4. Pete Carroll has his swagger back
The 68-year-old Carroll signed a two-year extension to remain head coach last season and after retooling his defense and making Russell Wilson the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, the personable head coach has Seattle among the NFL’s elite once again. Carroll is the oldest coach in the NFL but one of the best and his contract pays him “more than” $11 million per year. Last season, Carroll clinched the Seahawks’ sixth playoff appearance in seven years, and the seventh postseason appearance in the nine years he’s been at the helm.