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Panthers coach Ron Rivera angry at team for chippy

 
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PostPosted: Thu 6:10, 08 Aug 2013    Post subject: Panthers coach Ron Rivera angry at team for chippy

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Panthers coach Ron Rivera doesn't yell much, so when he does it certainly grabs everyone's attention.

Such was the case on Tuesday when the mild-mannered Rivera ripped into players at midfield after what he called a "chippy" practice that included plenty of pushing and shoving,Nike Free, a few late hits and one "melee" involving more than a dozen players.

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With his fists waving up and down,Nike Shox, an angry Rivera warned players about the dangers of losing their cool in practice.
"We can't have chippiness or late shots toward a teammate," Rivera said afterward. "The concern obviously is it escalates and it festers and it lingers and the next time we go out on the football field somebody is taking a shot... We can't afford to afford to have anybody that we truly need get caught up in this."
There were several confrontations during the morning practice, the biggest involving a heated altercation between the offense and defense involving more than a dozen players by the time quarterback Cam Newton and others pulled players from the scrum.
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It appeared to start after offensive tackle Byron Bell and defensive end Greg Hardy got into it during a running play.
Newton said there was a noticeable feistiness in the air Tuesday,Billiga Nike Free, perhaps a reflection of the dreary,Billiga Air Max, overcast sky at the morning practice.
"You have to look at it like a double-edged sword—on one hand you have to like the fire in the guys but at the same time you have to be respectful of guys' careers," Newton said. "When a fight breaks out anything can happen. For something that can be just for kicks and giggles, somebody can get a sprained ankle or hurt. So that was coach Rivera doing his fatherly due diligence trying to protect his players and express to us to play smarter."
There was plenty of lead up to that brouhaha,Air Max.
Earlier, tight end Greg Olsen took exception to a perceived late hit near the sideline from safety D.J. Campbell and retaliated by chucking the ball at Campbell.
Defensive backs Josh Norman and Mike Mitchell were involved in a war or words all day with receiver Brandon LaFell that also heightened the tension at practice.
"It's disappointing that it lingered and it lasted as long as it did," Rivera said. "I'm not going to say it was good,Billiga Nike Shox, but it was good to see the guys have a little attitude about things. But we do certainly most want to save those for (the preseason games) and we don't want to do it against teammates."
Rivera warned players if they can't abide by his rules they'll sit out.
What concerned Rivera the most is some receivers were hit downfield while in vulnerable positions.
"We have to be smart about those things," Rivera said. "When we get a chance to hit somebody we need to square them up and put them in a good position. We don't want to hit a guy where it's an angle and it's not a good position.
The Panthers open the preseason Friday night against the Chicago Bears.
"We are at the point where we need to play against somebody else," Rivera said.


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