Good morning, 12s. Here's a look at what's out there today — Thursday, January 18— about your Seattle Seahawks.
Coaches around the league reflect on the legacy and impact of Coach Pete Carroll during his time with the Seahawks.
Last week, Legend Pete Caroll joined the Brock and Salk Show to reflect on his 14-year tenure as Seahawks’ coach, after being moved to an advisor role within the organization. As the football world adapts to a new day coming for Seattle, coaches around the league reflected on the impact Carroll leaves behind as a coach.
San Francisco assistant head coach and running backs Coach Anthony Lynn spent two of six seasons as player with the 49ers (1995-1996) - the two seasons Carroll spent with the team as defensive coordinator. On the latest episode of The Adam Schefter Podcast, Lynn reflects on the bond built with his former-coach-turned-peer over three decades.
"Pete was here when I played here with the 49ers," said Lynn. "He was our defensive coordinator, so I got to know Pete very well. And we were friends, we're still friends to this day. But his energy, his passion and excitement for the game - it's untouchable. He's 72-years-old, and I just told him when I just saw him 'You look 60.' I don't know what the hell he's eating or drinking, but he's taking care of himself. The thing I remember the most about Pete was training camp. My room was by Pete's room in training camp, and I'm a player. And I'd have to go over to his room at midnight, knock on his door and say, 'Coach, can you turn the music down.' He would be blaring that music, man. And if he wasn't listening to music, he was playing the guitar or something. It was always something with Pete, he just had a lot of energy. But the guys play so hard for him, because that passion, that energy. You saw it play out on the football field. To this day, when I think of turnovers. As an offensive coach, you're always thinking about ways to protect the football. And I can't help but to think about Pete Carroll, because I would say Tony Dungy and Pete Carroll are the two coaches that really sparked that turnover - takeaway/giveaway ratio. They started preaching that, they started practicing that, and now everybody is doing it. That's how you win and lose in this league - turning over the ball and keeping the ball. So, I give Pete a lot of credit for that."
Lynn continued by reflecting on Carroll's advice in-terms of getting a second-chance as head coach after spending 2017-2020 as the leader of the Los Angeles Chargers.
"I've talked to Pete every now and then," said Lynn. "And we've talked about this. It took me about a year to be removed from being a head coach before I could start seeing the things that I could've done differently. One of the things I wanted to do right away was change that culture. I thought we did that right away when I got there. We won that first year, we tied for the best record in the AFC. Second-year, we lost to Coach (Bill) Belichick in the second round of the playoffs. Then, we had two losing seasons, we kind of fell off. I just did not sustain it. I just feel like, No.1 - I feel like there was a technology and paradigm shift taking place in the NFL that I did not see. Analytics, and information with player loads and things like that. I did not use that. I did not have an analytics department. I did not have a game management department in LA. If I was a head coach today, I would demand all of those things. Because, I think you have to have those to win. Those are competitive advantages. I missed the boat on that. I remember in a press conference, someone was asking me about it. I said 'I use my experience, I use my gut'. And I think from that moment on, I was labeled as a throwback coach, when I'm really an analytical guy. I want all the information in front of me that I can to make the right decision. I underestimated that grossly."
"What a great coach," said McVay. "What an amazing leader of people, the consistency at which he's operated with. I got tremendous respect for him, especially going against him in the division for the last seven years. I think a lot of the values and principles he has in terms of the energy, the competitiveness, the way that he pours into his players where you're uplifting. I think what great coaches do is make people they're around and situations they're a part of better. And Pete Carroll is one of those guys that comes to mind when I mention that."
"It's really mixed emotions, I would say," said McDaniel. "I'm more kind of just kind of taken aback by that in conjunction with coach Saban and Pete Carroll (also leaving this week). They have as much responsibility to what the game is right now as anybody that's around. I have so much respect and regard for being able to do what they've done for that amount of time. I can't say enough positive words about coach Belichick and I lump coach Carroll and Nick Saban in there because it feels the same way. It's a reminder to me that you know — I'm just going to be candid — that Father Time's a (jerk), you know? Really, not a nice guy. But it's real and it reminds you that everything is finite."
For over 50 years, Carroll has exuded an uncanny passion for the game, from climbing the collegiate ranks to leaving his mark in the pros. Not only does the 72-year-old leave behind a grand legacy as a coach in the Pacific Northwest - but as a mentor and blueprint for current and future coaches.
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Named head coach on January 11, 2010, Pete Carroll became the eighth head coach in Seahawks history after one of the most successful runs in USC history in the college ranks. Take a look at photos from throughout his time in Seattle.
Former Southern California coach Pete Carroll smiles as he is introduced as the new head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks NFL football team during a news conference,on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Seahawks headquarters in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left of center, watches a play from the sideline during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks on the sideline during the first half an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, center right, leads his team in cheering in a post-game huddle after they upset the New Orleans Saints in an NFL NFC wild card playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, in Seattle. The Seahawks won 41-36. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks to his team during the first half of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, shakes hands with San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh before an NFL football game in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, and special teams coordinator Brian Schneider react after an officials review of a touchdown reception for them against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll watches a drill during NFL football training camp Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll signs autographs for fans before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll answers a question during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, center, watches his team play against the Denver Broncos during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won 43-8. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
El entrenador de los Seahawks, Pete Carroll, sostiene el trofeo de campeón del Súper Bowl el 2 de febrero de 2014 tras vencer a los Broncos de Denver en Nueva York. Los Seahawks enfrentan a los Patriots en el Súper Bowl el 1 de febrero de 2015, en Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, center, throws his arms around Richard Sherman (25) and Doug Baldwin before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll greets airline employees and their families on the team's return from the Super Bowl Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Seahawks lost in the Super Bowl to the New England Patriots on Sunday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, shakes hands with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick before the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll high-fives Seahawks Jermaine Kearse (15) as Will Tukuafu (46) looks on during the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, center, walks on the field as players stretch during warmups before NFL football practice Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 in Renton, Wash. The Seahawks will face the Green Bay Packers Sunday in the NFC Championship game. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll yells on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaks to the media following an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll looks at the scoreboard during the first half of an NFL wild-card football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll takes the field with his players during warmups before an NFL football preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, right, talks with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, before an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks on the sideline in the rain during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn, left, speaks with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Atlanta. The Seattle Seahawks won 27-20. AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll during a NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 23-16. (John McGillen via AP)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, second from right, watches a play along side field judge Dyrol Prioleau (109), line judge Mark Steinkerchner (84) and umpire Bryan Neale (92) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks to reporters after NFL football practice Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll reacts to fans after their win over the Houston Texans in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Head coach Pete Carroll reacts as Seattle takes the lead.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll celebrates as the sideline erupts at the final whistle of their victory over the Titans.
Quarterback Geno Smith drops back during early warmups as head coach Pete Carroll playfully "blitzes".
