Ron Rivera Named Panthers Coach

by Ray Glier

Filed under: Chargers, Panthers, NFL Coaching

The Carolina Panthers hired Ron Rivera as their fourth head coach on Tuesday and he has plenty of work to do to turn around a team that was 2-14 in 2010 and is missing pieces.

He is a disciple of the mad men of defense, Buddy Ryan of the Bears and the late Jim Johnson of the Eagles, whose defenses featured marauders who made quarterbacks uncomfortable.

Rivera, who was the defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers, will hire a defensive coordinator, but that DC will be a disciple, too, of aggressive defense. The new Carolina coach was clear in his press conference that he will shape the defense, which is not a bad thing considering the Chargers led the NFL in total defense this past season.

 

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