Pete isn't redeemed until he can prove he can build a top level defense and do something in the playoffs. That is his philosphy, and he is currently failing. Wilson being bad right now, doesn't make Pete Carroll good. If only it were that simple.
It actually is pretty simple. You, Fade, will fight kicking and screaming and post maximally worded posts that in the end say very little. Keep fighting the truth. Keep building your narrative. Keep hating all things Pete. It is quite comical.
The current state of the defense is not nearly as bad as you have been complaining about. Listening to former players (Moyer, Wyman, Bumpus, Roberts, Trufant, Babineaux, Jones et. al.) who study film, and identify where the mistakes have occurred are much more reasoned and optimistic.
The defense is making mistakes which have resulted in big plays, but they will continue learning and growing together. According to numerous actual professionals who have played the game and studied what is happening, the mistakes are not based upon scheme or ability and are all correctable. I am confident things will be corrected and the defense will improve.
Even the best defenses give up plays and yards and points. Mistakes will continue for the Seahawks, as they will occur for every other team in the league on both sides of the ball. That's what makes football fun, interesting, and exciting. The mental game from play to play, drive to drive, quarter to quarter, half to half.
Pete is such a great coach, in part because he will guide his players to develop and learn and grow and he trusts the coaches, other players, and former player to support and assist in the development of each player.
If a player doesn't work to improve then Pete will replace them, he's done it before and he'll do it again. Thankfully, whether a fan thinks a player should be replaced is irrelevant to when or if Pete does decide to replace a player.
Football is so far from a stat sheet that using stats alone to argue something is missing the bigger picture of the mental aspect, the execution, the reactions and the tells - the game within the game. The synergy between offense, defense, and special teams cannot be determined by watching all-22 or looking at stats alone.
You may believe you make very cogent arguments but your data set is necessarily limited because you have no idea what is happening in the meetings, at practice, in the film room, in the middle of the night, on a zoom call and you cannot even know for certain what is happening on the field even if you think you can see everything. Unless of course you are all knowing of what is in the plan and the hearts and minds of everyone involved.
I get you enjoy trying to prove your superior football knowledge, but your words have become quite empty, especially when looking at something beyond a simple stat line.
Keep at it, I look forward to your shift as the defense improves. Maybe a bad Geno day and a good defense day with shift your focus to the offense for a week.
But we all know your through-line is not about the offense or the defense. Your whole purpose is to prove that Pete Carroll is inept, and the game has passed him by.
As the Seahawks find success, even when they are competitive in a loss, you will become perhaps the lone voice claiming you are right as the Seahawks develop and move positively into the next successful iteration.
