Tusc2000":1iutp8f0 said:Completely insane. Leading the division by three games, the #3 seed in the playoffs, half a game behind #2.
Just because we had a bad outing in freezing cold weather against one of the best QBs in the league. And a few of you want to replace the best coach the franchise has ever had.
As the saying goes, you don't know what you've got ,until it's gone.
No, that is not what the original post said. It speaks to an end of an era, whereby the performance of the team is but one measure of that perspective.
Attitude, tone, etc., feel different this season, as if Pete and company know his time is coming to a close. As other replies suggested, Pete is likely preparing to exit after next season, especially if this playoff run proves something along the lines of a one-and-done outing.
And once beyond Pete's departure, the questions become even greater and more troubling as to where we go from there.
And yes, the seeds of this change were planted, at least in part, with the conclusion of Super Bowl XLIX. Call it a loss of trust in the coaching staff, or something else, there was something missing from the next season, and that missing something has only been more glaring this season.
I noted it in Training Camp two summer ago, and really saw it play out during last summer's camp. The team had lost some of its edge/focus/desire, etc.
One of the bright spots was watching Jimmy Graham come back from that horrible injury. He worked his ass off and much of his Seattle-potential remains untapped but I fear either he'll lose interest in waiting for it to coalesce, or management will to make room for O-Line changes.