Rriverrrrerrra says Panthers can win 10 games this season

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Ron Rivera and TruCatzFan would probably make great friends.

[top dawg]

Looked, but didn't see it.

Pretty clear this isn't John Fox's team anymore, isn't it?

Yeah, but for the fact that we don't have a respected WR2 to take pressure off Smitty after all these years.

Edit: Oh, sorry, don't want to get off subject.

[rayzor]

Looked, but didn't see it.

Pretty clear this isn't John Fox's team anymore, isn't it?

absolutely. no more bar being set low. if he bar is set low results are going to be low as well. aiming for mediocrity usually results in mediocrity. rivera's no going to setle for "just good enough" and i love it.

[mmmbeans]

[Mr. Scot]

Bold talk can be motivating, but it can backfire if you don't back it up.

Ten games this season?

[top dawg]

Don't think any sane person's going to hold him to it.

[CPF4LIFE]

I have been saying this for the longest, this team has the talent. You give us at MOST game managing QB play and we are a top 3 team in the NFC easily. Ron Rivera is a smart dude, he knows football and he knows talent when he sees it im behind him 110%. Just get the team and the fans to believe and sit back and watch the show.

[Cat'sGrowl]

This team is WAY better than the 7-9 2002 team. I could see us doing it.

All depends on coaching and QB play.

[bleys]

he also says.....

Perhaps realizing he'd just went to a place he didn't want to go, Rivera quickly qualified that remark by adding, "I think we can win 10, 11, nine, eight, I’m not sure. To put a number out would be unfair to our guys. But I will say the one thing I want more than anything else is to play hard because I think that gives you chance to win.”

:cool:

[Mr. Scot]

In fairness, backtracking like that is generally about as effective as "the jury will please disregard that statement." It's out there now.

Not sure what I think of this right now, honestly. Rex Ryan is a bit much sometimes, but nobody really wants a "say nothing" coach like John Fox either.

Kinda hoping Rivera will be somewhere in-between.

[rayzor]

Bold talk can be motivating, but it can backfire if you don't back it up.

Ten games this season?

we can win 10 games. pretty reasonable considering the schedule (not as bad as people say). that's different than saying we wil win 10 games.

nothing wrong with saying you can do anything. saying you will do something is different.

[rayzor]

he also says.....

:cool:

the other thread kind of overlooked that as well. we are pretty bad about taking things out of context. focusing on just one part of a statement rather than the statement in it's entirety will often lead you to being wrong.

[Kevin Greene]

When asked after Thursday morning’s walkthrough practice what his realistic expectations are for the Panthers this season, Rivera first emphasized he wants his team to compete and play hard, but went on to say, “I’m optimistic about who we are and who we can become. Would I like to win them all? Absolutely. Do I think we can win 10? Yes. I think we can win 10."

Perhaps realizing he'd just went to a place he didn't want to go, Rivera quickly qualified that remark by adding, "I think we can win 10, 11, nine, eight, I’m not sure. To put a number out would be unfair to our guys. But I will say the one thing I want more than anything else is to play hard because I think that gives you chance to win.”

Just a rookie Head Coach showing his inexperience a bit but he quickly tap danced his way out of it.

Nothing to see here, move along.

[mmmbeans]

we can win 10 games. pretty reasonable considering the schedule (not as bad as people say). that's different than saying we wil win 10 games.

nothing wrong with saying you can do anything. saying you will do something is different.

10-6 is reasonable? what would be unreasonable?