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Pete was not short on smarts and play design, but didn't seem to be an alpha that the players would study and play hard for. Payton backed him up, so he got by without being a strong personality.
:fou: :fou: What a really, odd take.. What do you mean by "alpha" anyway? Were you in the meeting rooms, practice fields, and on the sidelines during the games? And if being an "alpha" was important in coaching, then maybe Ditka would have worked out for the Saints. Can somebody not be an "alpha" and have a strong personality?
What ultimately matters in coaching is results. The Saints' offense being inconsistent and ineffective is why Pete was fired.
Pete failed because he could not gameplan effectively nor call the plays which allowed the offense to score more points and move the ball consistently--it has nothing to do with his alleged "alpha" personality.
Really, a team needs a HC that's the heart of both the offense and defense to prevent poaching of their assistants. No one was going to poach a DA or PC, so we kept them for years, many of which were very successful. The HC needs assistants that are loyal and 100% sold on his coaching philosophy.
Not really. We've seen where "loyalty" has gotten this franchise in trouble. I would have loved to keep Pete as an offensive assistant; I speculate that because he was not familiar with the Shanahan-Kubiak system, he was let go completely. I think Pete landed right where he would have needed to be most likely if he wanted to continue coaching. Since the Saints are running a different offensive system, there was no place for Pete. It's just speculation, but if the Saints were going to run a version of SP's offense, Pete might still be on the staff with a new OC.
My biggest issue with hiring him in the first place is that he didn't want the job. I would have moved on to the next crop of candidates if he had any misgivings, but maybe DA has finally learned from Payton and so many others that being overly-loyal to assistants is not a recipe for success, esp. when your own performance is under scrutiny.