Ice thinning under Rivera

Rivera said he will coach like his job is at stake over these next 10 games.


Shouldn't every coach do his job this way anyway?

" I'm pretty nervous right now. ... "

I'm pretty nervous about Dez Bryant. He's playing well, and hasn't messed up seriously for weeks. Something's got to give.

Hiring the right guy in the first place is of utmost importance! Don't Hire Your Friends !!!

This is a warning shot across the bow for Rivera. It seems like this year, the Panthers can't get much figured out on what to do on offense. Newton is not stepping up as a true leader should. The defenive secondary can't cover people which results on the other team converting 3rd and long on a regular basis.

The biggest problem to me that was not mention was number 1 who thinks it all about ME ME ME and that is the major reason they are not winning games.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:19 AM ET  10.23 by toad

The biggest problem to me that was not mention was number 1 who thinks it all about ME ME ME and that is the major reason they are not winning games.

Agreed.

NFL is a tough business to be in....especially when your not winning.....

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Originally posted 08:25 AM ET  10.23 by Debbie Does

" I'm pretty nervous right now. ... "I'm pretty nervous about Dez Bryant. He's playing well, and hasn't messed up seriously for weeks. Something's got to give.

'Seriously' is the word that jumps out on that comment!

He's toast then!

When an organization is bad year in and year out, it is NOT the GM ... it is NOT the revolving door of coaches (Capers, Seifert, Fox, Rivera) ... it is NOT the quarterbacks (Collins, Buerlein, Weinke, Peete, Delhomme, Testaverde, Clausen, Newton) ... it IS the Ownership and how the team is run. The Buck stops at the top with Richardson and until he acknowledges that he does not know how to run a quality NFL franchise, then the cycle will continue.

At the end of the day he has a quarterback who can't control his emotion and ends up effecting the whole team. It was Cam's fault they lost the falcons game when he fumbled. It was Cam's fault he can't throw the football accurately on a post pattern in the endzone against Dallas. Cam is starting to look like an organization killer.

The Falcons game wasn't all Cam's fault. The secondary that allowed a receive to catch a 60 yard bomb had a lot to do with that. Play calling that resulted in the Newton fumble was part of it. Fake a dive up the middle and run it around the outside for the yard.

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Originally posted 08:37 AM ET  10.23 by Red Zone

It seems like this year, the Panthers can't get much figured out on what to do on offense. Newton is not stepping up as a true leader.

Newton looks like he was a one year wonder.

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Originally posted 10:35 AM ET  10.23 by Red Zone

The Falcons game wasn't all Cam's fault. The secondary that allowed a receive to catch a 60 yard bomb had a lot to do with that. Play calling that resulted in the Newton fumble was part of it. Fake a dive up the middle and run it around the outside for the yard.

Secondary was an issue at the end. Cam's attitude is just terrible. He acts like a child when something doesn't go his way. His ego needs to be put in check. It's not college anymore, defenses figured out how to contain him.

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Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  10.23 by Eli's Revenge III

They should, but does the area care more about high school football?

They do in Texas.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:31 AM ET  10.23 by Not4Nutten

Hiring the right guy in the first place is of utmost importance! Don't Hire Your Friends !!!

or your family

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Originally posted 10:24 AM ET  10.23 by htimsr40

When an organization is bad year in and year out, it is NOT the GM ... it is NOT the revolving door of coaches (Capers, Seifert, Fox, Rivera) ... it is NOT the quarterbacks (Collins, Buerlein, Weinke, Peete, Delhomme, Testaverde, Clausen, Newton) ... it IS the Ownership and how the team is run. The Buck stops at the top with Richardson and until he acknowledges that he does not know how to run a quality NFL franchise, then the cycle will continue.

A Super Bowl trip and NFC Championship game suggest he might have clue, but the failure to have two winning seasons in a row (I believe) IS an indictment. Hurney's record is a problem: Never found a first-rate #2 receiver, and has squandered a ton of draft picks. I'm thinking Bill Polian may be coming back.