endzorn":3icj3nrf said:
Millen has forgotten more about football than any one of us will ever know. His personnel evaluations around draft time aren't particularly accurate, but he gives his honest opinion about players during camp and the season. I don't always agree with him, but I've learned a lot by listening to him.
Seahawks.net logic...
Positive Seahawks opinion = intelligent analysis
Perception of negative Seahawks opinion = worthless hack
That's not how I see it, although I can't speak for anyone else.
He was emphatically negative about Carroll to begin with because PC replaced his BFF. His 'analysis' was influenced by an enormous vested interest. It led to his comical review of Russell Wilson -- which was inept in every way -- and his proclamation that he'd eat a microphone if he succeeded in the league.
Of course Carroll has gone on to become the most successful Seahawks Head Coach in franchise history and Wilson the best quarterback.
There's no doubting that, like all former pro-QB's, he knows a lot more than the average man about X's and O's and the day-to-day of being on a team. That doesn't automatically make him a very good judge of talent, character or fit. If he's describing why a formation works or why a TE exploits Seattle's defense, excellent. But is he a good evaluator? Jury's out, big time.