John63
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TwistedHusky":1pq778em said:Sometimes you are what you are.
Pete makes this team look better than it is.
With the roster Pete creates, builds, and develops? The weaknesses and predilections that Pete has can be overcome or addressed. This team could do amazing things if Pete did not push his guaranteed to fail philosophy on this team in the playoffs.
But
Pete does not change or adjust. So it is easy to get frustrated with him. This is solvable but it won't be. So of course we vent.
Pete is just like Marty Schottenheimer in terms of getting whatever team he helms to the playoffs. He might not win much there but he WILL get you there.
However, Pete also makes the team better. Replacing Pete makes you worse. Not sure how we have not clearly seen how Pete can just regularly turn low draft picks into studs. Sure all coaches do this, but Pete does this REGULARLY.
Pete's coaching holds the team back. But it is a team that is only that great because of him. That greatness leaves when he does.
So we have to be realistic. This is as good as this team will be. Pete comes with a high floor, but also a low ceiling. It could be worse.
We will have some good regular season games, we will get to the playoffs regularly, and at the 3/4 mark we always look like SB darkhorses. That is it. That is the upside and downside.
Wanting Pete gone is crazy unless you think someone else can make Wilson great enough to carry a team through the playoffs. Not sure he has shown he can do that.
We are a 6-8 win team that gets 10 wins under Pete. But in the playoffs, we play just like a 6-8 win team. Not much of a surprise anymore.
But is it Pete? Or is it Wilson dragging this team to 10 wins. Once again PC without Wilson under 500 with Wilson over 600.