We all know how Super Bowl XLIX ended. For fans of the Seattle Seahawks (and those who just did not want to watch the New England Patriots win another Lombardi), it is a moment in time anyone will ever forget. It is a wound that may never fully heal, and it will be something those involved will forever have to confront.
Such is the case for head coach Pete Carroll and running back Marshawn Lynch. Aside from quarterback Russell Wilson of course, perhaps no one else on the Seahawks had to deal with the rammifications more than Lynch and Carroll. The legacy – and history – altering moment is something both men will have to live with, which is something they discussed on Marshawn Lynch’s podcast Politickin’ when the topic of Super Bowl XLIX was inevitably brought up.
One exchange during the topic I found interesting was the topic of who actually made the call. Lynch’s agent and podcast co-host, Doug Hendrickson, actually asked Carroll point blank if the call came from the head coach, or offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.
Carroll responded in his usual way, by accepting responsibility.
“We did it the way we always did,” Carroll stated. “There’s defensive coordinators, there’s offensive coordinators, they call stuff, we play the game. I’m responsible for every call that was ever made.”
However, practically before Carroll could even finish speaking, Lynch jumped in to give his two-cents on the matter.
“Doug,” Lynch quickly exclaimed, “if you didn’t catch that, (Darrell) Bevell made the m**********n’ call, and Pete didn’t get to it quick enough to get out of that m**********a. That’s what (Pete) told you in a nutshell.”
The full, uncensored interview can be listend to here. Fair warning, it does obviously include NSFW language.
For anyone who knows Carroll, him falling on the sword is perfectly on brand and entirely unsurprising. It has been this way, especially for this situation, ever since that fateful Sunday in Glendale, Arizona.
The wound of XLIX may never truly scab over, but time does help it heal as best as it can. The fact Carroll and Lynch, as well as other players like Richard Sherman, are speaking openly and honestly about what transpired shows a level of healthy growth on all sides.
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