Ron Rivera is the type of man who, when presented at a breakfast with free platters of crispy bacon, assorted pastries and fluffy miniature waffles, chooses the oatmeal.
There is nothing wrong with oatmeal, of course. It provides energy. It's consistent. You can dress it up with various sugars, jellies and fruits, but it's still, well, oatmeal.
But with oatmeal, you always know what you're getting.
I considered this as Rivera, sitting at a table with reporters at the annual coaches' breakfast in Orlando this week, unscrewed a small jar of honey and drizzled it in a spiral over his bowl.