Ron Rivera Thread

"Multiple players were in attendance Dwayne was not one of them"

Haskins tweeted out something yesterday (can't find it now) that made it pretty clear, he was happy about the hiring.

Haskins can’t catch a break, here comes the dogpile

Per Mark Maske:

MarkMaske‏Verified account @MarkMaske 21 minutes ago [~2:50]

Kevin O'Connell is "still working things out" with Ron Rivera, according to source. So not clear yet if O'Connell will remain with Redskins as Rivera's offensive coordinator.

Rivera consulted with Joe Gibbs before taking the job. RR: "After meeting with Mr. Snyder, I spoke to Joe and he invited me to his house and we spent a good afternoon going through a lot of things."

https://twitter.com/NBC4Sports/status/1212825830986067968

These bastards are gonna suck me back in ...

I doubt anyone else would make O'Connell an OC at this point. Perhaps we could let him keep the OC title but essentially be a QB coach and work with Haskins while Rivera brings in his own guy to be the Assistant Head Coach Offense or something like that.

Jay Gruden is gonna end up being the worst coach to have a terrific coaching tree.

I think the KOC route is showing RR isn't going bend to pressure, he is going to pick the guy he thinks is the best for the job.

To be honest I am not sure what KOC has done that everyone has a boner about. Kyle S and Sean M. always felt more like the real deal to me.

Rivera said a lot of positive things about Haskins, but he also said:

I also think there's a couple of good veteran quarterbacks that are obviously going to get some opportunities to play as well.

Seems like an odd comment to make if you're 100% behind Haskins as your day 1 starter. I mean, what coaches bring up backup QBs during their introductory press conferences if you have a young 1st round QB who is your unquestioned starter? Maybe he's just not wanting Haskins to get to comfortable. Or maybe he really is going to evaluate all the QBs and make his own decision. That decision almost certainly will be Haskins, but the mere fact Rivera said this could mean that Dan isn't forcing Haskins on him - which is a good thing. Rivera has a 5 year contract. He should have total control during that 5 years over his roster and his starters.

I'm with you. KOC has been the official OC for about 13 games.
I wouldn't turn the offense over to him completely just yet.

Rivera said a lot of positive things about Haskins, but he also said:



Seems like an odd comment to make if you're 100% behind Haskins as your day 1 starter. I mean, what coaches bring up backup QBs during their introductory press conferences if you have a young 1st round QB who is your unquestioned starter? Maybe he's just not wanting Haskins to get to comfortable. Or maybe he really is going to evaluate all the QBs and make his own decision. That decision almost certainly will be Haskins, but the mere fact Rivera said this could mean that Dan isn't forcing Haskins on him - which is a good thing. Rivera has a 5 year contract. He should have total control during that 5 years over his roster and his starters.


Competition is a good thing, Ron is old school he gives no fucks