As a very persistent Wilson critic I am giving him more than token credit in cleaning up the special teams. Both were awful, and in the last month (2 months for the PP) they have become respectable. I am especially impressed with how few penalties we are taking, and almost none of them stupid. That's discipline, and if I am quick to blame him for things, I have to be fair and credit him for that.
The main problem we saw Saturday night, IMO, stems from 2 things, neither of which has to do with coaching: the lack of true leader, and the youth of the team. They are not unrelated. The 2 oldest guys on the team, Komisarek and Liles I believe, are not the kind to grab these kids (and they are still mostly that) by the collar. We could have used somebody higher up the totem pole than Brown is to act that role on Saturday. Phaneuf, I'm sorry to say, is not the answer as captain.
The 3rd problem on Saturday, Wilson's seeming failure to adjust in-game, I think is a true indictment of the coach. He is susceptible to being out-coached, and a guy with his experience shouldn't be. Granted, it's almost impossible for a fan to make this a credible charge -- we have no real idea what's going on on the bench. But as far as I can see, it's still a problem.