Welshers2
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Well its happened. The Seahawks have a new coach. I was originally going to take some more time to digest all of this and stay quiet about it, but people keep asking me to weigh in. I talked with my therapist about this and she agreed I should make my thoughts public. So I've decided, due to popular demand, to make my feelings clear here.
As many know I took the loss of Pete hard and have been processing it the past couple of weeks. My wife and I even got in a huge fight about it and she said I was more upset when Pete got fired then I was about family dying. I'm a grown man who rarely ever cries... I cried for Pete.
I will never agree with firing Pete. He did too much for this city and this team and winning is too hard in the NFL. He was too consistently good and it made expectations too high. It kills me to think he won't have another chance to win here.
BUT, with all that said, my verdict is... this is a great hire. If they we're gonna move on from Pete, a guy like this was the right way to do it. From the oldest coach to the youngest. From a guy very set in his ways to a guy who is very innovative and ready to implement new schemes.
I was personally hoping for an offensive guy but in Macdonald's case I'm good with it. This defense has under-performed and has a ton of talent, and in his hands could be elite. He's young and innovative and he will hopefully surround himself with people who can bring that same innovation to the offense. Macdonald, by my accounts, is a grade A hire. Well played JS.
Regardless of how you feel about Pete, it's going to be surreal to watch the Seahawks next year without him chewing gum on the sideline. Its been so long and I identify the guys on this team with him in so many different ways that it's almost hard to believe. But it's real and I feel that even if personnel remains largely the same, we will be looking at a entirely different Seahawks team out there next year.
It's scary, but also incredibly exciting. I'd be a liar to say there isn't a ton of upside to this. I still don't think the grass is always greener, and personally I still would have stayed with Pete, but this great hire is really helping me reconcile my feelings and get read for a NEW ERA of Seattle Seahawks football.
It has been very charged on this forum at times. Certain posters even have a certain amount of animosity for Pete or anyone who supported him. I hope we can all just step back from this and agree this is a great hire and we are excited about next season.
For some of you, maybe stop jumping on the grave of Pete and try being happy about the future. Personally I'm going to do my best to let go and stop mourning him and do the same. It's a new era. Time to move on, even for me, and even for a guy like @Fade who is on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Thanks for everything Pete, and here's to a bright future with Mike Macdonald!
As many know I took the loss of Pete hard and have been processing it the past couple of weeks. My wife and I even got in a huge fight about it and she said I was more upset when Pete got fired then I was about family dying. I'm a grown man who rarely ever cries... I cried for Pete.
I will never agree with firing Pete. He did too much for this city and this team and winning is too hard in the NFL. He was too consistently good and it made expectations too high. It kills me to think he won't have another chance to win here.
BUT, with all that said, my verdict is... this is a great hire. If they we're gonna move on from Pete, a guy like this was the right way to do it. From the oldest coach to the youngest. From a guy very set in his ways to a guy who is very innovative and ready to implement new schemes.
I was personally hoping for an offensive guy but in Macdonald's case I'm good with it. This defense has under-performed and has a ton of talent, and in his hands could be elite. He's young and innovative and he will hopefully surround himself with people who can bring that same innovation to the offense. Macdonald, by my accounts, is a grade A hire. Well played JS.
Regardless of how you feel about Pete, it's going to be surreal to watch the Seahawks next year without him chewing gum on the sideline. Its been so long and I identify the guys on this team with him in so many different ways that it's almost hard to believe. But it's real and I feel that even if personnel remains largely the same, we will be looking at a entirely different Seahawks team out there next year.
It's scary, but also incredibly exciting. I'd be a liar to say there isn't a ton of upside to this. I still don't think the grass is always greener, and personally I still would have stayed with Pete, but this great hire is really helping me reconcile my feelings and get read for a NEW ERA of Seattle Seahawks football.
It has been very charged on this forum at times. Certain posters even have a certain amount of animosity for Pete or anyone who supported him. I hope we can all just step back from this and agree this is a great hire and we are excited about next season.
For some of you, maybe stop jumping on the grave of Pete and try being happy about the future. Personally I'm going to do my best to let go and stop mourning him and do the same. It's a new era. Time to move on, even for me, and even for a guy like @Fade who is on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Thanks for everything Pete, and here's to a bright future with Mike Macdonald!
