I have been thinking about the trade of Percy Harvin with all the talk of his issues and how they affected the team. I also have been watching how this team has performed so far this year and have come to the conclusion we are too young.
Pete Carroll has been stressing getting younger and more athletic as a team. While I don't think anyone would argue with that approach it has been at the expense of some experienced veterans that have been cut to make room for this youth movement. His goal has been to develop talent much like you do with a college team. The problem is that free agency and the cap makes it very hard to keep that talent long term. So my thought is that a locker room with too much youth can be influenced by the wrong type of environment or personality(s). That is where your vocal veteran leaders must step in. Do we have those guys today? I don't think so.
Momentum within a game and a season can be a fluid thing. How often have you seen one team take or lose it that impacts the outcome of a game? How about within a full season? You see it all the time in sports.
It would be wise for PC to look at this issue within himself, and make sure his philosophy is taking into account how going so young is possibly leading him to not have that veteran presence which can be so key with a game like pro football being played by grown men. I'm not saying it's going to happen as I doubt he reflects much about his beliefs, but it is the one area I think he may be missing on with this team today and going forward.
Pete Carroll has been stressing getting younger and more athletic as a team. While I don't think anyone would argue with that approach it has been at the expense of some experienced veterans that have been cut to make room for this youth movement. His goal has been to develop talent much like you do with a college team. The problem is that free agency and the cap makes it very hard to keep that talent long term. So my thought is that a locker room with too much youth can be influenced by the wrong type of environment or personality(s). That is where your vocal veteran leaders must step in. Do we have those guys today? I don't think so.
Momentum within a game and a season can be a fluid thing. How often have you seen one team take or lose it that impacts the outcome of a game? How about within a full season? You see it all the time in sports.
It would be wise for PC to look at this issue within himself, and make sure his philosophy is taking into account how going so young is possibly leading him to not have that veteran presence which can be so key with a game like pro football being played by grown men. I'm not saying it's going to happen as I doubt he reflects much about his beliefs, but it is the one area I think he may be missing on with this team today and going forward.