Russ may never be an elite quarterback. He may have habits so ingrained, for whatever reason, that he may never learn to trust the protection that is there, stand in the pocket, and find the open man, rather than trust his ability to escape the pocket and the oncoming rush. He may never learn to take the hits inside the pocket, despite the fact that the rules protect him from taking any real, heavy hits.
Then again, given a coach who game-plans to take advantage of opponent weaknesses, and makes in-game adjustments to take advantage of newly identified weaknesses, Russ may begin to trust in himself again, and learn to take the right chances, while taking advantage of the opportunities to stay ahead of the sticks.
Carrol has an overriding philosophy. It isn't changing. No matter who is under center, Pete will still rely on out-executing, rather than out-scheming, the opponent. It doesn't matter if you bring Rodgers or Brady in, Pete will still draw up a game plan that will not play to their strengths. He will stick to the setup for the over-the-top, hero-ball, dagger to the heart.
Can there be any residual question of who built the team that brought home the trophy? Since McCloughan left, our drafts and trades have been absolutely epic failures. Our combined draft results are average at best. We've wasted picks and players to bring in stars that Carroll can't or won't adjust his plan to take advantage of their unique abilities.
It's time to move on from Pete. Hopefully, there is something left of Russ to salvage. Even at his worst, he gives us something better than 80% of the other quarterbacks in the league, and it is highly unlikely that we can get a return worth trading him for.
I vote to retain Wilson, and dump Pete and staff. I would retain Schneider, as my sense is that he is not responsible for how we have mismanaged the talent we have acquired.