{"id":432452,"date":"2023-08-09T19:07:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=432452"},"modified":"2023-08-13T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T17:42:18","slug":"commanderscoach-ron-rivera-i-put-my-foot-in-my-mouth-with-eric-bieniemy-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/commanderscoach-ron-rivera-i-put-my-foot-in-my-mouth-with-eric-bieniemy-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders&#8217;Coach Ron Rivera: &#8216;I put my foot in my mouth&#8217; with Eric Bieniemy comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When asked about his initial thoughts on Eric Bieniemy, his new offensive coordinator, Ron Rivera grinned. Bieniemy joined Rivera\u2019s staff in Washington following a very successful tenure with the Chiefs after failing to land one of the empty head coaching positions this past summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Commanders&#8217;Coach Ron Rivera: &#8216;I put my foot in my mouth&#8217; with Eric Bieniemy comments<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commanders.com\">Commanders<\/a>\u2019 head coach Ron Rivera said on Tuesday morning that some players had approached him to voice concerns about Bieniemy\u2019s ferocity.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple players battled with Bieniemy\u2019s ferocity, Rivera told reporters. During their conversations, some even used the word \u201cconcerning\u201d to characterize it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eric Bieniemy talking to Ron Rivera after yesterday\u2019s practice \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/httc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#httc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#commanders<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O4kZPs3Rie\">pic.twitter.com\/O4kZPs3Rie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew (@DrewSZLL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewSZLL\/status\/1689269930552639488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s loud,\u201d Rivera said with a smile. \u201cThe beauty of Eric is the perspective he has. He\u2019s been with an organization that does some things differently. He\u2019s very staunch about the way that he does things. That\u2019s something that\u2019s been different. I appreciate it, because we\u2019re out of our comfort zone. We\u2019re doing things a little bit differently. I\u2019ve been doing things, for the most part, the same way for 12 years&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After listening to EB, today\u2019s the first L that Ron Rivera\u2019s taken in a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/303A4ZM4vy\">pic.twitter.com\/303A4ZM4vy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riggo&#39;s Rag (@RiggosRag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiggosRag\/status\/1688937415698726912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Who are these softies in the Commanders team?  Here is Patrick Mahomes <\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByNateTaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ByNateTaylor<\/a> asking Patrick Mahomes about recent player comments from Washington about Eric Bieniemy\u2019s coaching style. \u201cHe\u2019s going to hold you accountable even when you don\u2019t want to hold yourself accountable. And it made me a better player.\u201d &#8211; added \u201cHe\u2019s your #1 supporter.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxULBmIkuJ\">pic.twitter.com\/oxULBmIkuJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/1690029942124183553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were a little concerned,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cI\u2019ve said, \u2018Just go talk to him. Understand what he\u2019s trying to get across to you.\u2019 I think as they go and talk and listen to him, it\u2019s been enlightening for a lot of these guys. It\u2019s a whole different approach. You\u2019re getting a different kind of player from the players back in the past, especially in light of how things are coming out of college football.<\/p>\n<p>When discussing player complaints about new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on Wednesday morning, Commanders coach Ron Rivera went back to his earlier remarks from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ron Rivera opened his press conference with a statement to clarify his comments yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ojVERwXo1j\">pic.twitter.com\/ojVERwXo1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickiJhabvala\/status\/1689255885862825985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized my comments yesterday took on a different life than I intended,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s on me for not being as clear as I needed to be. I\u2019ll own that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not a fan of the hard coaching style of Eric Bieniemy but the Commanders &amp; Ron Rivera are losers &amp; needed a diff voice to help them win!!<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l95kqsxhpu\">pic.twitter.com\/l95kqsxhpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Van (@vanman_1000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vanman_1000\/status\/1688978812850110464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not communicate that correctly,\u201d he said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera continued by saying that the offence has had a lot of &#8220;uncomfortable&#8221; players and that there has &#8220;been a lot of change,&#8221; but that the squad has improved as a consequence. He clarified his remarks equating defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio to Bieniemy and stated that they had since talked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not a fan of the hard coaching style of Eric Bieniemy but the Commanders &amp; Ron Rivera are losers &amp; needed a diff voice to help them win!!<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l95kqsxhpu\">pic.twitter.com\/l95kqsxhpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Van (@vanman_1000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vanman_1000\/status\/1688978812850110464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his remarks on Tuesday, Rivera contrasted Bieniemy&#8217;s method with the way that Jack Del Rio, the defensive coordinator, manages his side of the field. 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