Personality Conflicts

[Mr. Scot]

Beyond the most obvious reason why Ron Rivera was fired (failure on the field) Jason LaCanfora reported on WFNZ that there was an additional layer.

Specifically, over this past season, David Tepper and Ron Rivera haven't really been getting along all that well.

LaCanfora stated the two of them had several of what he called "personality conflicts", as well as issues like differences over strategy and approach.

I've not watched "All or Nothing" myself, but for those who have, I wonder what their response would be to this suggestion.

Or even if you haven't, does this surprise you or not?

[Daddy_Uncle]

I believe it but I also believe there was a mutual respect between the two. It's not like they hated each others guts

[chknwing]

I'm sure there was.  Tepper prolly pulled his hair out much like we all did when Rivera goes conservative sitting on a 7 point lead in the 1st quarter.

[jfra78]

1 minute ago, chknwing said:

I'm sure there was.  Tepper prolly pulled his hair out much like we all did when Rivera goes conservative sitting on a 7 point lead in the 1st quarter.

Hair?

[chknwing]

2 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Hair?

exactly

[BurnHurnBurn]

Tepper said win, Ron said Ill pack my things.

[Ship]

Ron clearly didn't seem as into analytics and the new processes Tepper wanted to use. He always referred to himself as an old school guy. I think of the Green Bay game going for two. Ron saying it's what the analytics said to do had a tone of irony to it. I think he put up with it in some cases but wasn't convinced.

[WoahW]

18 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Beyond the most obvious reason why Ron Rivera was fired (failure on the field) Jason LaCanfora reported on WFNZ that there was an additional layer.

Specifically, over this past season, David Tepper and Ron Rivera haven't really been getting along all that well.

LaCanfora stated the two of them had several of what he called "personality conflicts", as well as issues like differences over strategy and approach.

I've not watched "All or Nothing" myself, but for those who have, I wonder what their response would be to this suggestion.

Or even if you haven't, does this surprise you or not?

LMFAO believing every single thing any “insider” says again Christ you are gullible. You and Brees should go into the jewelry business together.

 

Tepper wanted to see change and Ron didn’t change that simple. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Ship said:

Ron clearly didn't seem as into analytics and the new processes Tepper wanted to use. He always referred to himself as an old school guy. I think of the Green Bay game going for two. Ron saying it's what the analytics said to do had a tone of irony to it. I think he put up with it in some cases but wasn't convinced.

A conflict over the use and value of analytics does sound like a very likely possibility

[Moo Daeng]

Every job I've had has been a collection of personality conflicts. The fact he kept him after last season should downplay the extent of any serious issue.

NFL insiders constantly produce stuff like this because it's their job to create content. I wouldn't take them so seriously.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, WoahW said:

LMFAO believing every single thing any “insider” says again Christ you are gullible. You and Brees should go into the jewelry business together.

Tepper wanted to see change and Ron didn’t change that simple. 

Well, I bought into it when he said that Newton was going to be out several more weeks... Oh wait, that happened.

But yeah, I bought into it when he said that Newton was about to go on injured reserve and... Oh wait, that happened too.

And hell, it wasn't that long ago I fell for his belief that Ron Rivera wasn't going to keep his jo... Oh yeah.

But hey, doggone it, I'm not sure why I even pay any attention to this guy 

 

[Moo Daeng]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

A conflict over the use and value of analytics does sound like a very likely possibility

Which is a philosophical difference as opposed to a personality conflict.

[Mitchl13]

I’m a little worried that we could be going down the “meddling owner” road. If the word gets out that this is the case and Rivera had issues with it, could it hurt us attracting coaching talent? No one wants to coach under Snyder, Jones, etc.

[1of10Charnatives]

25 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

I believe it but I also believe there was a mutual respect between the two. It's not like they hated each others guts

When you aren't on the internet, it's possible to respect someone and still disagree with them. I tend to have a gut feeling in line with what you're saying here. Tepper clearly favors analytics and a more dynamic approach than Ron seems comfortable with.