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I've said this before, and on Patriots' message boards where not many agree with me -- I'm not sure the book is written on Pete Carroll sucking as an NFL coach.
His one year stint with the Jets proved nothing.
His three years with the Patriots -- yes his teams steadily declined. 10-6 to 9-7 to 8-8 before he got the axe by Kraft in favor of Belichick. BUT his GM -- the reviled Bobby Grier, undermined his authority at every turn. It's well known that Willie McGinest and other Patriots veterans could "go up the back stairs" to Grier's office anytime they wanted to and that Grier wasn't backing Carroll up.
Also, the "talent" that Grier drafted in the '97-'98 drafts was an absolute laughinstock. Beyond horrendous.
It was very telling that there were more Parcells-era players ('93-'96) than Grier error ('97-'99) when the Patriots won their three Super Bowls.
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