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I am so happy for Pete and wish him the best. I can't not root for the Raiders now. It's been so long since we were in the AFCW that I should really have let it go years ago.
Well, if nothing else, Pete explodes the myth of what limitations might exist for a person at his age. Being a head coach is a massive responsibility, flooded with a million details. And here he is convincing an ownership that it's making the right move trusting him to handle it all. Wow
Wow that last sentence. Growing up when the Madden Raiders and Marcus Allen at RB in 80s against us, that is an incredible amount of poor running seasons. 1981? Unbelievable. Raiders need someone like PC. He’s a temp stopgap I’m sure but good for him and I suspect they might (owner still a fool) may start winning again. Beat LA…. Ok LV didn’t have the same ring. We can still pull out Raider Buster signs though.
This was great to hear. It's amazing that the dude has the juice to take on another big challenge. More power to him. He definitely has the personal power and philosophy to turn around an organization. A win for Las Vegas I think. Pete will not be a long term solution for obvious reasons, but he can set a positive new course for that franchise. He should hire Snoop as his PR Director.
Great hire. Players love playing for him and he will hire a great coaching staff. Raider fans prepare for a lot of personell changes. Pete will get rid of all the over paid dead wood and bring in his kind of players especially former Seahawks. He has a lot of work to do but he knows how to get things done.
I think the decision-making of player selection will be interesting. Maybe we’ll see who was really in charge (JS or PC) at the Seahawks for all those years. It might show if the right decision was made by the Hawks in getting rid of PC. Or should they have kept him and gotten rid of JS instead?
Congratulations Pete! As I’ve said before, I was skeptical when the Hawks hired him and over time he became my favorite coach for any team in any sport that I’ve rooted for in 60+ years of fandom. It wasn’t just that he led the Hawks to the SB, I loved his positivity and enthusiasm.
I would go as far to say that he, along with other influences, have dramatically changed what it means to be a coach in a "manly" sport, how to interact with players, and showing a different path than the drill sergeant like coach.
I have seen coaching at the younger levels (youth to high school) change towards a much more positive coaching outlook while also achieving a high level of production. Something, I don't think many thought was possible not too long ago.
It no knock on the Bobby Knights of the world. But there is a different way and Pete's success had an impact on coaching at all levels.
As with most others, I wish the best for coach Carrol. I hope he’s able to adjust his to tweak his game planning and strategy to keep pace with the top tier teams. He probably won’t last long in LV as a 9-8, 10-7 coach.
Points well taken, obviously I wasn’t thinking about it from that perspective. But I was thinking they’ve had nine coaches in the last 10 years so not sure how long he will have to right the ship so to speak. Hope he gets to the super bowl the next year after the hawks get theirs.
I would love to see that for the Hawks' sake. However, while I was out walking with my dogs and thinking about this, a move to trade for Geno would not fit with how he came in and turned around the Hawks. Not that Geno wouldn't be a decent starter for LV, but trading a draft pick and then paying him a relatively high amount on an extension contract (Geno would have big leverage if he was traded) would not seem to fit in the always compete mentality. He'd be paying in excess of $30M/year, maybe quite a bit more due to aforementioned leverage, so harder to have a real competition at QB.
Great hire. He’s the perfect person to change the culture of an organization for the better. Let’s be clear, Mike Macdonald was largely able to hit the ground running because the Seahawks organization is largely a healthy place. MM didn’t need to fix deep, fundamental flaws.
Like an earnest Eagle Scout, Pete will leave his new campsite in a much better condition than when he arrives.
Will he win in the short run? Maybe, but he should be measured on building the foundation, rather than adding the finishing touches.
Pete is the kindest, most optimistic hatchet man on the planet. 😎
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I am so happy for Pete and wish him the best. I can't not root for the Raiders now. It's been so long since we were in the AFCW that I should really have let it go years ago.
Well, if nothing else, Pete explodes the myth of what limitations might exist for a person at his age. Being a head coach is a massive responsibility, flooded with a million details. And here he is convincing an ownership that it's making the right move trusting him to handle it all. Wow
And Shotty now Dallas HC. Past Seattle coaches happening in many places. One group still playing this weekend.
Wow that last sentence. Growing up when the Madden Raiders and Marcus Allen at RB in 80s against us, that is an incredible amount of poor running seasons. 1981? Unbelievable. Raiders need someone like PC. He’s a temp stopgap I’m sure but good for him and I suspect they might (owner still a fool) may start winning again. Beat LA…. Ok LV didn’t have the same ring. We can still pull out Raider Buster signs though.
I'm happy for Pete. I wish him luck.
This guy is crazy. He will become the oldest NFL coach of all time. I hope he will do well and stay healthy.
Sure is healthier than me and he has nearly 20 years on me.
Yeah it seems to fuel him more then do him harm to be a coach.
This was great to hear. It's amazing that the dude has the juice to take on another big challenge. More power to him. He definitely has the personal power and philosophy to turn around an organization. A win for Las Vegas I think. Pete will not be a long term solution for obvious reasons, but he can set a positive new course for that franchise. He should hire Snoop as his PR Director.
Gross. Can’t understand why Calvin Broadas gets respect.
Great hire. Players love playing for him and he will hire a great coaching staff. Raider fans prepare for a lot of personell changes. Pete will get rid of all the over paid dead wood and bring in his kind of players especially former Seahawks. He has a lot of work to do but he knows how to get things done.
KJ for LB coach.
I think the decision-making of player selection will be interesting. Maybe we’ll see who was really in charge (JS or PC) at the Seahawks for all those years. It might show if the right decision was made by the Hawks in getting rid of PC. Or should they have kept him and gotten rid of JS instead?
Congratulations Pete! As I’ve said before, I was skeptical when the Hawks hired him and over time he became my favorite coach for any team in any sport that I’ve rooted for in 60+ years of fandom. It wasn’t just that he led the Hawks to the SB, I loved his positivity and enthusiasm.
Well said.
I would go as far to say that he, along with other influences, have dramatically changed what it means to be a coach in a "manly" sport, how to interact with players, and showing a different path than the drill sergeant like coach.
I have seen coaching at the younger levels (youth to high school) change towards a much more positive coaching outlook while also achieving a high level of production. Something, I don't think many thought was possible not too long ago.
It no knock on the Bobby Knights of the world. But there is a different way and Pete's success had an impact on coaching at all levels.
Absolutely agree. It’s been refreshing to see the more positive approach work.
I always thought Ted Lasso was modeled on Pete. 😊
As with most others, I wish the best for coach Carrol. I hope he’s able to adjust his to tweak his game planning and strategy to keep pace with the top tier teams. He probably won’t last long in LV as a 9-8, 10-7 coach.
My older brother is a Raider fan and he would literally kill for a 10-7 record. Everything is relative.
I was going to say. When your team has had two winning seasons in 22 years, back-to-back 10-7 seasons looks like the Belichek-Brady Patriots.
Points well taken, obviously I wasn’t thinking about it from that perspective. But I was thinking they’ve had nine coaches in the last 10 years so not sure how long he will have to right the ship so to speak. Hope he gets to the super bowl the next year after the hawks get theirs.
I can’t not pull for Pete.
The absolute first thing in my mind is now we have a perfect trade scenario for Geno. They need a quarterback and he loves ours.
Actually just read that from Danny ONeill. A possibility. Don’t expect it but possible
I would love to see that for the Hawks' sake. However, while I was out walking with my dogs and thinking about this, a move to trade for Geno would not fit with how he came in and turned around the Hawks. Not that Geno wouldn't be a decent starter for LV, but trading a draft pick and then paying him a relatively high amount on an extension contract (Geno would have big leverage if he was traded) would not seem to fit in the always compete mentality. He'd be paying in excess of $30M/year, maybe quite a bit more due to aforementioned leverage, so harder to have a real competition at QB.
I can’t see LV trading for Geno either.
Pete and Harbaugh in the same division needed to happen again.
Great hire. He’s the perfect person to change the culture of an organization for the better. Let’s be clear, Mike Macdonald was largely able to hit the ground running because the Seahawks organization is largely a healthy place. MM didn’t need to fix deep, fundamental flaws.
Like an earnest Eagle Scout, Pete will leave his new campsite in a much better condition than when he arrives.
Will he win in the short run? Maybe, but he should be measured on building the foundation, rather than adding the finishing touches.
Pete is the kindest, most optimistic hatchet man on the planet. 😎
Word.😊
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