Pete Carroll’s harsh remark about the Seahawks’ front office sparks eyebrows
|On January 10, the Seattle Seahawks announced their departure from head coach Pete Carroll, shocking the NFL world.
Carroll informed reporters during a tearful press conference that the choice to stand down as head coach but continue as an advisor was a “mutual decision.” However, the 72-year-old said he “fought hard” to keep his job in meetings with general manager John Schneider, owner Jody Allen, and senior brass.
Carroll was asked about the gap during an appearance on Seattle Sports on Friday, January 12. If you wanted to continue coaching, how could the break-up be mutual? “The perception of the media, the outside, is not always accurate,” stated Carroll.
While Carroll did not go into specifics, he did say that the Seahawks front staff fails to communicate with him because they are “not football people.”
“What is the essence of the necessary changes?” That’s where we might disagree,” he explained. “I see it one way, and I believe I have a solution.” I’m not going to do anything half-heartedly. I’m striving to make it flawless.”
“They may not see that that’s the right answer,” Carroll said, despite his “precise, specific thoughts” on how to solve things. Or the answer that makes them happy. The difficult issue is that they do not understand football. They are not trainers.
“It’s difficult for other people to get the true details of it.” “It’s difficult for me to convey to you guys,” Carroll told The Athletic’s Mike Dugar. “As much as you have in your background, (former quarterback) Brock (Huard), there are times when I shrug my shoulders and say, ‘Okay, that’s as far as we got and I can’t take you any further in this time frame…'” and we’re not going to get along.”