Ron Rivera Reveals The Time When He Knew That Christian McCaffrey Was Going To Be A Special NFL Player

On today's Pardon My Take... RON RIVERA! The former NFL Head Coach joined Mr. Cat and Mr. Commenter in-studio for today's show to talk about his first year out of football, the genesis of Riverboat Ron after a meeting with John Madden, Stories about the 85 Bears and his days with the Panthers.

Speaking of Coach Rivera's days with Carolina, he had the privilege of coaching a young man named Christian McCaffrey during the earlier stages of his NFL career. We know how dominant CMC was in college at Stanford, but how well would it translate to the professional level? It didn't take long for Riverboat Ron to figure that out. Take a look...

First day of pads for Christian McCaffrey in a practice drill... He goes untouched. It got to a point where Coach Rivera had to let his defenders know that they were, in fact, allowed to tackle him. That's when the players told Riverboat Ron that... they got the memo, he was just that hard to bring down. 

If Christian McCaffrey can stay healthy for the rest of the season, get your popcorn (and kettle corn) ready. He is going to be an absolute treat to watch.