Mea Culpa

[SZ James (banned)]

Youa Culpa, Mea Culpa, Wealla Culpa.  Collectively, this board was through with Rivera.  If memory serves, the ones who didn't want him fired immediately were the ones saying that Jerry would never pay someone to not work, or that it would be pointless to fire him mid-season because who better could we get at that time, yada yada.

 

He should be honored with coach of the year because of how difficult it must be to change your coaching style, your game management philosophy in mid stream like that, and have it completely turn the season around.  Not many teams can start 1-3 and end up division champs with a bye week in the playoffs.

 

I humbly admit that I was wrong - with the caveat that I was not wrong about the old Ron, but that Ron could change.

 

 

well put

 

[SZ James (banned)]

Unless while defending him you were pitching the idea that coaches have to have time to develope.

Kinda like the Browns let belicheat learn the dark ways and the Patriots let him master it.

 

He didn't develop in the sense that he learned how to make his old philosophy work. He did a complete 180. If you predicted that would happen, congrats. But most likely you thought his old mentality could work, and you would be wrong.

[Delhommey]

He didn't develop in the sense that he learned how to make his old philosophy work. He did a complete 180. If you predicted that would happen, congrats. But most likely you thought his old mentality could work, and you would be wrong.

 

Yeah I gave up on him (and the season) when he punted from the Seahawks territory cause I thought "Different year, same Ron."

 

I can't think of a single person that predicted his turnaround.

[CatMan72]

I was all about Cam, when we drafted Luke I was like WTF???

 

Like many of us, I had written off Rivera when we were 1-3 because it sounded like the same sad story for a 3rd year in a row. 

 

If you want to go back a few years, I was pissed when we took Beason instead of Olsen... guess that all worked out in the long run but at the time we had Dan Morgan so I was like WTF???

 

In that same draft, I was like WTF??? when we used our 2nd round pick on Kalil after we had just signed Justin Hartwig in FA... that worked out EXTREMELY WELL.

 

Meanwhile, when we drafted Dwayne Jarrett and Everette Brown I was like...   :woo:

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

He didn't develop in the sense that he learned how to make his old philosophy work. He did a complete 180. If you predicted that would happen, congrats. But most likely you thought his old mentality could work, and you would be wrong.

Dont get me wrong, I didnt predict that.

I had blind faith until the Cardinals game. Then I finally conceded and professed him to be a terrible coach.

Of course then he turned the corner just far enough down the road where I couldnt say "I never lost faith"

What I am saying is how his situation mirrors that of Billacheats (to a lesser extent of course) and would be the ONLY other train of thought other than pure clairvoyance.

[tiger7_88]

Confíteor Huddle omnipoténti

et vobis, fratres,

quia peccávi nimis

 

I completely underestimated Ron Rivera’s ability to change wholesale. From going to a coach I railed on for flying off the field using the wings of his giant labia, to a coach sporting the largest set of brass balls I have seen since Chris Peterson went for two on a Statue of Liberty play, I couldn't have been more wrong. You have righted your wrongs, Ron. Now I must right mine.

 

Mea culpa, mea culpa,

mea máxima culpa.

 

I thought Cam Newton the worst kind of glory hound in the draft, one that wouldn’t put in the work. I saw a QB that would flash for a year or two, open a few themed restaurants in Charlotte or Auburn, and flame out while bouncing from team to team accompanied by a flurry of cheap “what could have been” articles from washed up Sportswriters looking for cheap clicks. Never did I imagine the work he would put in over the next three years to put an entire offense on his back and drag it to an NFC South Title and a playoff spot.

 

Mea culpa, mea culpa,

mea máxima culpa.

 

Most of all, I underestimated you, my dear Luke. I thought picking a LB with the 9^th overall pick was just the old Hurney mistake of overvaluing any position containing the word “Back”. But you transformed this defense. Gave it an attitude. Yes, the D Line makes it all possible, but you are the heart and soul of what is the heart and soul of this team.

 

Mea máxima culpa.

 

Ideo precor beátam

vos, fratres,

oráre pro me ad Zod nostrum.

 

Amen.

 

 

 

Feel free to confess your Panther based wrongs in this thread.

 

 

Meh.

[CatMan72]

To my credit, I HATED the Clausen pick the moment we made it. 

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

To my credit, I HATED the Clausen pick the moment we made it.

I can name like 5 people that did and thats it.

His mom

His dad

Jimmy clausen

Peter king

Mel kiper

Thats it.

His own damn cousin was like " Shitty pick".

[CatMan72]

I can name like 5 people that did and thats it.

His mom

His dad

Jimmy clausen

Peter king

Mel kiper

Thats it.

His own damn cousin was like " Shitty pick".

 

I think you meant didn't and you forgot Marty Hurney, LOL

 

I still remember Marty grinning like an idiot because he drafted a QB in the 2nd round that everyone else passed on, LOL

[Jimmy]

I wish I spoke Spanish.

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

Yeah "didn't".

And 6.

I can now think of 6 people that didnt hate the pick.

[Awesomeness!!]

I turned off the draft and started playing 2K when we drafted Luke at number 9. I was livid.

[Awesomeness!!]

We could have traded down to get AJ Jenkins!

[Semaj]

I am with you.  I take back all my disdain for Ron earlier in the year.  I was wrong.  I also take back the stupidest thread that I have ever created.  Not that I have created that many threads.  In that thread, I said that the Carolina Panthers were an unprofessional team.   I was emotional, reactionary and WAY WRONG.  My apologies to the team and the guys.  I am a fanatic.  Sometimes we fanatics go full stupid.