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Quote Proving Rivera is Not Only Killing the Present, He's Destroying the Future

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Joe Person ‏@josephperson

Josh Norman reaction to loss: "I don't know what to say. We just get our hearts ripped out every week. Down like this? Four seconds (left)."

Also, Steve Israel just said on the post game show, "I've never seen anything like this. This is my team and it's just gut wrenching... Had to change coverages or something... Don't know why we aren't covering everything (referring to preparation and coaching)."

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a rookie is upset about a loss? rivera's in-game ability sucks, agreed. but destroying the future? that's a little rash.

What do you call it?

CJ already insinuated he was hoping the coaches were the ones fired last week. It's not just losing when guys are saying "getting your heart ripped out."

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I dunno man - I get concerned about players mentality too.

You take these kids and keep putting them in situations where they could and should win but sabotage them? Not everyone is going to maintain an edge under that.

Moral victories aren't going to cut it for a full season.

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don't know if he's referring to the coaching here

but yea this season is somehow topping last year as far as close, heart shattering losses.... even when we were up 19-7, I knew we would somehow find a way to lose... this has been the theme of the Rivera Era

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As I said before, we're in the mess we're in now and stuck with this cloud hanging over the team and in the locker room because we let Fox hang around way too long after he lost the team and stopped caring.

According to CJ, the players gave up on Rivera and/or his staff weeks ago. When he keeps losing games with his decisions and these guys are out there giving it their all, the only way to deal with it is to compartmentalize - play the game, lose it, forget about it, get used to it.

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LOL Sure...

Did you see what he said after last week's loss?

whatever he said after last week's lost is irrelevant after his play on the field today. if anything, the coaches lit a fire under his ass [as well as the rest of the d-line]. that doesn't sound like 'destroying' our future.

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Joe Person ‏@josephperson

Josh Norman reaction to loss: "I don't know what to say. We just get our hearts ripped out every week. Down like this? Four seconds (left)."

Also, Steve Israel just said on the post game show, "I've never seen anything like this. This is my team and it's just gut wrenching... Had to change coverages or something... Don't know why we aren't covering everything (referring to preparation and coaching)."

Who the fug is Steve Israel?

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whatever he said after last week's lost is irrelevant after his play on the field today. if anything, the coaches lit a fire under his ass [as well as the rest of the d-line]. that doesn't sound like 'destroying' our future.

No it's not irrelevant. He's not playing for coaches, he's playing to win. Yet, the coach that they already don't like and don't want to play for sabotages his efforts again today... It starts to weigh on you.

Hardy has been doing fine. Today things went his way on the stat sheet. I'm not going to give Ron credit for what Hardy did.

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