As you said to me, Fade (obviously paraphrased) - you hitched your wagon to a really extreme viewpoint, and the results have been far in the opposite direction. The dunking was earned, just like it would've been for me had Geno been abysmal. C'mon, dawg. You know how this is. Hot takes can burn you.
We have some limited common ground here. I think they could go on a tear, but I don't think they have the horses to hold up deep in the playoffs yet on defense. I'm not saying it's IMPOSSIBLE, just that it's a really unrealistic standard to hold as an EXPECTATION. As a stretch goal on the year? Absolutely warranted.
The great coaching job lies within the continued development of the young core group of players they've obtained, as well as a career renaissance for Geno Smith. It's better than 2018's "retool" after a house clean in 2017 when the wheels fell off. However, a lot of the credit Pete is getting is really on the front office side of his role, so it's a bit hazy how much of that really counts for COTY. There aren't many coaches out there doing this kind of thing time and time again. Pete Carroll is doing what Bill Belichick wishes he could do post-Brady. That's a pretty outstanding achievement, even if I wouldn't go as far as projecting them to the NFCCG yet.
But again, I want to be clear that I'm not saying that it's an impossibility.