Hackett basically let Wilson run the show. He was a terrible head coach for that alone. Never mind his awful clock management, choosing to go for a 64 yard field goal outside Denver, or the fact that he buried his head in the sand when his players started fighting each other. He was in over his head. Also, worth mentioning, he's been an awful coordinator whenever he didn't have Aaron Rodgers at QB.
This is not a defense of Wilson. He has ego for days. Just saying Hackett was an idiot.
I basically agree, but it's worth pointing out that Wilson was part of that awful Denver clock management. Wilson was also part of the decision to go for the field goal in game 1 last year. Remember, that kicker made his case that he could make that kick if he got to
this hashmark at
this yard line. And he did almost make it, twice. Where was Russ lobbying to put the football in his hands on 4th & 5 with the game on the line? It didn't happen. It didn't happen because Russ wanted no part of failing to make it on 4th down with the game on the line, because that would stain his legacy. If the kicker misses, they lose the game, but Russ' legacy isn't tarnished by it. Or so he thought.
You know at some point during the season, Hackett figured out that Russ wasn't all he was cracked up to be. If that realization happened during game 1, going for the field goal could well have been the most rational decision.