So. Were those Panthers teams so much better than this one? Q coming in brought major recognition to the manager position, but there were tendencies that we saw early on with the team, that was still there in the playoffs, and the following seasons, including the Brunette season. And apparently, Brunette was in constant contact with Q, so you know he was getting adivice from Q. With Brunette, you saw no adjustments as the season progressed, and nothing in the playoffs.
With Maurice, at least you are seeing adjustments, and just better overall coaching. I have no doubt in my mind that if Maurice was the coach last season, we would have been much more prepared for a playoff run, than we were.