Is Terry Pendleton really the problem?

Okay, playing devil's advocate here. With the Atlanta Braves mired in an abysmal offensive slump which has resulted in five straight losses, many TCers are naturally, pointing their finger at our hitting coach, Terry Pendleton. It's well documented his tendencies to instruct Braves hitters to "be aggressive," which many have believed to have been the cause of the downfalls of former Braves such as Kelly Johnson and Jeff Francoeur, whom have seemed to have rediscovered some of their former hitting abilities in new homes. I'll admit that I haven't been that big of a fan of TP as the hitting coach, mostly because of the offensive hemorrhaging the Braves have done the last 2-3 years, and I'm not a fan of the aggressive approach at the plate; IMHO, patience has a better chance to paying off than aggression does, and I'm all for making the pitchers throw a lot of pitches. But here's the reality - Terry Pendleton's been the hitting coach of the Br...