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Chargers Thought Peyton Manning Was Reading Their Defensive Signals

The biggest scandal of the 2007 NFL season was the discovery by the New York Jets that the New England Patriots were videotaping their defensive signals. In the end, the Patriots were docked a first-round draft pick, and coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000. But while every NFL player and coach now knows the league will...

Bob Babich, Bears Defensive Coordinator, Is Finally Angry

Bob Babich inherited a vaunted defense when he took over as Bears defensive coordinator in 2007, replacing the wildly popular -- at least to everyone but Lovie Smith -- Ron Rivera. Rivera had the Bears playing elite defense in 2005 and 2006, which they rode to two division titles and a Super Bowl appearance. He was shown...

Chargers Fire Ted Cottrell, Turn Up Heat on Norv Turner

The Chargers, a disappointment at 3-5, have decided to make a change to their coaching staff. Ted Cottrell is out as defensive coordinator and he'll be replaced by linebackers coach Ron Rivera. Cottrell got dealt a bad hand with the injury to Shawne Merriman but, regardless of injuries, 28th in the league in yards allowed...

Lovie Smith Is Happy With His Defense

Hey, I'll be the first to admit that statistics can't begin to tell you everything about how a team or player is performing in the NFL. Take quarterback ratings, for example. Trent Green ranks 10th on the all-time list and Johnny Unitas is 49th, but which one would you rather have under center for your team? Sometimes,...

Should Ron Turner Take the Fall for Bears Offensive Woes?

When the Chicago Bears went to the Super Bowl after the 2006 season, their offense wasn't credited for getting them there. It was a suffocating defense that won the accolades, even though the offense posted the second most points in the league. Now, at 5-9 with problems on both sides of the ball, the two coordinators are...

RonRivera News From the Web

05/30/12 Rivera hopes Gettis can fill No. 3 receiver role Source: The Courier-Tribune - Asheboro NC Ron Rivera views Steve Smith and Brandon LaFell as his starting receivers.
05/30/12 : Ron Rivera boots Panthers players from OTAsâfor... Source: SceneDaily The NFL Players Association pushed hard for more limits on offseason activities and practice policies during the last year's labor negotiation to help players overcome the demands of playing pro football.
05/30/12 NFC South Morning Jog: Several Panthers Kicked out of... Source: Bleacher Report Each morning, I like to start the day off with a workoutâusually a morning jog.
05/27/12 Ron Rivera happy to make up for lost time Source: Independent-Mail - Anderson SC First-time head coaches â especially first-time NFL head coaches â have an overwhelming amount of tasks to juggle before they ever step onto the sidelines.
05/23/12 2012 Carolina Panthers: Ron Rivera Is Keeping It Real Source: Bleacher Report There's a bit of a hype going around about what the Carolina Panthers can and cannot do next season.