Ron Rivera
Ron Rivera
Ronald Eugene Riverais an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 January 1962
CityFort Ord, CA
dangerous football good
It's a good thing there's only one football at a time. This is a very dangerous group.
invaluable job learn time
It's an invaluable time for him because he can learn so much. It's a little disappointing we didn't get the job done.
devil hear impact people talk
It's not just the impact he has statistically. People talk about how they game-plan, how they attack, and you hear them talk about how Tommie was a devil to block.
maybe
They thought they were better than we were and in some instances, some positions, maybe they were better.
came defensive depth improved needs talked tenacity
When we came into this draft, we talked about the needs that we had on the defensive side. We've improved our speed, we've improved our tenacity and we've improved with some of the depth we're going to have.
hit safety
I hit for the cycle. I got a D-lineman, I got a linebacker, I got a safety and I got a corner.
conversation enjoyed guess happy wait
I really enjoyed the conversation with Mr. (John) Shaw and Mr. (Jay) Zygmunt. I'm just really happy for the opportunity, and if anything else comes about, it'd be great. ... I guess the only thing I can do is just wait and see what happens.
knows
He's very savvy. He knows how to play the game.
calls carefully phone point start stuff
I'm at the point when the phone calls come and the preparation is made, all of that stuff will be thought out very carefully before I start making those decisions.
capable comfort good knowing players result terms veteran
I don't know if that's the result or the reasoning, but I do know that when you've got your veteran players out there there's a little more sense of comfort in terms of just knowing that they're capable of doing some good things for you.
action ball couple pass result stopped threw
We would like to have had more pressure, but the play action kind of froze us. We stopped the run. Unfortunately, the result was they got away with a couple of big pass plays. (Palmer) threw the ball very well.
becomes certainly coaches couple focus next overlooked point prepare weeks
When you get to this point in the year, sometimes it becomes an overlooked thing because you've been doing it all year. I know coaches most certainly will focus on that the next couple weeks and prepare for the postseason.
athletic fit guys man played speed spot
He's a young man who will come in and spot our other two guys in pass-rush situations. He is athletic and comes off the end very hard, has speed and quickness, was productive, played in a big-time program, so he is used to this kind of football. We think he is going to fit us very well and give us flexibility.
explosive
What we really like about him is he's an explosive guy.