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PUT HIM ON THE WALL

No, the idea that Carroll is the difference between an average tackling team and the best tackling team in the league is 100% correct.

Pete Carroll had a massive impact on his defense's tackling ability. He brought in specialists to teach rugby-style tackling and now it is suffocating for teams to play against that D.

This was a five game stretch where they played poor teams (Isles, Panthers, 'Canes) and were supposed to take a step as a rebuilding team. They went 1-2-2 and managed 4 points out of 10. No injury excuses now. To say this was a disappointment is an understatement. They look like a team that just doesn't care. I had to turn that game off after the 2nd period.

Fans are typically myopic and the poll is simply a reflection of last week's win. If they beat Miami, 75% will want to keep Rex. If they lose to Miami 75% will want him gone.

I don't know, but the title of this thread makes the team sound as talented as the early 90's teams.

Pathetic effort.

So we have 2 Pro Bowl players.

Nah, I don't listen to GR, I was just poking fun at our terrible shootouts.

Haha yeah I remember that

They're so bad in shootouts they should just pull their goalie in favor of the extra skater in OT

Pittsburgh game was arguably the worst game of his career. He put up a 100.1 rating.

"It takes passing to win games." - Hey, he's smarter than the coaches and front office. This guy is probably counting the days until he can get out of this offense.

Once again they play 40 minutes of hockey. Probably should just start watching at the start of the 2nd period.

No lol that is so far from my point we might as well be speaking different languages. Forget Rex. I'm saying that if you have any Coach X, coaching any Team Y for 30 games, a reasonable assessment can be made of that coach. You are not going to learn anything new in the final two games (one against a team that doesn't seem to care anymore), and it shouldn't change your opinion of him.

Ignore the backup QB if you're hung up on it. How about I say one game against a Jets team that has already checked out on the season? The point is these two games are going to tell you nothing that hasn't been learned in the previous 30. We know Rex can beat backup QB's already.

Has nothing to do with disqualifying wins or losses. If you can't assess a coach after 30 games and are waiting on the results of two more games against two backup QB's, then you simply aren't capable of assessing a coach.

We've seen him coach 30 games. Two games against two backup QBs is the determining factor?

We beat three backup QB's in a row earlier in the season and it duped the fans into thinking we were a contender, there's no reason to think beating three backup QB's to close the season will have any different effect. I'm with Tim Graham - I'd sooner advocate for full continuity than for addressing the problem halfway.

You look at that defense and think we're a safety away?

I'm guessing your evaluation has more to do with his off-field behavior, and I get that. I disagree that he's not a leader. That team without him last year would struggle to crack .500. He pretty much took them to a Superbowl on his back - and deservedly won the MVP last year. Our fan base constantly makes excuses for Tyrod's play due to our injury depleted WR corps, but I doubt half of them could even name the Panthers wide receivers last year. People want to know why they faded this year. Losing Norman and Keuchly is huge, but that team only goes as far as Cam goes. He repeatedly got his bell rung very early in the season with some nasty hits, and there's no doubt it slowed him down. Coddled? Tom Brady is coddled. Newton is probably the least coddled QB in the league, at least by the referees.

Is this the ole' Dilfer-is-better-than-Marino argument?

Not 20, but there are a few teams that don't move with enough urgency or spend enough resources to improve that position, and we are clearly one of those teams..

Seriously