Agreed KDawg.
I would add that AP is a giant, a legendary figure that commands respect and deference both with players in the locker room and to a degree with coaches creating game plans. He literally takes the air out of any room he enters.
He has command presence.
If AP was still here, to a large degree, this would have been his team. There would be little room for younger, less experienced players (who will presumably be here when we can legitimately contend for a championship) to grow into true leaders if he was still on the team.
Also, AP is best and most comfortable running 7 yards deep out of the I formation with a true fullback— a scheme commitment antithetical to Scott Turners offensive philosophy.