The announcement that Pete Carroll will no longer serve as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks has sent shockwaves through the football community. Carroll, who has been at the helm of the team for over a decade, is widely regarded as one of the most successful coaches in NFL history. His departure marks the end of an era and leaves many fans wondering what lies ahead for their beloved franchise.
During his tenure, Carroll led the Seahawks to unprecedented success, including back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in 2014 and 2015. Under his guidance, Seattle became known for its dominant defense and aggressive style of play. His ability to develop young talent and create a winning culture within the organization was second to none.
Seahawks Chair Jody Allen announced on Wednesday.
Pete Carroll that his role will evolve from Head Coach to remain with the organization as an advisor," Allen said in a statement. "Pete is the winningest coach in Seahawks history, brought the city its first Super Bowl title, and created a tremendous impact over the past 14 years on the field and in the community. His expertise in leadership and building a championship culture will continue as an integral part of our organization moving forward.
Carroll stepped aside with a 137-69-1 record in the regular season in his time with the Seahawks. He led Seattle to five NFC West titles and 10 playoff victories.
But the Seahawks plateaued toward the end of Carroll’s time. Seattle finished with a losing record in 2021, made the playoffs at 9-8 in 2022 and was unable to make the leap that it was expected to being more of a contender in the NFC West this season.
Carroll himself sounded frustrated going into Week 18 about how this season had gone.
"I'm freakin jacked, I'm fired up, I'm not tired, I'm not worn down," he said. "You guys tried your best, you didn't wear me out. It's the end of the season, I'm supposed to go lay on the couch somewhere -- I ain't feeling like that. What's coming, I don't know. I've got no idea and I really don't care right now, but I'm excited about it because there's a lot to learn, there's a lot to study, there's some great discoveries that are going to come our way.
"And as my all-time mentor Bud Grant said, not in so many words, 'There's rivers to wade, there's waves to catch and there's mountains to hike.' It wasn't exactly how he said it, but I get it. There's some cool stuff that we're going to do here and I look forward to all that."
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