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RIvera just said that all personnel decisions will be up to him at this point.

This is what I expected... I'd bet Rivera complained to JR that he didn't have the right personnel to execute our offensive/defensive scheme, so now JR is giving him the reigns (and maybe enough rope to hang himself).

I do think there was a huge disconnect between the personnel department and the coaching department. DeAngelo is the best illustration of that - we're paying him big money and barely using him.

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