PatDaPatriot
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.FWIW, Pete Carroll was destined to fail in New England with "Back Door" Bobby Grier running the show. Not that Carroll was without flaws as the head coach, but he was stuck coaching a mess he didn't make...
I agree with that. I also agree with the poster(s) who said that Pete's rapport with the players may work in a more laid back place like SD. I have been out there a few times, as I'm sure many on here have, and while the fans are passionate, there is a "we'll get 'em next time" kind of attitude to the over wehlming majority of people out there. 10-6, win a playoff game, hug the players (ie his first year here in NE) would sit just fine with many out there. Heck, even 9-7 and a playoff birth, with the types of injuries he had his second season here would endeer him to a lot of people.
He speaks their "language" out there, he knows the media, he knows the lay of the land. I think Pete could be successful. Not in terms of Super Bowl wins but in terms of keeping people off of his back.
Norm Chow has got to be punching himself in the head.
And he wants FULL control? Chargers are absolutely done if this happens. Open your eyes folks, Carrol failed twice in the big leagues and there's only one college coach who amounted to anything. Don't give me **** about Switzer because he won with Johnson's team.