Comments on: Panthers stayed in same coverage, Bears drove for game-winner

By: deaconbluesnc

deaconbluesnc — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:21:19 +0000

The only real help for this team is its’ sale or Jerry Richardson’s immediate demise.

By: jgedgar70

jgedgar70 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:35:18 +0000

What makes that coverage even more infuriating was that they had Josh Norman on Brandon Marshall, and Norman had been too busy flapping his yapper all day to cover anyone. I love Norman’s talent but he’s got to learn to shut his pie hole until he’s good enough at the NFL level to guard the other team’s #1 WR.

Bears fans will call this “sour grapes” and “you’re just jealous cuz U lost lol” but this was a game Carolina lost, not one that Chicago won. Chicago did make halftime adjustments (Carolina has never in 18 seasons had a head coach who knew how to do that), and Cutler was better protected in the second half. But Carolina’s coaching was deplorable. Why not kick the FG at the end of the first half? Medlock beat Mare for the kicking job BECAUSE HE CAN MAKE 50-YARD FGs AND MARE CAN’T! You say the wind was swirling? Medlock has been playing in freaking CANADA the last 5 YEARS! You don’t think he can kick through a wind?

Why not go for it on 4th & 1 near midfield? You’ve been babbling all week about wanting to use a more traditional running game. You have a 6’5″ 250 lb QB. If you can’t get 1 yard in a crutial situation, you don’t deserve to win. Even if he didn’t make it, Chicago is only 6 yards closer than they would have been with that punt. Oh yeah, the punt… You said you didn’t go for the FG at the end of the 2nd because the wind was swirling so bad. But in that same swirling wind, you ask a ROOKIE punter to magically pull off a punt that is strong enough to cut through the wind for good distance but keep a consistent angle so it’s away from Hester?

I really thought Rivera was going to be a good coach for us. He got a 2-14 team, added a potentially great QB and an OC that knew how to use him, and went 4-2 at the end of last year. Some more pieces were added and we hoped for big things. Then things fall apart the first 6 games, the GM gets fired, Rivera actually says out loud, “It’s just like when I was a player – I came here every day for 9 years thinking I might lose my job.” Then, to prove he’s coaching scared, we have yesterday.

I hope Jerry hires a GM before the season is over, so that the day after the season ends, Rivera can be mercifully sent packing.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:23:59 +0000

worldsgreatestbearsfan says: Oct 29, 2012 12:50 PM

“Horrible coaching. They kept pooch kicking on kickoffs all day long. On the final kickoff, same thing. I believe the Bears started on their 35. An extra 15 yards could have been the difference in the game.”

On that last drive the Bears started at the 22, if I remember correctly.

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:54:29 +0000

I think you now see why Rivera kept getting interviews while being passed over for jobs for years. He’s incompetent, Steve Spagnulo’s league incompetent.

By: rexgrossman8

rexgrossman8 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:27:47 +0000

Interesting. Ron’s D didn’t make any adjustments when they lost to Carolina in the 2005 Divisional — Steve Smith had 2TD’s. (Or when he was in SD.) — How do you not double cover the only offense on the opposing side. Yes, I am still bitter.

Point is, past is prologue. There is a track record of this decision making which has led to sub-standard mediocre play* on the defensive side.

*The scheme works well when you have Defensive Players at or at the cusp of their primee and they have the talent.

By: delhommed

delhommed — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:12:44 +0000

I mentioned this yesterday… same coverage all the way down the field on the last drive… HOW STUPID! You pressure Cutler the whole game, but in the last drive you want to act like you have the game won and run what looks like a nickel prevent D. Even my wife knows that all the prevent does is PREVENT YOU FROM WINNING. Yea, Cam had 2 picks but this one is not on him.
We have another game where D. Williams hardly touches the ball (he is the best RB on the team), the special teams coach doesnt seem to know what the hell is going on and Ronnie Ron wants the other team to “systematically beat them” by not switching up play calls. Maybe Hurney needed to get fired, but so did the freaking staff! The Panthers have plenty of talent and if a team loses as many close games as they have this year, you have to look to the coaches. WTF!
Bring on Cowher… Jerry, time for you to show him the money!

By: whitdog23

whitdog23 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:07:28 +0000

shadilyn, why did you “love the hiring”?? seems like your expert analysis didn’t work

By: worldsgreatestbearsfan

worldsgreatestbearsfan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:50:20 +0000

Horrible coaching. They kept pooch kicking on kickoffs all day long. On the final kickoff, same thing. I believe the Bears started on their 35. An extra 15 yards could have been the difference in the game.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:36:43 +0000

One definition of insanity is doing something that fails over and over again expecting it to be successful

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:30:03 +0000

Can’t believe I was (a) upset the Bears got rid of Rivera and (b) hoping he would coach the Bears at one point.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:23:56 +0000

That’s some great coaching there, Ron.

By: finsphan

finsphan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:18:26 +0000

defense started in same coverage….cam stayed in same form, turning the ball over and costing his team the game. but the media and everyone else will keep on stocking up for cam and blaming it on the rest of the team.

By: mikeyhigs

mikeyhigs — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:16:11 +0000

I think Sean McDermott taught that same defense to Juan Castillo, who passed it on to Todd Bowles

By: samanthasteeleruinedmyqb

samanthasteeleruinedmyqb — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:57:21 +0000

I’ll never understand why teams completely change the defense they’ve been playing the whole game, which has been successful, so they can allow a team to dink and dunk all they way down the field to a winning field goal. I guess it must be a good idea because everyone does it.

By: shadilyn

shadilyn — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:56:12 +0000

Better statistic is 1 win in two years against a team with a winning record. And that was the Texans with a backup quarterback. I loved the hiring of Rivera, but yesterday was the last straw. He has lost this team.