If you were shocked by the Wednesday news that the Seattle Seahawks have made the decision to move on from Pete Carroll as their head coach after 14 seasons, you are not alone.
Based on his comments after Seattle’s 9-8 season — the second in three years in which the team didn’t make the playoffs — Carroll might have been one of those shocked by the news, which came after Carroll’s annual postseason meeting with Seahawks owner/chairperson Jody Allen.
“I plan to be coaching this team,” Carroll told Seattle Sports 710 AM this week. “I told you that I love these guys, and that’s what I would like to be doing and see how far I can go. I’m not worn out. I’m not tired. I’m not any of that stuff. I need to do a better job and I need to help my coaches more and we need to do a better job of coaching, and there’s a lot of area for improvement.”
Pete Carroll, asked if he expects to be back next season says “I do.” Then adds “at this point I do,”. pic.twitter.com/j5DLliSAPA
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) January 8, 2024
Now, Carroll will move to an advisory role, per the team.
Statement from Jody Allen – Chair, Seattle Seahawks pic.twitter.com/RNUZvF6Vgp
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 10, 2024
As you would expect, social media was humming with this one.