Of the 4 candidates, I think only Eric Bieniemy will manage to command the respect Rivera had in the locker room

[Sam Mills Fan]

That's not to say Bieniemy is the only guy that can succeed here, but he'll have a leg up on the others. 

Whoever follows Rivera will be following a guy that played on the '85 Bears, was here 9 seasons, made a Super Bowl, and was extremely respected in the locker room. 

I don't see guys like Luke Kuechly coming in and immediately respecting a college coach (Rhule), a former coaching flameout that abandoned his new team after he managed to get a new job anyway (McDaniels), and a guy whose big knock was literally that he wasn't respected by guys in the locker room (McCarthy). Bieniemy is the only former NFL player of the 4 and has had huge success everywhere he's gone. This shouldn't be a hard decision if these end up being the 4 options. 

[steven8989]

Sorry but he is not going to be the HC

[raz]

i'm down with eric the enemy

[NAS]

Oh yeah - the respect to get doors blown off on defense time and time again

[hepcat]

You might be right about being respected by the current players, but I don’t think 90% of the players from the 2019 team will be here in two years so who cares

[1of10Charnatives]

I challenge the OP to write a thread title in less than 10 words. 

[Sam Mills Fan]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

You might be right about being respected by the current players, but I don’t think 90% of the players from the 2019 team will be here in two years so who cares

I think it would apply to NFL players in general.

[steven8989]

1 minute ago, bull123 said:

why not?

I just think they have their choices already and are just kicking the tires since really no one else to interview since they are still playing. I think its between McCarthy and McDaniels.

[hepcat]

Just now, Sam Mills Fan said:

I think it would apply to NFL players in general.

What about the many other teams that don’t have a former player as a head coach that win championships?

[Sam Mills Fan]

2 minutes ago, NAS said:

Oh yeah - the respect to get doors blown off on defense time and time again

???

Are you thinking of someone else? Because he's only been an offensive coordinator, never a head coach or d-coordinator, so you can't really fault KC's defense on him can you? It would be like blaming Norv Turner for Donte Jackson.

[Sam Mills Fan]

1 minute ago, steven8989 said:

I just think they have their choices already and are just kicking the tires since really no one else to interview since they are still playing. I think its between McCarthy and McDaniels.

You know he's interviewing with us this very morning right?

[1of10Charnatives]

2 minutes ago, hepcat said:

You might be right about being respected by the current players, but I don’t think 90% of the players from the 2019 team will be here in two years so who cares

I agree I don’t think respect of the current roster matters much. With respect to core guys like Luke and Cam, who are both experienced professionals, if whatever new coach we get runs a tight, focused well organized ship, those guys will recognize and respect that. Being a former player isn’t the sole path to respect.

[Sam Mills Fan]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

What about the many other teams that don’t have a former player as a head coach that win championships?

Just another bullet point my dude. This thread is less about Ron Rivera than it is comparing the 4 options.

[Sam Mills Fan]

4 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

I challenge the OP to write a thread title in less than 10 words.

My threads consistently have the highest view counts in this forum though, so I think I'm doing okay.