SteveInShelton
New Fish
Here's the deal... This season has basically fucking sucked.
However, it's fucking obvious that Pete wants to beat 'his way' into the players. I'm not in love with the way this season played out, but all our players have improved.
I love the Petersen is saying that we played great against 'Zona, because we did. It shows he knows what the problems are and what they aren't.
When he was asked about explosive plays, he said 'it's nice to have those, but we have to convert in the red-zone'. Another sign he understands the issues with this team.
The problem with this team is that they are #mentallyweak. Pete's whole program is to build things the right way so that winning takes care of itself as a product of habits and his process. That's why Jaydon Mickens gets the ball so goddamn much. Because, even though he basically sucks, he does things Pete's way (same with Campbell) and he is emphasizing doing things the right way.
He will continue to do that next year until all the talented players show up in practice AND in games. That's when we will become mentally strong. This team needs that more than anything. We are improving because he's not letting kids off the hook. He only plays the kids who do it right and slowly everyone is coming around to that reality.
We could be seriously good by the end of next year and then, of course, 2016 could be special.
Agree about the Arizona game. That one showed improvement, they went on the road against a ranked team and dominated them for a while (until the fucktardedness started).