Petition to the Pats featured by Reiss
 

Reiss had this petition(not his) below featured in his blog. Found it interesting wish had much more details but overall cannot disagree. While hiring from within is nice at this point it wont work because even if at best the unknown coach becomes successful he will be taken anyway from another team next season. At worst we just experienced so no need to go there. Some experience at the positions cannot hurt.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/p...-coordinators/

One of this petitions 9 points.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

Interesting to see somebody start one, although, I'm not too sure it's going to make much of a difference at all.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

This will count for 0.00000000% of BB's decision.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

All this accomplishes is completing Reiss' transition from damn good little beat reporter to moronic mediot working for ESPN. I never put much stock in Mike's opinions. Just his timely access to factual information. This kind of blogging just reinforces that decision for me. His value niche was based on insight he was spoon fed and access he was granted for being devoid of agendas. That ship has sailed. Now he's just another ****amamie talking head who thinks he and his twitter fans may have a better handle on what this team that has won more games and championships than any other in this decade needs to do and they'd be well served to listen up. LOL

IBBWT may have become an overly simplistic fan mentality for some, but calling for the organization to heed petition posting fan demands is beyond simplistic, it's delusional.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

Seriously... I agree with the gist of it, but I think BB is smart enough to know that he needs to change SOMETHING in the coaching/cooridnator deparment or this team is going nowhere fast. 1 and out in the playoffs should be a stinging enough incentive to BB to make changes without needing any petition.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

I think what Bill now hopefully knows is he needs to change some things in the talent + winning matters attitude evaluation department. Hopefully he will address those in the draft and FA.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

The biggest counterargument to the premise behind the petition is 2007. They didn't win the SB and Vince Lombardi would say (and he'd be right) that that's everything. But a bounce this way or that, and 2007 would been the greatest team that ever played the game. Long after Weis and Crennel left.

McDaniels was promoted from within. Dom Capers came from outside.

Do we want to mimic the Redskins and stock the team with outside coaching talent? What's that done for them? Dungy personally backed Jim Caldwell. He's doing all right for himself.

Honestly, I don't see a pattern. For this fan, the only answer is to trust the folks that have the information. And that ain't me.

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

If BB needs fan based petitions to advise him how best to improve the team's chances of returning to the superbowl.... I would not want him as a coach anymore

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

JC, if this is symbolic of what Mike Reiss has become, it's a pity. Is it just me, or does ESPN do this type of thing to everyone who goes there?

re: Petition to the pats featured by Reiss
 

I used to like Mike Reiss..