Comments on: Rivera gets chance, but it might not be a very good one

By: kissmyconverse

kissmyconverse — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:34:07 +0000

Ha- Your stupid chant…

By: theparadoxx82

theparadoxx82 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:15:10 +0000

A 12-4 season was within reach, 9-7 was in our damn fingers..

If we were getting blown out… I’d be worried. But as long as they don’t start off holding Cam back again, we could hit double digits.

By: flipt143

flipt143 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:15:47 +0000

Who dat sittin home watchin dem playoffs………..

By: ohiobears

ohiobears — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:29:21 +0000

novoodoo4409 says:Jan 5, 2013 7:20 PM

Falcants do not own NFC South…Saints do….the Falcants lucked out with a very soft schedule and down year for Saints…otherwise, they fail like they do every year….who dat, we dat…fact…

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couldn’t help but notice your team only winning after Hurricane Katrina, dat team with dem fans with bags on dey heads. Now That’s a fact. Not that long ago you were the laughing stock of the NFL, Ricky.

By: novoodoo4409

novoodoo4409 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:20:48 +0000

Falcants do not own NFC South…Saints do….the Falcants lucked out with a very soft schedule and down year for Saints…otherwise, they fail like they do every year….who dat, we dat…fact…

By: rhinojr

rhinojr — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:06:50 +0000

The top brass of the panthers has no football knowledge and if they don’t hire a GM with football background in scouting this team is destined for Nothing,. Face it, as a Panthers fan we are screwed…

By the way, how is John Fox doing???

By: patfic15

patfic15 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:25:37 +0000

I love continuing to hear about “another year of Cam maturing”. Please ….Real leaders (Brady/Brees/Rodgers/ Wilson/Luck/RG3) came in ready to lead. Cam is a stat machine…nothing more….yet.

By: kcflake

kcflake — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:16:49 +0000

Rivera seems like a classy dude. I wish all the best for him. Would like to see him win and keep his job.

By: wkheathjr

wkheathjr — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:41:59 +0000

I do not think Panthers will make the play-off next year. Atlanta still owns NFC South and Saints is not that far behind once they get over the Bounty Hunter suspension then they will be legit again. Should have just fired Rivera and get it on with new Head Coach knowing we will not have high expectation next year, which would be the same result with Rivera.

By: jeremy84848

jeremy84848 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:34:58 +0000

Rivera is not the man to blame for the team being saddled by bad contracts and a dearth of draft picks. Marty Hurney meant well, but the team is now feeling the hangover from the 2011 spending spree. It’s as if Hurney built the team to win it all in 2012, which was way premature. And that’s why he’s jobless.

By: dabearsk

dabearsk — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:22:12 +0000

Rivera is a very good coach..I think he will lead these guys to the playoffs next year…another year of Cam maturing..and a strong draft with a new gm will definitely help…as a bears fan Lovie should never have fired him…

By: rca26

rca26 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:16:01 +0000

He turned a 2-win team to a 7-9 one in 2 years, with defensive personnel that amounts to Kuechly + assorted garbage.

Some NFL front-office personnel need to realize that one-year rebuilding projects are exceptions rather than the rule.

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:03:42 +0000

I believe it was the right deceision to stick with Rivera considering their finish and change at GM.

But next year Rivera will need a very good season sounds like.

By: snowpea84

snowpea84 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:46:48 +0000

The blame/responsibility for the eventual failure/success of the Panthers over the next year falls onto the shoulders of whoever wanted Newton.

By: rjkilla

rjkilla — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:39:29 +0000

oh and unc whatever whatever your name is, beason will have to be restructured or cut, gamble wll HAVE to be cut to get under the cap

By: rjkilla

rjkilla — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:37:52 +0000

hurney has crippled us for years with his ridiculous contracts to aging vets and oft injured starters

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:35:20 +0000

Drug addicts have a willingness to spend for good times too, doesn’t mean it should be commendable that an owner is willing to spend if he spends recklessly and haphazardly and without a logical plan to win.

By: rocketdogsports

rocketdogsports — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:29:39 +0000

Jerry Richardson is rolling the dice with Rivera. I suspect he was influenced by the large number of other vacancies in the league and decided the gamble on his current coach was better than competing for available talent.

By: wallio

wallio — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:29:24 +0000

The Panthers when healthy are a legit 8-8 or 9-7 team as they sit. I think there excellent divisional record also went a long way to saving Ron as well.

By: geniusfan

geniusfan — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:25:28 +0000

I like the Panthers’ chances of making the playoffs next season. Newton is a star in the making and with an improving defense the Panthers should be able to improve. Remember this team lost a lot of close games this year things will even out soon enough.

By: unc336

unc336 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:16:57 +0000

The same roster plus a healthy beason, Gamble, Khali (3 pro bowlers)… Along with trades… We are definitely a playoff team at full strength

By: tonyugoh

tonyugoh — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:05:23 +0000

He should’ve been fired for simply refusing to use Cam Newton on 4th and short situations and instead settling for FGs or punting the ball, seriously he has the best short yardage weapon in football, use him!