Northhawk
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Hi,
Ashamed to admit it now but I remember the moment I heard we hired Pete. I was driving and immediatly felt sick. After the problems with Mora and Ruskell, I was hoping we'd chose a "proven coach" and a GM like Holmy. I thought Leiweke and Alllen were nuts to take flyer on Pete Rah Rah Carroll. Spent the next few months rolling my eyes and critisizing every move Carroll and later John Schneider made...
...then the 2010 season started. I was impressed from the 1st regular season game and started to tone down my crabbing. When they beat the Bears in Chicago, I shut up completely and bought into the program.
I now get the philospy Pete and JS have about recruiting players with chips on their shoulders and who are a little different cause that's who Pete are and Leiweke and Allen were smart enough to see it's a winning formula. Sometimes you have to break from the pack to lead it.
Contrast our experience against the different coaching vacancies that were filled this off season. Most talkin' heads thought that the Titans, Browns, etc... should go for a "proven coach". They even graded the hires based on each new coach's trackrecords. I didn't see any real out of the box selections this offseason. Too bad more teams don't learn from Seattle's approach.
I am glad to say I was totally wrong about Pete and have enjoyed the ride... now let's bring the Lombardi home to the NW!
Just wondering how many saw this coming the day we hired Pete?
Ashamed to admit it now but I remember the moment I heard we hired Pete. I was driving and immediatly felt sick. After the problems with Mora and Ruskell, I was hoping we'd chose a "proven coach" and a GM like Holmy. I thought Leiweke and Alllen were nuts to take flyer on Pete Rah Rah Carroll. Spent the next few months rolling my eyes and critisizing every move Carroll and later John Schneider made...
...then the 2010 season started. I was impressed from the 1st regular season game and started to tone down my crabbing. When they beat the Bears in Chicago, I shut up completely and bought into the program.
I now get the philospy Pete and JS have about recruiting players with chips on their shoulders and who are a little different cause that's who Pete are and Leiweke and Allen were smart enough to see it's a winning formula. Sometimes you have to break from the pack to lead it.
Contrast our experience against the different coaching vacancies that were filled this off season. Most talkin' heads thought that the Titans, Browns, etc... should go for a "proven coach". They even graded the hires based on each new coach's trackrecords. I didn't see any real out of the box selections this offseason. Too bad more teams don't learn from Seattle's approach.
I am glad to say I was totally wrong about Pete and have enjoyed the ride... now let's bring the Lombardi home to the NW!
Just wondering how many saw this coming the day we hired Pete?