Rivera relayed that piece of advice and plenty of other coaching nuggets over a video conference for coaches in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. Rivera was once a fellow in the program, but now the Washington coach got the chance to share his experience with other up-and-coming coaches around the league.
Rivera’s session was titled “Head Coach Perspective: Managing a Staff” and for part of the hour, Rivera detailed how he handled his assistants. Last year, he said, Rivera took a different approach depending on the assistant. The two men who fall directly under him offensive coordinator Scott Turner and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio were polar opposites in terms of experience, so Rivera said he couldn’t treat them exactly the same.
Feb. 15, 1867: Readers of The East Tennessee Union Flag were belatedly reminded about Valentineâs Day. âYesterday was this worthy Saints Anniversary. The usual compliments were passed among the young people â and we might say the old ones, too.â
The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1867.
Feb. 15, 1899: The Chattanooga Daily Times, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported on a recent earthquake, as well as freezing temperatures. âA distinct earthquake shock was distinctly felt here yesterday about 4 oâclock, lasting fifteen or twenty seconds. It awoke several people from their slumbers. At first at (sic) was not recognized as an earthquake, as some thought, from the cracking noise, that it was only the effects of the freezing weather.â