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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > Why did Ron Rivera leave Chicago?? Log in Why did Ron Rivera leave Chicago?? Pages : 1 [2] That Guy 02-20-2007, 09:29 AM the bears don't want to pay anyone. sucks for their fans. Master4Caster 02-20-2007, 09:32 AM I suspect it was one of those "mutual decisions." There were hints in some of the departing statements. Smith said that he and Rivera were going in different directions regarding the defense. But he also said he did everything he (Smith) could to position Rivera as a HC candidate !!! (What?) Rivera was "gracious" in his departure, would not be baited into negative statements about the Bears or Smith, who let him coach thru the Super Bowl (helps his resume). Read between the lines and you will see "you aren't incompetent and you haven't broke any rules. You just can't stay here." The Chicago papers say it was initiated by Smith. (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-070219haugh,1,3026378.column?coll=cs-bears-headlines) Technically, Rivera wasn't "fired" since he was at the end of his contract. There's a mutual "decision lurking" in everyone's career. The timing is surprising, but Rivera's situation isn't much different than Russ Grimm. I think Riviera is still in play as a HC candidate next season. Misterbillysells 02-20-2007, 10:50 AM ESPN.com - NFL - Chargers add Rivera to coaching staff (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2771716) Rivera's the new linebackers coach of the chargers Sheriff Gonna Getcha 02-20-2007, 11:20 AM the bears don't want to pay anyone. sucks for their fans. Rivera was paid $450K last year and wanted a raise afater helping to field the league's 5th ranked defense and the #1 defense in terms of takeaways. To give people some perspective, $450K is the veteran minimum salary for a player with 3 years of experience or about 10% of what many starters are paid. I personally cannot believe that top-flight assistants are paid so little and, what is even more shocking, is that some owners actually balk when their assistants produce results and demand raises. People criticize Snyder for paying guys like Gregg Williams and Al Saunders millions a year when they are "only" coordinators, but I personally applaud Snyder for such moves. Paying coaches top dollar is smart - it keeps them happy, their salaries don't count against the cap, and, in a league when the difference between winning and losing is so small, any advantage should be exploited. MTK 02-20-2007, 11:48 AM Too bad we couldn't have brought him in to coach up our LBs! JoeRedskin 02-20-2007, 12:34 PM Too bad we couldn't have brought him in to coach up our LBs! Seriously. He is from the same defensive school as Williams (Buddy Ryan) and plays a mean 4-3. Can you imagine the talking heads reaction to that hire? RobH4413 02-20-2007, 02:29 PM Man... we missed out on that oppurtunity. Hopefully our beloved skins can rebound without lindsay. I can't say I was angry when he was fired... I'm just hoping our defense steps it up. I guess the only positive is that we've got a lot of room to improve.... I don't really see us getting any worse on defense. Beemnseven 02-20-2007, 02:37 PM Too bad we couldn't have brought him in to coach up our LBs! But you know what the response would have been. Too many cooks, blah, blah, blah. brent 02-20-2007, 02:54 PM San Diego got the Ron Rivera as LB coach???? Is this a joke? The defensive coordinator of a superbowl team that had a nearly inept offense? Wow, stack is decked for Norv. I sure hope we can beat the Chargers in the Superbowl anyway. dall-assblows 02-20-2007, 03:15 PM Maybe it's too cold and windy... thats my guess.