Rivera comments on Steve Smith, or does he?! Warning: high levels of Gantt inside

[Cary Kollins]

Per PFT:

But instead of turning to other football coaches, Panthers coach Ron Rivera spent time with NASCAR crew chief Chad Knaus, who has led Jimmie Johnson to six titles.

In 2010, with three races to go in the season, Knaus once replaced his entire seven-man pit crew, which — without knowing much about car racing — seems vaguely analogous to Rivera blowing up his wide receiver corps this offseason.

“This guy may jack the car up a 10th of a second faster, but he doesn’t work as well together with others,” Rivera said via David Newton of ESPN.com, “while this guy may be a 10th of a second slower, yet he works well with everybody. We’re the same way. It’s about, ‘How does this guy fit in the locker room?’”

That sound you hear is a bus being driven over Steve Smith, an obvious shot at the best player in franchise history, who was cut earlier this offseason for reasons that had nothing to do with football.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/18/ron-rivera-learns-nascar-lessons-can-apply-to-football/

[Hotsauce]

Can we not have any more #89 threads until he comes back to retire as a Panther?!!!

KThanks

[Jangler]

[Jakob]

[Jakob]

What if I told you that this "Steve Smith" is a man on a different team that now has nothing to do with our organization?

 

Done..

He's done.. 

[Darth Biscuit]

I don't have a lot of time for Gantt... I know, I know, you warned us..

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I don't think this is directed at Smith per se but it does have something to do with trying to reinvent and make things better. Rivera is a thinker (I remember a post about him and a journalist in college). He is somewhat deep. Going to Knaus seems a bit far fetched in football terms but if you know anything at all about racing, this guy wins and has done it consistently for years. I think Rivera is looking for perspective and then wants to find a method of application.

[Udogg]

Still waiting on Rivera's comments on STEVE SMITH!!

[Cary Kollins]

I think the comments were a vague endorsement for Meinke over Jiffy Lube.

[ThunderKatt]

If I remember correctly, the difference is Jimmie Johnson already had titles, unlike the Panthers.

[dugbug]

What ever happened to Gantt... He seems to just be piling on regardless of any logic.

[Carolina_Crazy]

Everything this guy says is about Steve Smith,are our wide receivers.It's getting really old it's not our fault he works at pft now. Get off our nuts for awhile Darin.

[Panthro]

What ever happened to Gantt... He seems to just be piling on regardless of any logic.

 

HE called out the poo job RIchardson was doing and Richardson bascially called the CO and had him reassigned to Wofford sports. Richardson went after his livelihood becasue he dared to question his motives....i'd say as snarky as Gantt comes across it comes from a place I can completely understand.

[Panthro]

Once the regular season comes around Steve Smith will be moved to the NFL Forum until the Ravens come to town.