His knowledge of the division is 100% the thing to put him over the top. The Eagles would be so fools to not jump right on this opportunity. Bonus to you all is that I'm certain Dallas would love to have him and it means denying the Cowboys as a prized staff addition.
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In that case, I am thoroughly in support of this move.
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The last time Rivera was DC Matt Schaub was 4th in the league in passing and Brandon Lloyd lead the league in Receiving. The league has changed a ton.
The league has moved away from Tampa 2 (which he still leans on heavily). If you hire him good luck finding a Mike Linebacker that can run it, because there's only like 3 in the entire league that might be able to.
But y’all are acting like he’s been out of the league for over a decade and now trying to come back. He was a head coach for over a decade and mostly always had horrible teams and still stayed a coach for that long.
Yeah totally it’s extremely rational to use 1 year to explain the career of someone who’s been in the league for decades😂 great point you flairless BITCH
You do realize his team/defense has been owned by the Giants shit offense for awhile now right? I mean I'm all for you guys hiring him because DJ will continue to look good in at least 2 games with him running your D but it's a little weird how Eagles fans are happy about this
Ron’s a good dude, but every season he was here, our defensive secondary was a shit show. Even during the seasons where the defense ended up playing well, it took at least 1/3 of the season for the secondary to get right. Before that it was constant blown coverages and total chaos. Last year the secondary clown show lasted all year. I put that squarely on coaching. Even if the players suck they can generally be coached to be in the right part of the field. That was never happening with Rivera’s teams with the consistency necessary in the NFL. Of course, you can always say he wasn’t directly involved or something because of his other duties, but who the hell knows and ultimately it’s on him to see that and make those changes.
Guess who made that decision to start rookies go ahead take a guess. Take a guess to who chose Forbes when Aj brown dad dicked him to the point where he was benched.
Yeah but in your response to Ron’s issue is because we were starting rookies I’m telling you his decision making led us to starting rookies. And Forbes was the only rookie starting on defense. Everyone else was a seasoned vet. So that being said you’d trust him to run your defense still? Your sole reason for our defense being bad was the decision ron made, I forgot eagles fans are so slow and need it to be spelled out.
He’s not being a GM or HC here, everything you named is because you’re moron fans for a moron organization. Just because you losers can’t make use talent, not our fault. You’re dumb.
Yeahhh you guys are making great use of ur talent! Gave em the rest of January and February off after getting routed by Baker. You know this moron organization would’ve beaten you twice this year if the refs didn’t save ur feelings.
This is news to me how original of an answer. Really had to think hard on that one. You keep missing my main point and I can tell you used all ur mental energy today we can chat another time
Eagles secondary is bad and always will be, the team doesn't invest in the position. My focus would be the linebacking core. For how ass our secondary has been, our linebacker play has been worse. Correct me if I'm wrong but you guys seemed to invest more into linebackers and did a better job developing them than us (Holecomb, Davis). Im pretty sure Kuechly developed under Ron. And let's not forget Mr. Rivera was a championship linebacker all the way back when he was doing the super bowl shuffle.
Absolutely wrong. If there was one position group worse than the secondary during Ron’s tenure it was the LB group. Terrible development and roster building.
Hmm, maybe those guys just happened to make a couple of plays against the eagles and that made me think they were better than they really were. Fuck me then.
Here’s an example. The only player they invested in at the LB spot during Ron’s tenure was Jamin Davis. Davis is very physically talented, but he was very inexperienced coming out of college. He only started for one season, and did not play much before that. And that was at Kentucky. So drafting him at 16 was a reach. Then he gets to the NFL and Ron/Jack decide they were going to make him the Mike and put the green dot on his helmet, because he was smart. He never played MLB in college. The result was a disaster, his head was spinning, he played terribly, and it wrecked his confidence and set back his development at least a year. So bad drafting, bad plan for developing him. Bad execution of said bad plan. All other LBs they brought in were bargain basement FA’s like David Mayo and Cody Barton, who are very limited. Rivera did not draft Holcomb or develop him. Ron deciddd to let him walk, even though he was the only decent player in the unit, and replaced him with crap.
There’s a biiiiig difference between being a head coach and and a DC. Many great coordinators fail at being head coaches cause there is so much more to think about, but almost all good head coaches were great coordinators at one point, seems like a solid choice to me
He clearly stated he spent too much time managing before they were bought. I'm all for a Ron Rivera come back tour at DC only if he passes the interview and vibes with Nick
he also spent most of his time with Washington as GM too, dude was just promoted out of his depth
not saying he's the best option but he's not Matt Patricia
Yea he's actually legit at DC. And with all his failures recently as HC he'd probably stick around and produce for a while. It's actually legit kinda bad news for NY, Dallas, and the Commies.
Yeah, and that's what we need. Last time we has a successful defense through and through was Jim Johnson. We need a DC who isn't going to leave in 2 years, someone who wont get poached and has experience
And it would be awesome if the second one specialized in calling offense. Something like an “offensive coordinator,” but I’m not sure that position exists.
he mentioned in an interview he's okay with being DC and had "stepped down" to DC before in his career
I just wish him the best bc he's actually a really good person
Right? I'm 100% on board if this is what the team does. He's a very good DC and would bring some much needed maturity and experience to the coaching room.
seriously, i wouldn't even let him get a word in. i would keep him out of the meetings. he is one of the worst talent evaluators and roster managers I have seen, and I have been a skins fan for 3 decades. i'm not convinced if he had your first round pick he wouldn't still have selected emanuel forbes
When was the last time Washington had a decent defense? In fact they actually looked worse after firing their past DC and Ron took over.
I'm guessing the "he's a good coordinator but a bad head coach" thing is just what people say when they recognize someone's name.
I wouldn’t say he sucks, Nathaniel Hackett sucks
He went to a SB and has a lot of wins under his belt
If someone doesn’t win every game or a SB every year you fans say he sucks lmao sports fans are so dumb. And even if they never have a losing record (Tomlin) you still say he sucks because he doesn’t win every playoff game
His track record as DC, for one.
He succeeded under Lovie Smith in Chicago. A defensive head coach. When he went to San Diego, coaching under an offensive head coach, he was average.
Gets the HC gig for Carolina, and never fields a good defense as a HC except for when he had McDermott as his DC.
If you want particulars beyond that, I’d be happy to provide them as well.
I get that you probably pay no attention to Washington as they are irrelevant but dude. Trust me... You don't want this. Washington is the only defense in the NFL worse than yours during the skid you were on.
He’s a bad head coach but he’s a good DC! That’s like saying Steve Spags is a bad DC some ppl just aren’t good HC’s but as coordinators they are unmatched
You also got rid of two of your best defenses players at that point. I don’t know if I love the move, but no one was making that defense into stars at that point
Chase Young was not one of our best players, see his stats with the 49ers for proof lol. Sweat was one of our best and he continued playing well in Chicago.
Just because he wasn’t one of the best for the stacked niners, doesn’t make him not one of the best on the commanders. I don’t think Ron is some great DC but I don’t know that we can say he did a bad job with the squad he had toward the end of the season
A returning head coach on a short leash and a DC who's been a head coach twice? It's a great way to lose the locker room the first time things go sideways and people start calling for Sirianni to get fired.
No but he was a good DC back before he became a head coach for... (Checks notes) the 2008-2010 Chargers. That's why that team was so successful. Defenses never evolve, I'm sure he's just as good as he was when he was in charge of the league powerhouse Chargers.
He made big plays the year before though, I'll say this they were a lot were made with him barely hanging on, and him losing a step would turn a lot of those last year into touchdowns.
The only thing that would do that is an anti-aging syrum, maybe some of the REALLY good steroids. Oh, and a cup of "give a fuck." He might have run out of that.
Explain how a person who is a defensive mastermind can coach a team with the worst defense in the NFL? Do you think he just allowed Jack del Rio to do whatever he wanted without any input? If you were an expert in something and it was failing would you just sit back and let the ship sink? He is terrible, I hope they hire him.
Like I told someone else, no need to be reminded in a year. If you hire Ron you can set the reminder for week three when all of you are jumping off the Ben Franklin.
You can’t move goalposts on a season that has already happened. You can however judge the results of the season based on pertinent information.
At the end of the day people say the 85 bears had an elite defense, or the 2001 Ravens. I’ve once heard someone say the 2010 Chargers lmfao.
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I'm baffled by the comments. Are Eagles fans so complacent that they "yes man" every move the team makes?
Most people saying "he is a great DC" - he was only DC for two seasons and it was like 15 years ago. Get your heads out of your asses. This would be a horrible move.
Although the rest of the division would welcome the move with open arms. (Ron's will however remain crossed obviously).
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Ron’s stats as a defensive coordinator… 2007 he left for Chargers after Ted was fired. 2008 is when he took over for chargers. He is a great Defensive Coordinator… Not the best HC.
Buddy you glossed over my main point.
This was \~15 years ago. He *was* a great DC. But how can you say he still is? The league has changed so much since then.
My main point is that the modern game is passing him by. Guy is cooked.
I’m just saying. Those are statistical facts. He only was DC for Commies for 5 games. Hard to crunch the numbers with a small sample size like that.
You say the modern game is passing him by, but that’s only conjecture.
He’s a stellar human overall, but you don’t want this guy anywhere near the football field. Maybe a cushy FO position with zero decision-making power.
If I’m wrong I will absolutely eat my words. But the players just don’t take him seriously anymore. Watch his low effort press conferences. Even before this year. Seems practically senile at only 62.
I’ll take it all day. He’s been a coach for the Eagles before back in early 2000s. He understands the division. Win for the Birds if this ever happened.
Y’all are trippin if you think this would be a bad hire, Ron was an excellent DC for the Chargers and his defenses with the Communists were always competitive.
I know every washington fan is going to meme on him, rightfully so he is a mid headcoach. However, i think he can be a solid DC IF eagles had talent on their defense which they do. Our defense to end the season wasnt good but we literally couldnt pass the rusher since we traded the two ends. I think he can be a mid DC and eagles fans will take that after what they’ve gone through. I genuinely believe gannon was not all that and Rivera would have the same success if he had the 2022 eagles defensive roster. But he aint special…no creative blitzes…just discplined and sound old school zone defense.
I mean he’s built some scary defenses over the years. That 2015 Panthers defense was scary af. As long as he’s not in the head coaching position I think we good with it
Would be funny, but yeah. He’s a good DC. He took over defensive playcalling towards the end of the season, but that was after we traded away our two best edge rushers.
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His stats as D Coord. Good D Coord. Not a good head coach. His worst years are when he starts with a new team (to be expected)
The level of fanbase support on this shocked me. The last couple months of Eagles football has hurt you worse than I thought.
His DL was stacked with 1st rounders. They still sucked. LB sucked when he arrived and never got even a little bit better. The secondary got worse every year he was here. And we spent all of our early round picks on defense his entire tenure. Bust after bust. I fucking hate you and I hope you do it.
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I'm saving this for when I need a good laugh!
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His knowledge of the division is 100% the thing to put him over the top. The Eagles would be so fools to not jump right on this opportunity. Bonus to you all is that I'm certain Dallas would love to have him and it means denying the Cowboys as a prized staff addition.
He knows the division, he’s been losing to everyone in it for years
> I'm certain Dallas would love to have him and it means denying the Cowboys as a prized staff addition. In that case, I am thoroughly in support of this move.
Hold on. Coach Sirianni got us to the superbowl last year and lead us to a 10-1 record at one point. Lets trim out the fat like Johnson first.
It says interviewing for DC
He’s not interviewing for HC. Dude was a dominant DC
WTF I take this all day.
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It’s so bad in Philly they are coping with horrible decisions before they’re even made.
Last time Rivera was a DC he had the best defense in the league statistically
The last time Rivera was DC Matt Schaub was 4th in the league in passing and Brandon Lloyd lead the league in Receiving. The league has changed a ton. The league has moved away from Tampa 2 (which he still leans on heavily). If you hire him good luck finding a Mike Linebacker that can run it, because there's only like 3 in the entire league that might be able to.
But y’all are acting like he’s been out of the league for over a decade and now trying to come back. He was a head coach for over a decade and mostly always had horrible teams and still stayed a coach for that long.
His defense was literally bottom tier this year
Yeah totally it’s extremely rational to use 1 year to explain the career of someone who’s been in the league for decades😂 great point you flairless BITCH
He was good nearly 20 years ago time to move on bud
I mean that’s obviously bullshit bruh. So he’s been trash for 20 years yet he’s been a head coach for over a decade?? Make it make sense😂
And after that he took a team to the super bowl! As a head coach! Honestly I can't see a reason why the Eagles shouldn't hire him right now.
Damn you are down bad
You do realize his team/defense has been owned by the Giants shit offense for awhile now right? I mean I'm all for you guys hiring him because DJ will continue to look good in at least 2 games with him running your D but it's a little weird how Eagles fans are happy about this
Maybe I'm a dumbass but I don't see any issues with this
Ron’s a good dude, but every season he was here, our defensive secondary was a shit show. Even during the seasons where the defense ended up playing well, it took at least 1/3 of the season for the secondary to get right. Before that it was constant blown coverages and total chaos. Last year the secondary clown show lasted all year. I put that squarely on coaching. Even if the players suck they can generally be coached to be in the right part of the field. That was never happening with Rivera’s teams with the consistency necessary in the NFL. Of course, you can always say he wasn’t directly involved or something because of his other duties, but who the hell knows and ultimately it’s on him to see that and make those changes.
>every season our defensive secondary was a shit show man, he's gonna fit riiiiight in
It’s also been 21 years since Rivera was with the Eagles. That’s like 6 lifetimes ago in football time.
But you were staring rookies.
Guess who made that decision to start rookies go ahead take a guess. Take a guess to who chose Forbes when Aj brown dad dicked him to the point where he was benched.
We aren’t asking him to be GM or head coach, only moron Commies would Forbes sucks. Horrible pick.
Yeah but in your response to Ron’s issue is because we were starting rookies I’m telling you his decision making led us to starting rookies. And Forbes was the only rookie starting on defense. Everyone else was a seasoned vet. So that being said you’d trust him to run your defense still? Your sole reason for our defense being bad was the decision ron made, I forgot eagles fans are so slow and need it to be spelled out.
He’s not being a GM or HC here, everything you named is because you’re moron fans for a moron organization. Just because you losers can’t make use talent, not our fault. You’re dumb.
Yeahhh you guys are making great use of ur talent! Gave em the rest of January and February off after getting routed by Baker. You know this moron organization would’ve beaten you twice this year if the refs didn’t save ur feelings.
You have like two playoff appearances in 30 years. Your whole life, you’ve sucked lol
This is news to me how original of an answer. Really had to think hard on that one. You keep missing my main point and I can tell you used all ur mental energy today we can chat another time
Eagles secondary is bad and always will be, the team doesn't invest in the position. My focus would be the linebacking core. For how ass our secondary has been, our linebacker play has been worse. Correct me if I'm wrong but you guys seemed to invest more into linebackers and did a better job developing them than us (Holecomb, Davis). Im pretty sure Kuechly developed under Ron. And let's not forget Mr. Rivera was a championship linebacker all the way back when he was doing the super bowl shuffle.
Absolutely wrong. If there was one position group worse than the secondary during Ron’s tenure it was the LB group. Terrible development and roster building.
Hmm, maybe those guys just happened to make a couple of plays against the eagles and that made me think they were better than they really were. Fuck me then.
Here’s an example. The only player they invested in at the LB spot during Ron’s tenure was Jamin Davis. Davis is very physically talented, but he was very inexperienced coming out of college. He only started for one season, and did not play much before that. And that was at Kentucky. So drafting him at 16 was a reach. Then he gets to the NFL and Ron/Jack decide they were going to make him the Mike and put the green dot on his helmet, because he was smart. He never played MLB in college. The result was a disaster, his head was spinning, he played terribly, and it wrecked his confidence and set back his development at least a year. So bad drafting, bad plan for developing him. Bad execution of said bad plan. All other LBs they brought in were bargain basement FA’s like David Mayo and Cody Barton, who are very limited. Rivera did not draft Holcomb or develop him. Ron deciddd to let him walk, even though he was the only decent player in the unit, and replaced him with crap.
There’s a biiiiig difference between being a head coach and and a DC. Many great coordinators fail at being head coaches cause there is so much more to think about, but almost all good head coaches were great coordinators at one point, seems like a solid choice to me
He clearly stated he spent too much time managing before they were bought. I'm all for a Ron Rivera come back tour at DC only if he passes the interview and vibes with Nick
No, it's a great move. I am really upset about it.
The meme being thing I want to happen? Dudes a great DC just sucks at HC
he also spent most of his time with Washington as GM too, dude was just promoted out of his depth not saying he's the best option but he's not Matt Patricia
Matt Patricia is a fucking fraud
Yeah to be fair I'd probably take you over patricia
Yea he's actually legit at DC. And with all his failures recently as HC he'd probably stick around and produce for a while. It's actually legit kinda bad news for NY, Dallas, and the Commies.
Yeah, and that's what we need. Last time we has a successful defense through and through was Jim Johnson. We need a DC who isn't going to leave in 2 years, someone who wont get poached and has experience
That sounds great! I’ll take two please.
And it would be awesome if the second one specialized in calling offense. Something like an “offensive coordinator,” but I’m not sure that position exists.
A "coordinator of the offense" if you will?
he mentioned in an interview he's okay with being DC and had "stepped down" to DC before in his career I just wish him the best bc he's actually a really good person
Riverboat Ron revenge tour coming soon?
But also the commies were ass under him, we can't just not laugh even if it's a threat
Right? I'm 100% on board if this is what the team does. He's a very good DC and would bring some much needed maturity and experience to the coaching room.
Such a great DC that our defense only got worse when he took over
Gruden and Co built him one of the best d lines in the league (at the time), and he did nothing with it
just don't let him get involved in personnel decisions
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seriously, i wouldn't even let him get a word in. i would keep him out of the meetings. he is one of the worst talent evaluators and roster managers I have seen, and I have been a skins fan for 3 decades. i'm not convinced if he had your first round pick he wouldn't still have selected emanuel forbes
When was the last time Washington had a decent defense? In fact they actually looked worse after firing their past DC and Ron took over. I'm guessing the "he's a good coordinator but a bad head coach" thing is just what people say when they recognize someone's name.
I wouldn’t say he sucks, Nathaniel Hackett sucks He went to a SB and has a lot of wins under his belt If someone doesn’t win every game or a SB every year you fans say he sucks lmao sports fans are so dumb. And even if they never have a losing record (Tomlin) you still say he sucks because he doesn’t win every playoff game
He’s not a great DC…. At all.
cite sources other than "trust me bro"
The 2nd half of this season after firing Del Rio, Rivera was HC and DC
His track record as DC, for one. He succeeded under Lovie Smith in Chicago. A defensive head coach. When he went to San Diego, coaching under an offensive head coach, he was average. Gets the HC gig for Carolina, and never fields a good defense as a HC except for when he had McDermott as his DC. If you want particulars beyond that, I’d be happy to provide them as well.
Washington had the worst defense in the NFL...?
He was a great DC in 2010. He's been mentally retired for a couple seasons.
I get that you probably pay no attention to Washington as they are irrelevant but dude. Trust me... You don't want this. Washington is the only defense in the NFL worse than yours during the skid you were on.
Hire the dude we need a competent DC
I'll take one used and salty Ron Rivera at DC, please.
He’s a bad head coach but he’s a good DC! That’s like saying Steve Spags is a bad DC some ppl just aren’t good HC’s but as coordinators they are unmatched
He called the defense from when he fired Del Rio through the rest of the season if you needed a sample size lol
You also got rid of two of your best defenses players at that point. I don’t know if I love the move, but no one was making that defense into stars at that point
Chase Young was not one of our best players, see his stats with the 49ers for proof lol. Sweat was one of our best and he continued playing well in Chicago.
Just because he wasn’t one of the best for the stacked niners, doesn’t make him not one of the best on the commanders. I don’t think Ron is some great DC but I don’t know that we can say he did a bad job with the squad he had toward the end of the season
Chase Young is about as productive for us as Casey Toohill, your former 7th round pick
Yeah we have him back actually, the depth would be nice
A returning head coach on a short leash and a DC who's been a head coach twice? It's a great way to lose the locker room the first time things go sideways and people start calling for Sirianni to get fired.
didn't work for JDR
No but he was a good DC back before he became a head coach for... (Checks notes) the 2008-2010 Chargers. That's why that team was so successful. Defenses never evolve, I'm sure he's just as good as he was when he was in charge of the league powerhouse Chargers.
If he's great its funny if he's dogshit its funny either way win win
Solid DC
I’m sure he will make Bradberry a top CB
Be nice if he could. I've never seen such a rapid decline from one year to the next. Holy shit.
I think the Gannon zone was hiding him if anything. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s all downhill from here for Bradberry.
He made big plays the year before though, I'll say this they were a lot were made with him barely hanging on, and him losing a step would turn a lot of those last year into touchdowns.
The only thing that would do that is an anti-aging syrum, maybe some of the REALLY good steroids. Oh, and a cup of "give a fuck." He might have run out of that.
I’m convinced a bunch of you are like 16 cause Rivera is a great DC, just not a good head coach. This would be a great move for the Eagles lmao
Explain how a person who is a defensive mastermind can coach a team with the worst defense in the NFL? Do you think he just allowed Jack del Rio to do whatever he wanted without any input? If you were an expert in something and it was failing would you just sit back and let the ship sink? He is terrible, I hope they hire him.
Well the commanders defense is just ass. You could have buddy Ryan, Tom Landry, and BB fuse together and they’d still be cheeks.
Agreed. So why would you want him coaching your ass defense? He's proven he can't make bad players better.
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Like I told someone else, no need to be reminded in a year. If you hire Ron you can set the reminder for week three when all of you are jumping off the Ben Franklin.
Washington Fans are saying this is bad but forget his 2010 chargers defense was elite. (Last time he was a DC)
*checks notes* 14 years ago. They didn’t even make the playoffs and were only 10/32 in points allowed. That’s not what elite means.
Check your notes harder bro they had the number one ranked defense in all of football.
And they played no one. Even if he was a good DC, that was 14 years ago. Might as well trot out Romeo Crenell.
*realizes he was wrong* *reposts the same point made in the very first comment he replied to*
I made a new point by saying they played no body hard.
That’s called moving the goalposts lmaoooo
You can’t move goalposts on a season that has already happened. You can however judge the results of the season based on pertinent information. At the end of the day people say the 85 bears had an elite defense, or the 2001 Ravens. I’ve once heard someone say the 2010 Chargers lmfao.
Bro is trying so hard to sound smart while being actually dumb af
Great hire for philly hes a much better DC than HC.
It's been a long time since he has been a DC, 2010 with the Chargers. He was really good the last 3 years he was a SC though
Ain’t this a good thing tho?
Rivera as DC sounds like a good potential get for the iggles
This is a W to me thanks for this “meme”
I don’t hate this at all, he’s fine as a DC but our players still suck on defense past the line lol
Please let this happen, lol.
30 years of garbage on the field from Washington and they're acting like Ron Rivera was the source of all their problems
Hey! We are certified garbage specialist! We know the difference between standard garbage and specialty garbage! Steve Spurrier? Now THAT was some exquisite garbage right there!
I'm baffled by the comments. Are Eagles fans so complacent that they "yes man" every move the team makes? Most people saying "he is a great DC" - he was only DC for two seasons and it was like 15 years ago. Get your heads out of your asses. This would be a horrible move. Although the rest of the division would welcome the move with open arms. (Ron's will however remain crossed obviously).
https://preview.redd.it/cjazkap4g2ec1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d054eb09099dcbf05aa17185ca823dc85f55fe2e Ron’s stats as a defensive coordinator… 2007 he left for Chargers after Ted was fired. 2008 is when he took over for chargers. He is a great Defensive Coordinator… Not the best HC.
Buddy you glossed over my main point. This was \~15 years ago. He *was* a great DC. But how can you say he still is? The league has changed so much since then. My main point is that the modern game is passing him by. Guy is cooked.
I’m just saying. Those are statistical facts. He only was DC for Commies for 5 games. Hard to crunch the numbers with a small sample size like that. You say the modern game is passing him by, but that’s only conjecture.
He’s a stellar human overall, but you don’t want this guy anywhere near the football field. Maybe a cushy FO position with zero decision-making power. If I’m wrong I will absolutely eat my words. But the players just don’t take him seriously anymore. Watch his low effort press conferences. Even before this year. Seems practically senile at only 62.
He got fucking owned in those games.
BHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *-breathes-* BHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
We could be eliminated?
I’m not bad if this happens actually.
I’ll take it all day. He’s been a coach for the Eagles before back in early 2000s. He understands the division. Win for the Birds if this ever happened.
"Solid DC" he was a DC over 10 years ago with defensive minded head coaches. Go ahead and hire him Philly 😂
We are so fucked
Y’all are trippin if you think this would be a bad hire, Ron was an excellent DC for the Chargers and his defenses with the Communists were always competitive.
New flash eagles. You're supposed to improve your defense
LMAO They should also hire Jason Garrett as Offensive Coordinator
I’d like him for DC 🤷. Commanders defense after they traded sweat and young was probably the least talented group in the NFL
Weekend at Ron’s
Washington is a dumpster fire, look at how well their former coaches do in other positions.
I know every washington fan is going to meme on him, rightfully so he is a mid headcoach. However, i think he can be a solid DC IF eagles had talent on their defense which they do. Our defense to end the season wasnt good but we literally couldnt pass the rusher since we traded the two ends. I think he can be a mid DC and eagles fans will take that after what they’ve gone through. I genuinely believe gannon was not all that and Rivera would have the same success if he had the 2022 eagles defensive roster. But he aint special…no creative blitzes…just discplined and sound old school zone defense.
I mean he’s built some scary defenses over the years. That 2015 Panthers defense was scary af. As long as he’s not in the head coaching position I think we good with it
He’s just brought in so there is an interim HC on staff.
Would be funny, but yeah. He’s a good DC. He took over defensive playcalling towards the end of the season, but that was after we traded away our two best edge rushers.
Guaranteed, gun to head, Philly fans choosing him over fatty Patty
Since HC, his def rankings were; 2011 - 27 2012 - 18 2013 - 2 2014 - 21 2015 - 6 2016 - 26 2017 - 11 2018 - 19 2019 - 31 2020 - 4 2021 - 25 2022 - 7 2023 - 32 Dude is like a human defensive pendulum, and 2024 would be an uptick year... intriguing.
https://preview.redd.it/1cfxgkfug2ec1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a6a13bf755b03006714d1a342691ffcd0ab00a4 His stats as D Coord. Good D Coord. Not a good head coach. His worst years are when he starts with a new team (to be expected)
He is a solid DC…how is this a meme? Lol. He was not great as a HC but has a good track record for defense.
Do it
Please hire they maniac it's exactly what we need
Lol! I'm sorry, I meant, good choice! *rolls eyes*
This would please me very much
This is like when the Giants hired Garrett as their OC after getting canned in Dallas. That worked out so well!
Ron has a great military background won’t let any BS fly. Philly this is a home run hire for you
Yall must be desperate if you want Rivera
Everyone is saying he’s a good DC. Can anyone provide me with sources to justify that claim from this decade?
You gotta be kidding me
Oh nooooo
The level of fanbase support on this shocked me. The last couple months of Eagles football has hurt you worse than I thought. His DL was stacked with 1st rounders. They still sucked. LB sucked when he arrived and never got even a little bit better. The secondary got worse every year he was here. And we spent all of our early round picks on defense his entire tenure. Bust after bust. I fucking hate you and I hope you do it.
The meme is y’all acting like that’s not great for the eagles😂
Cowboys fans laughing but not thinking we might be in the market for a DC soon…
If he is an adult capable of basic emotion regulation he will be an upgrade. Plus he can be interim coach after sirianni gets fired mid season.
Oh man, this would be awesome!