Pop Quiz (re: Rivera)

[Mr. Scot]

What does Ron Rivera have in common with the following coaches?

- Tony Dungy

- Brian Billick

- Jon Gruden

If you said 'a Super Bowl ring' you're sort of correct, though Rivera's did not come as a head coach. That's not what I'm looking for. Look deeper.

[chef17]

He has a first name and a last name

[CarolinaCatBrigade]

Not Cam Newton. Rivera is hoarding that sweet piece of elite pie for himself.

[fieryprophet]

He's a defensive coach.

[XLR8]

They all have lived on Earth?

[Zithers]

billick coached the #1 offense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong defense

dungy coached the #1 defense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong offense

not sure if gruden ever coordinated a #1 unit... but he won a super bowl with a big defense, while he was an offensive coach

rivera had #1 defenses and is now coaching a team with a much better O than D

uhhhhh

[smitty_89]

ask me again in a year...SUPERBOWLS!! hehe

[bauss]

Jon Gruden

3 Letters 6 letters.

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billick coached the #1 offense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong defense

dungy coached the #1 defense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong offense

not sure if gruden ever coordinated a #1 unit... but he won a super bowl with a big defense, while he was an offensive coach

rivera had #1 defenses and is now coaching a team with a much better O than D

uhhhhh

Tampa's D was ranked #1, and Dungy was the coach the year before, Sapp said that all Gruden did was take Dungy's cake out and put the icing on...

But, their Superbowl win against the Raiders, the Raiders had the #1 O and the Bucs had the #1 D...Gruden coached the Raiders the year before

[Mr. Scot]

billick coached the #1 offense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong defense

dungy coached the #1 defense and went on to win a super bowl with a strong offense

not sure if gruden ever coordinated a #1 unit... but he won a super bowl with a big defense, while he was an offensive coach

rivera had #1 defenses and is now coaching a team with a much better O than D

uhhhhh

Yep. All four were known as specialists on one side of the ball, but coached teams that were better known for the other side.

The three coaches named all won Super Bowls with those teams relatively early in their career. Gruden in his first year with the Bucs, Billick in his second with the Ravens, and Dungy in his fifth with the Colts.

Rivera's only had one year as a head coach, but in that year the team was better known for offensive prowess than for Rivera's specialty of defense. Can Rivera have similar early success in the years to come? Time will tell.

Kudos. I thought it'd take longer for someone to get it :thumbsup:

[mav1234]

that's it? I was figuring you had found an obscure coaching tree connection.

[Zithers]

*flexes*

[Jangler]

All 4 liked The Notebook

[frash.exe]

i think i realized some HCs' teams do better on the side of the ball they don't have their background on years ago