule has been absolutely brutal that included two west coast trips and a trip to London and very little home games. And look at our opponents, Saints twice, Seattle, 49ers, Green Bay, defending NFC champs the Rams. 

Just look at the NFC, practically everyone has a winning record with the exception of a few teams. It’s brutal and crowded

We have by far the hardest schedule in the NFL and you would be hard pressed to find a HC who would have done any better this year given our situation. 

[Sirpurrsom3885]

This dude says don’t fire hurney because we don’t have good enough players to stop the run. . This guys stupidity is triggering it’s the most I’ve posted here at one time ever, twice. Please dude, grow a brain, I get it you love us going 7-9, let the folks with functioning brains discuss matters here please. You’re killin me smalls.

[uncfan888]

This dude uses jetlag as an excuse for poor play

[GoPanthers123]

NFC being tough just means we need to be better.  We will have to face the top teams either way to advance to the super bowl.  Look we are an above average team, a tier below elite, some of the blame is on coaching.

[punkpanther]

Yeah guys , don’t blame management for hiring the wrong personnel! It’s that damn travel schedule..that’s the problem. 

[kungfoodude]

23 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

This dude uses jetlag as an excuse for poor play

I mean, sure it can play a factor but to excuse some of the poor play calling???? Uh.....naw.

[lightsout]

If you think we don't have talent in the middle of our defense to stop the run, you're mistaken.

Our issue is purely scheme and coaching. I partially blame the league, because these guys aren't tackling in practice but what, once a week? Guys are arm tackling and laying shoulders in while ignoring tackle form. Schematically, we're giving teams A and B gap basically every play. We are trying to keep teams from getting outside, where we are actually OK sometimes at defending the run, but anything inside requires a McCoy level of god-tier play to get a stop it seems.

IDK why we're aligning in some of the ways that we are, but if you look at the alignments this season in obvious run downs and compare it to years past D for the Panthers, you'll notice we just simply aren't setup in a scheme to stop the run. This hybrid 3-4 is trash at stopping the run. It's a trade off we made and teams are taking advantage.

[KillaCamNewton]

we have 8 yes EIGHT first round picks on our defense not even including KK

 

shaq

luke

butler

burns

irvin

reid

mccoy

poe

 

stop making excuses for Rivera - guy is a Sean Miller level underachiever with the talent he has

[WarPanthers89]

Oh we absolutely have the talent...the issue is Ron holding on to Washington. He’s calling plays so Washington can focus on the D line (supposed to be his strength) and we get results like the GB game 

[BrianS]

This would be a much easier sell if the SF game had been close.  Losing close road games to the best team in the NFC and the Packers at Lambeau in the snow with your backup QB would be nothing to be ashamed of.

Unfortunately, the SF game was just awful.  And it came after a bye. 

Our defense has been questionable all year.  Yes, we are *amazing* when we can rush the passer.  Our secondary is far better than last year.  But all of the defensive shortcomings fall squarely on Rivera.  A defensive coach who is calling the defensive plays and hired the defensive coordinator.  Our defense is making LUKE *&@$ING KUECHLY look ordinary.  That's inexcusable.

 

[onmyown]

The other teams are just too good guys...you’d see how good our coaching is if everyone in the nfc sucked