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
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.
maybe
They thought they were better than we were and in some instances, some positions, maybe they were better.
knows
He's very savvy. He knows how to play the game.
anytime eight exactly great guys happen needed played sure tried understood weeks wonder
Anytime you don't play well, you wonder if something is wrong. But at the same time, you also have to say, 'We've played well eight weeks in a row.' Every now and then, you're going to have a letdown. You just can't let it become a big thing. We tried to make sure guys understood those things do happen and that we needed them back, needed a great effort, and that's exactly what they gave.
defense either guys outside particular problem
That's not a particular problem because in our defense a lot of the linebackers are interchangeable. The outside guys can play either spot.
pressure running tight tools wide
With the tools he has out there ? the wide receivers, the tight end and the running back ? you don't want the quarterback to get comfortable. You've got to try to get pressure one way or the other.
five last minus people point
We've got all our people here. At one point last year, I think we were minus five starters.
certainly credit game guys improve missed players running
We missed tackles, it's part of the game sometimes. You have to give credit to the running back, but in the same respect, I think some of the guys that missed tackles are some of our better players and we've most certainly got to improve on that.
certainly deserve field football
We most certainly look for opportunities to put him on the football field because he does deserve that.
critical takes understand whatever
We have to also understand that in critical situations, third-and-seven, third-and-eight, whatever it takes to get him down, you have to do it.
explosive
What we really like about him is he's an explosive guy.
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.
best bet confident decided felt individual johnson line sharp tremendous
We decided Alfonso, being a big body, was probably going to be the best bet for us. (Defensive line coach) Don Johnson felt very confident in his ability. Alfonso's a very sharp individual out there, and he did a tremendous job.
ability players scratch starting surface wait
We have players just starting to scratch the surface of their ability. I can't wait to see the film.