Ron Rivera had an eye-opening news conference Monday afternoon in the wake of the firing of Panther general manager Marty Hurney in which he sounded like he was strongly considering the possibility of firing at least one assistant coach. Asked directly about that possibility, Rivera said: “This is a process that we’re going to go through as far as an evaluation and we’ll see how things go. If that’s what has to happen eventually, then yeah -- maybe that’s what happens. Do we cut players? Yeah. If we have to, maybe that’s what we’ll have to do.†Everything is on the table now. Owner Jerry Richardson firing Hurney – who he was very close to – has made that obvious. When asked if he felt safe in his own job and he said: “Yeah, I do. I mean I’m here. And so I’m going to continue to work and do the best I can and we’ll go from there.†But Rivera also said in response to another question about whether he felt like he was coaching for his job: “I always feel like I’m coaching for my job. It’s just like when I was a player. I was drafted in the second round in 1984. For nine years, I came into that facility in Chicago, wondering if I was going to get cut. This is no different. I come to work like I did as a player, and that’s to do the best I can.†Source: Charlotte Observer
It's not Rivera's fault. They fired Hurney, that was a good step. Now, they need to fire the DC. If Jerry DOES fire Ron, they should try to lure Bill Cowher or Brian Billick out of retirement.
