Pete Carroll

[hepcat]

This team needs a good smart young coach to grow with the team. Tepper needs to go away and just be patient. This team is such a mess it’s going to take many years to fix. Hire the right guy and let him get to work and figure it out. 
 

These old guys won’t be here long enough to see the fix through to the end. 

[4Corners]

21 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Tell us how you really feel

I also don’t like the designated hitter 

[Anybodyhome]

27 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Pete the Cheat broke every rule in the book at USC and F’d the program so badly they still ain’t recovered and took a promotion to the NFL. 

He didn't do anything that hasn't been done by many other schools in the SEC and Big 10. The only reason the NCAA went after him is because it was the Pac 10 (at the time), they don't get TV coverage on the east coast because they play late Saturday night games, they already have 11 national titles, and the SEC and Big 10 had to be protected.

If you honestly believe teams like Alabama, LSU, and several other perennial powerhouses weren't doing the same thing, I don't know what to tell you. I just find it very odd that Alabama was never even sniffed at for recruiting violations.

[Bear Hands]

6 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

He didn't do anything that hasn't been done by many other schools in the SEC and Big 10. The only reason the NCAA went after him is because it was the Pac 10 (at the time), they don't get TV coverage on the east coast because they play late Saturday night games, they already have 11 national titles, and the SEC and Big 10 had to be protected.

If you honestly believe teams like Alabama, LSU, and several other perennial powerhouses weren't doing the same thing, I don't know what to tell you. I just find it very odd that Alabama was never even sniffed at for recruiting violations.

Strange that the prompt quoted me 

[Ricky Prickles]

39 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

I also don’t like the designated hitter 

I agree. The American League takes the puss way out. Their damn pitchers need to be in the batters box too!

[CamWhoaaCam]

He's #2 on my board behind Harbaugh.

 

Please Tepper bring this guy in for a interview. He's another HC who can change the culture. Players love playing for him.

[BrianS]

2 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

He's #2 on my board behind Harbaugh.

Please Tepper bring this guy in for a interview. He's another HC who can change the culture. Players love playing for him.

You are being swayed by past accomplishments.

Pete's a defensive coach, and the Seattle defense has been average at best over the last four seasons.  They have been 25th, 25th, 12th and 15th.  That's not good, it's below average.

Pete was a great coach, he put together a great run in Seattle.  But he's lost his edge.  I'm a lot more interested in finding the next Pete Carroll than trying to re-tread the existing one.

[Jay Roosevelt]

At his age, no. We'd be right back looking for his replacement after 2-3 years. I'd prefer someone younger who can be here for 10-15+ years if he ends up doing well.

[Khyber53]

I love the guy's energy and enthusiasm and knowledge of the game. He's had both success and failure at both the college and pro levels. He gets the most out of his players and they'd run through brick walls for him. 

If he was 62 instead of 72 I'd be pounding the drum to bring him here.

But let's be real. We are going to take years to fix, years that Pete may or may not have left in him for coaching. He needs to stay there and help mold that team for the future or go somewhere a quick turnaround is possible, like with the Chargers or Falcons.

Here, well, there's going the be some back-breaking work to dig this franchise out of the manure pile it has found itself under. We need a middle aged coach that understands what he has to deal with, how it has to be done and can somehow make that happen while making the team owner think that it was all the owner's doing. 

If any of you run across a guy like that, preferably one with on-field AND coaching experience, let me know. I heard Ted Lasso is free next season if not...

[HardcoreHokie]

1 hour ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

At his age, no. We'd be right back looking for his replacement after 2-3 years. I'd prefer someone younger who can be here for 10-15+ years if he ends up doing well.

Ain’t no coaches lasting 15 years anymore in today’s NFL.  

They just chased Bill B out of town and Mike Tomlin is on the hot seat making the playoffs every year.

Panthers just need someone to dig themselves out of the giant hole they’ve dug.  

We don’t need a Super Bowl in 5 years, we just need our dignity back.

[Rastlet]

3 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

He didn't do anything that hasn't been done by many other schools in the SEC and Big 10. The only reason the NCAA went after him is because it was the Pac 10 (at the time), they don't get TV coverage on the east coast because they play late Saturday night games, they already have 11 national titles, and the SEC and Big 10 had to be protected.

If you honestly believe teams like Alabama, LSU, and several other perennial powerhouses weren't doing the same thing, I don't know what to tell you. I just find it very odd that Alabama was never even sniffed at for recruiting violations.

Alabama wasn't sniffed at because the NCAA president was Mark Emmert who happened to be Nick Saban's athletic director when he was the coach at LSU.

[frankw]

This would be like hiring Tom Coughlin after he was done with the Giants.

Even if you get him to somehow agree it's a waste of time. He's a dinosaur now.

[t96]

1 hour ago, frankw said:

This would be like hiring Tom Coughlin after he was done with the Giants.

Even if you get him to somehow agree it's a waste of time. He's a dinosaur now.

Coughlin's last several years with the Giants were terrible. Carroll's Seahawks have continued to be competitive all along even with career backup Geno Smith as starting QB the last 2 years.

[frankw]

20 minutes ago, t96 said:

Coughlin's last several years with the Giants were terrible. Carroll's Seahawks have continued to be competitive all along even with career backup Geno Smith as starting QB the last 2 years.

I won't argue those last few years. But can't scoff at a two time Super Bowl champion and both against a despised modern dynasty.

The Seahawks won theirs against one of the worst performing Super Bowl teams I've ever seen.

Either way by the time Pete got this team in good shape he'd be pushing 75. Again. Pointless.

Edited January 11 by frankw