flmmkrz":2ob01nfb said:
seedhawk":2ob01nfb said:
For the most part, I think lots of you are full of crap. Follow the history since PC took over. Canned Bates for whatever reason you wish to choose. Hire Bevell. Draft RW, go to 11-5. Still not over the hump with Bradleys soft zone bull. Hire Quinn, go to tons of press man, pressure from any where and everywhere, take a chance when least expected because, you have defensive talent, so you use it. Go 13-3, win a bowl, go 12-4 lose a bowl. Lose Quinn to Atlanta, promote
Richard, go back to soft zone, bend but don't break, and instead of handing your offense 20+ short fields a year, you wind up only +1 in turnover margin.
BUT, it is all Bevells fault! :stirthepot:
which argument are you making, that Bevell is or isn't a problem cause you just made it sound like unless he is gifted short fields you're not going to get much. The defense soft zone bs is a problem but that your offense relies on your defense to set them up to get points is also a problem. How about our offense shoulder some of the load in creating some offense?
Not to mention the year bevell gets here they draft the ultimate "bevell broken play" quarterback that creates something out of nothing. Why bevell is getting the credit for a quarterback that for years has been the reason our offense moves the chains AFTER the garbage play designed and called by Bevell is beyond me.
The story lies in the details here, and anyone who points to the record as the sole reason bevell is successful is (pardon my french) a total idiot who has a hard time actually paying attention to the cause and effect of the seahawks offense. Go back and rewatch any huge play that keeps the drive alive, or the miraculous things we have done to win games. These things are backyard football plays. 3rd and 15, russ runs around for 15 seconds before he bombs one for a touchdown. Ever ask yourself why he had to run around for his life? Couldn't be because the play drawn up has the route trees of a rec league flag football coach, or a play design based on players not on the roster! I'm guessing this offense is also on Pete's shoulders, so maybe that is why he is so defending of the poor strategy.
Pete has several things he does well-
---create an atmosphere where a team mentality, or a brotherhood if you will, can form
---has a greathandle on defensive stratey and putting the right pieces together to accomplish it
What he is not good at-
---Evolving an offensive strategy based on the talent available
---Able to swallow his pride when something he develops is not working, and jettison to retool.
Had to rant a bit because I am so sick of the Bevell defenders who point to our record as the reason we should keep him without actually looking and the specidic causes of our offensive struggles. Of course cable and a ragtag OL is also to blame, as well as injuries and execution, but injuries happen, and you cant expect all players on a salary capped team to be top teir guys and execute at 100% all the time. Great coaches know this and expect it, so they are able to develop plays and strategies to utilize the top level talent that does have the ability to execute at a high level, while using the guys like kearse as ducks who you only throw to if wide open due to burning the defense repeatedly with other players. You don't have to re-invent the wheel, just watch any team left in the playoffs right now and you will see what I mean. They strategize to magnify opponents weeaknesses and focus on their own strengths. We have regressed each year since the superbowl across the board because we are not doing this. Our trajectory is heading the wrong direction, and some of you are cool with it.
I am not.
These guys make millions of dollars to figure out ways to put a football in a specified patch of grass. Do your job or show them the door.