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So.....my follow-up thoughts

ladypanther

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I said the Dallas game would be big and that I would reserve my opinion until after that game. So, what I saw.....................

The D looked better than I thought. They only had 1 bad drive. Not bad considering our secondary. I do wish they would have sacked Romo a few times.... And, the bend but don't break, gives me PTSD flashbacks.

Thomas Davis.....how amazing is he? How could he not be the comeback player of the year, even at this point?

Luke/Beason. We have a nice prob there. I believe Beason has been playing hurt all season. Can't judge his performance on that.....but.....he has got to get healthy. (It seems he hurt the team by playing injured....am sure what not he wanted). Hope the Panthers can find a way to get a healthy Beason and Keek in the game. That, with and amazing Davis......................

Offense....well there were some adjustments. To my liking, Cam seemed to get rid of the ball more quickly...the read option pass was nice. However, the other adjustment....to decide that the read option was not the problem, but that DWill was. I cannot imagine how they/someone came to that conclusion.

It is sadly amusing to remember how upset we were when Chud was getting HC interviews. I would be shocked if Rivera, a D coach, has been telling Chud what to run. My guess is that he trusted Chud, who seemed so successful last year. However, Rivera should have given orders to change this course before now. Was hoping the Dallas game would have been the change/revelation.

As a leader, I like what Rivera said early on. But I am wondering that he has not lead with the players where it is needed the most. It seems he has coddled Cam, who is utra talented but very self centered and immature. He needs direction rather than kid gloves. Rivera should have banned everyone from those ridiculous endzone celebrations. I think this team should have character...and when they score....be mature and act like they have been there before.

So, the Hurney firing. Shocking....considering how close he seemed to be to JR. But then, JR did fire his sons. JR trusted Hurney with his team, and he let him down. I do believe JR wants to see his team win a SB. Given his health history, there has got to be a sense of urgency. I also think he is sincerely disappointed he has not gotten this done, given his promise in the beginning. Despite what many here think.....I do not believe it is all about money.

Going forward. The Bears are not as good as their record. The Panthers could be better than their record with a decent plan. The coaches should have been in panic mode during the bye week. (Panic mode=quit being stupid) Did not see results. Hope JR told Rivera to stop that read option crap. If he did not...hope Rivera figured it out. If not, I doubt the firings ended with Hurney, rather, they just began.

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agree with everything except the part about the Bears: their d is solid and the J-Cutty emo qb to B. Marshall is back. Not saying I don't think we can't win, but I would be surprised. Briggs, Urlacher and Pep are going to completely shut us down if we keep trying to run a gimmicky offense, furthermore Tillman is having an All-Pro year. Lafell is going to have to have a huge game.

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agree with everything except the part about the Bears: their d is solid and the J-Cutty emo qb to B. Marshall is back. Not saying I don't think we can't win, but I would be surprised. Briggs, Urlacher and Pep are going to completely shut us down if we keep trying to run a gimmicky offense, furthermore Tillman is having an All-Pro year. Lafell is going to have to have a huge game.

My point was...if anyone in the coaching staff still has a brain...we will not run a gimmicky O.

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Good analysis. Like you, I want to see strong leadership at the HC position. Expecting our young players like Cam and Kuechly to be the primary leaders is not realistic unless you are prepared to put in the work to groom them.

The Hurney firing encourages me that JR is ready to take the necessary steps to get us back on track.

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