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MISSING: A Panthers’ Win and Riverboat Ron

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28 thoughts on “MISSING: A Panthers’ Win and Riverboat Ron”

  7. Nobody is asking him to make the correct decision 100% of the time but instead to learn from the mistakes of the past.  Last year against Buffalo when he played conservative and lost, this year against Cincy when he had them on the ropes and ended up with a tie, hell, the series before when Ryan moved all the way down the field to kick what turned out to be the game winning field goal.  It seems like the only time Ron has been successful has been when he throws caution to the wind, but in the end a zebra cant change its stripes, he is a cautious coach by nature and always will be.  Last year seems to have been a mirage and the coaching staff surely doesn’t seem to have learned anything from it.

  8. Nobody is asking him to make the correct decision 100% of the time but instead to learn from the mistakes of the past.  Last year against Buffalo when he played conservative and lost, this year against Cincy when he had them on the ropes and ended up with a tie, hell, the series before when Ryan moved all the way down the field to kick what turned out to be the game winning field goal.  It seems like the only time Ron has been successful has been when he throws caution to the wind, but in the end a zebra cant change its stripes, he is a cautious coach by nature and always will be.  Last year seems to have been a mirage and the coaching staff surely doesn’t seem to have learned anything from it.

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