{"id":501,"date":"2011-01-11T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=501"},"modified":"2011-01-13T18:52:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T23:52:30","slug":"rivera-another-defensive-minded-coach-a-bit-of-an-unknown-quantity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=501","title":{"rendered":"Rivera, another defensive-minded coach, a bit of an unknown quantity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ron Rivera, the new coach of Charlotte’s Panthers, is confusing to me. I’ve heard that he doesn’t interview well for jobs and that’s why he hasn’t gotten a head coaching job until now. By all accounts, he did well at his press conference and by all accounts, former players like him and see him as a great motivator.<\/p>\n

He supposedly didn’t get along with Bears coach Lovie Smith. In fact, there were reports that the two had to be separated from a physical altercation. Rivera, despite many Bears fans preferring him over Smith, got the ax in Chicago a few years ago.<\/p>\n

Rivera is certainly a solid defensive coach but, as Redskins fans know, Jim Zorn was a solid offensive coach too. It doesn’t always translate to being a good head coach.<\/p>\n

Rivera may turn out to be a solid pick but many Panther fans (after four straight defensive-minded coaches hired as the head man) understandably would have liked a higher-profile, offensive-minded guy like Harbaugh (who wasn’t considered).<\/p>\n

Perhaps Rivera can put together a good staff to get the offense moving again. (Names floating around for offensive coordinator are Rob Chudzinski, Marc Trestman and Ron Turner.)<\/p>\n

While I would like to see Russ Grimm get a head coaching job somewhere, insiders speak highly of Rivera and he’ll have a young team to mold. It doesn’t take as long to turn NFL teams around anymore so anything is possible. And, remember, the Panthers have the first pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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