Personally, I don't want my coach to aspire to be adept enough to deal with the most heinous, abrasive, and entitled fans and media members in the entire nation.
Then again, Pete DID coach in both of those cities before he became Pete.
On the real though, yes, obviously this is an excuse and youth alone isn't a reason for the lack of success. A seeming inability to develop young players? Now that's a better answer. But what Pete said is a good answer to give publicly because it implicates no one. There's no reason to start firing bullets now. Keep it close to the vest and generic. Nothing can be gained by revealing anything past what is necessary, and that's a good policy for any professional organization to follow.
Pete does this a lot. I don't really jive with it when people dog him for a lack of accountability. I don't think people would be satisfied with his level of accountability unless he flagellated himself in a presser, resigned, and proceeded to become a reclusive monk. Part of this is because he fulfills the function of the head executive well in terms of attributing very little PUBLIC blame to other parties, which allows it to properly funnel onto his plate as the head honcho.
Is it as entertaining for us? No. But it's smarter.
If he's pissed at certain coaches, why badmouth them in public? You'd want to do right by any coach under you, even if you're about to can him. These guys live on their reputations, and you don't want to damage anyone else's if you can help it. Even if the guys do stink, they have put in a hell of a lot of time and effort to go into battle with you and for you. Keep it classy and keep it close to the vest.
If he's pissed at certain players... I mean, obviously don't roast your own players past simple statements of accountability. Don't piss off your own locker room, and don't piss off guys who you may not want to lose. Don't hurt their possible future trade value. All that jazz.
