Ron Rivera is comfortable in his own skin, which is why he was OK calling himself a "fuddy-duddy" for complaining about how loud it was at the Carrie Underwood concert he tweeted from on Sunday night.
Yeah, there's a lot to unpack from that sentence, but Rivera's also a "get off my lawn" guy when it comes to technology's place in the NFL.
He's in good company, at least.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick put tablets back in the news cycle when he slammed one along the sideline earlier this month. Then last week, he told reporters he's "done with the tablets" because "they're just too undependable."
Now think of all the times cameras have shown Rivera since Microsoft gave the NFL $400 million to put Surface tablets on the sidelines starting in 2014. Have you ever seen him holding one?
"Unless there's something I really need to see, I'm not going to look at them," he said. "I'm trying to stay engaged in the game as much as I can, and at the same time, I've got the headset. I can talk to Sean (McDermott) or Mike (Shula) very easily. But if there's something I really need to see I'll look at it on the tablet."
Rivera first revealed his reluctance to technology in August when he told The Associated Press he "might as well work 9 to 5" if the league eventually allows coaches to watch video on the sideline. Still pictures are one thing, but access to replays could cancel out much of the game-planning that happens during the week.
"You can essentially make full adjustments," said quarterback Derek Anderson, who's also in the 'Say No to Sideline Video' camp. "There's still a little bit of question in the picture of where guys are actually going."
Plus, as much as the league stands behind Microsoft, those tablets aren't as reliable as good old-fashioned paper.
"I think there are a lot of unintended consequences that come with having those tablets," Rivera said. "The paper, take a picture, you get the picture immediately. You don't have to worry about having to turn it on or scan through it or anything like that."
But as old-school as Rivera may be, he also realizes he's likely on the wrong side of history.
"Eventually, it's coming," he said. "I think sometimes we're making it a lot more complicated than the game really is.
"It's a very simple game, and I think we outsmart ourselves sometimes."