More - Ron Rivera Quotes

What I've noticed [this week] has been his work ethic. He's been out there concentrating, spending time with the coaches. We know everything's fixable.

Ron Rivera

 

I talked with coach (Smith) on a number of occasions. I think the neat thing about it is he does have a lot of insight into the place.

Ron Rivera

 Coach

Their passion, their passion for perfection. I don't think Brian gets enough credit for his work ethic. Here's a young man, when he watches film, he studies the film. He reminds me an awful lot of Mike in that respect, because Mike really was a great student of the game.

Ron Rivera

 Passion

I think as a coach the ultimate goal obviously is to be a head coach. And you do have to look at the opportunities, where you fit. Does that place in particular fit you? I'll go through the process this week and then again at the same time not lose my focus on what the ultimate goal is, and that's the playoffs.

Ron Rivera

 Coach

As we said all the way through training camp: We felt we were a good team. We felt we were on the rise. ... We talked about where we felt we could be as a defense ? being in the top 10, being in the top five, being No. 1, finishing No. 1. The ultimate prize has always been the playoffs and getting to the Super Bowl.

Ron Rivera

 

We missed Mike. We had to try to make adjustments in our personnel and to some of the things we wanted to do defensively, but that's not why we lost the game. We lost the game because they played better than us.

Ron Rivera

 

From what I've gathered, linebacker is the deepest position. There are going to be a couple of diamonds you can find in the third, fourth and fifth rounds.

Ron Rivera

 

He's not the most spectacular player on the field. He's just very dependable. He knows the game so well. He does everything he's supposed to do and a few things you don't count on him to do.

Ron Rivera

 Dependable

When you get to this point in the year, sometimes it becomes an overlooked thing because you've been doing it all year. I know coaches most certainly will focus on that the next couple weeks and prepare for the postseason.

Ron Rivera

 

Some of the guys we counted on stepping up or needing to step up really didn't show up, and that was disappointing. We can't have that kind of drop-off between the first group and second group.

Ron Rivera