Lovie said thank you bye, bye to Ron Rivera today. Actually he was cut loose two days ago, but after failing yet another interview he was publically flogged today. Apparently the Bears think that they are running a credit union, not the financial empire they sit on.
I'll be the first to admit that i'm not the biggest fan of Rivera, but numbers don't lie. Even with injuries, Rivera put together one of the best defenses in the league for the past three years. Clearly he was an Angelo guy and not a lovester.
The bottom line, of course, will be the performance of the D next year. Any difference will be attributed to the coaching change because everyone will return. Why mess with a good thing over a few bucks, because that's the Bears style. Remember, Lovie has yet receive his new contract. We'll see how this plays out.
Rivera suffered the ultimate shaft by being demoted back to linbacker coach for the schizophrenic Chargers. Lovie showed no remorse in sacking Rivera, but if he doesn't take the Bears back to the promise land he may be next. Rivera took the high road-shut up and take it. The only road for a minority trying to make it.
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I have to say that I think Rivera was sacked because because Lovie was trying to accomplish two things. Consolidate his power, since Rivera was not his choice, and get rid of the competition in case they wanted to fire him and use rivera as his replacement.
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