Not diminishing anything.
But 2011/2012 was not a rebuild. 2010 was. Pete is re creating what he built. He did not totally turn over the roster.
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Go back when rookies like Sherm, okung, Kam etc etc came on the scene. Were you calling that a rebuild.
Your point is interesting, but I have to pick nits with your examples. Sherm is the only one of those three who joined the team in 2011.
Okung was drafted in 2010 and was a starter in the ten games he played that season. Even
you just called his rookie season a rebuild, and he played quite a bit in his rookie season.
Chancellor was also drafted in 2010. He wasn't a starter, but he got some playing time. So when a rookie like Kam came on the scene, yes, that too was part of the rebuild.
That doesn't refute your point, though. So instead of "Sherm, Okung, Kam,
etc.," let's say "Sherm, K.J., Wagner, Wilson,
etc." (I took two from 2011 and two from 2012)
Personally, I consider 2010-2012 to have been the rebuild (I think it usually doesn't take just one season), and what a rebuild it was! But I find interesting your idea that 2010 was the rebuild and then 2011-2012 was adding features to the rebuilt frame. In the end, it just depends on how you choose to define "rebuilid." The reason I prefer to look at the whole 2010-2012 period as the rebuild is because some
really important parts came along in 2011 and 2012.
I agree with you that 2022 was not a total tear-down and rebuild, but I also agree with others in this thread that it wouldn't be wrong to call it a rebuild when you consider how many newly-acquired players, including rookies, are playing important roles. As I said in the previous paragraph, whether you call it a rebuild or not depends on how you choose to define the word in this context.