Tepper was "very frustrated" losing to Falcons

[PantherFanInPhilly]

1 hour ago, ARSEN said:

I think Rivera checked out.  Watching him coach, he just does not care.  I almost feel like he’s ready to bounce as well.  I think this divorce will be mutual.

This is how it appears to me as well. The last couple of weeks especially. He looks like he's over it and ready to hit the road.

[Shocker]

Writing is on the wall IMO.  We will look a lot different next season on the sidelines.

[Mr. Scot]

I'm going to guess this is a Jason La Canfora article.

I typically think of La Canfora as hit-or-miss, but he's been pretty tuned in to the Panthers this year. He was the first guy to tell us that Newton was going to be out longer than expected.

[Fox007]

Rivera will be "Heavily sought after". Cool so the Browns or Dolphins will have a new HC. Two things:
1. ROFL
2. GL with that as you don't get Cam and Luke upon your departure

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Fox007 said:

Rivera will be "Heavily sought after". Cool so the Browns or Dolphins will have a new HC. Two things:
1. ROFL
2. GL with that as you don't get Cam and Luke upon your departure

It doesn't matter what he does elsewhere.  He's not doing anything here so he needs to go.

[Sgt Schultz]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

I don’t think there is ever a good reason to fire a coach mid season unless you have some young up and comer you want to give a test run. Norv would obviously get the job so that’s not the case here. Could definitely fire Hurney now and get a head start on the GM search but you can’t really do anything about the coaching search until after the season anyways, so no reason to fire Ron before that. Honestly, he’s earned better than that too.

The only reason to unload a coach in mid-season (or earlier) is admitting you should have unloaded him at the end of the previous season.  Different sport, but the Toronto Maple Leafs just fired their Coach (Babcock) after 20+ games of an 82 game season, but that follows reports that they considered firing him in the offseason.  And just as you said, the did have a guy waiting in the wings that they were interested in giving a try.

While I think his utility to the Panthers was effectively over a season or more ago, Rivera has earned enough points to not be embarrassed by the organization on the way out.  I don't know how many of those points remain after losing by 38 after a bye week and then by 26 to a 2-7 team at home.  If they get buried today, all bets might be off.

He does give the visual indicators that he has given up.  But, as I have said, I would part ways with Hurney first, unless I were going to dictate who the next coach will be.   That still would not bode will for the GM.

[Toolbox]

Might as well get it over with..

[tiger7_88]

3 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Rivera has one year left on his deal and would be heavily sought after if the Panthers were to go in a different direction.

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

Rivera has another 10 years in the league. Just because he has burned out his welcome doesnt mean another wouldnt love to have him. 

[Riverboat Ron]

3 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

From CBSsports.com

 

Tepper was very frustrated by last week's loss to Atlanta, a team who entered the game with just two wins, the sources said, which was obvious post-game. He held an impromptu session with the local media midweek, and though he declined to address the future of Rivera or general manager Marty Hurney during the briefing, the fact he held the briefing at all left some in the organization wondering if it was a precursor to changes.

Rivera has one year left on his deal and would be heavily sought after if the Panthers were to go in a different direction. Tepper may not be inclined to offer the kind of extension Rivera's cumulative record with the Panthers suggests he is worth, and the owner may lean toward a more analytical, offensive-minded head coach, according to some who know him.

Furthermore, Tepper has been unsure of whether quarterback Cam Newton would merit another massive contract extension since purchasing the team, and Newton has been hurt most of the last two years and also entering his final contract year in 2020. Tepper confirmed that all options are open for Newton in 2020, with several executives from other teams believing a trade is looming after the season.

Panthers brass always knew that 2019 was likely to be a defining year for them, given Tepper's eventual desire to become more hands-on with the football side of the operation after focusing on the business side in his first year at the helm. Sitting at 5-5 and currently on the outside of the NFC playoff picture with a challenging schedule looming, the import of these finals games is lost on no one.

 

 

I honestly think a blowout today means Rivera is fired. 40-10 or so would do it. 

 

We will win and Rivera will perfom one of his miracle 7-9 or 8-8 finishes and blame Cam's injury in order to save his job. This has been his rinse and repeat since 2011.

[kungfoodude]

12 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Rivera has another 10 years in the league. Just because he has burned out his welcome doesnt mean another wouldnt love to have him. 

Yeah, I can easily see Ron going out like John Fox did. A couple of average to bad performances at coaching stops along the way and then just hang it up. 

He's not an awful coach, just a depressingly mediocre one. 

[tiger7_88]

13 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Rivera has another 10 years in the league. Just because he has burned out his welcome doesnt mean another wouldnt love to have him. 

Yeah, because he was such a huge attraction before he got the Carolina job. 

Just add 9 years of utter mediocrity and total lack of imagination and innovation on top of that and what other team WOULDN'T want such an attractive candidate!

[Mr. Scot]

I don't have any doubt Rivera will get another job. Might or might not be a head coaching job. At the very least he'll get another DC gig at which he could do well enough to get another head coaching job.

And who knows? Maybe he will be better next time. A lot of guys who were lousy on their first head coaching stint did a lot better the second time around. He would definitely need to change some of his tendencies though.

Mind you, none of this justifies keeping him.

[KillerKat]

Getting rid of Rivera sooner rather than later is the best. That way future candidates already know we are on the market.