The Seattle Seahawks have been preparing extensively for the 2020 NFL season using whatever measures they can. This has primarily involved communicating through virtual chats to avoid exposure to COVID-19.
Coach Pete Carroll recently joined reporters on a Zoom call and revealed that the state of Washington has informed the Seahawks that they can follow the guidelines set forth by the NFL for their annual training camp.
“So that freedom is there, which is good,” Carroll said. “But we’re going to be very, very, very protective of our players and in the environment and make sure that we’re doing the right thing.”
Carroll stated that carrying out business, as usual, could be beneficial to the team.
“Maybe we find out that being outdoors is really a better way,” he stated. “We may want meetings outdoors . . . we may wind up having everything outdoors as much as possible.”
Preparing for the season virtually has not been easy, but Carroll is excited at the progress the Seahawks have made since being forced into lockdown.
“I am so fired up about what we have been able to accomplish during this time,” Carroll said. “We didn’t have a clue what was going to happen here. And I asked the coaches to use every ounce of their creativity that they could, and their energy that they could to keep the meetings proactive and involved and upbeat and moving in like we always like to do and didn’t know if that would translate.
“But it has and we’ve made incredible progress. I think we’re smarter at this point, because of the added time that we’ve had to work and really focus on the mental side of it than we’ve ever been.”
Carroll emphasized that he and his coaching staff do not know what is in store from here on out, so they must be ready for anything.
“We have to be wide open,” he said. “Ready to adapt.”
[lawrence-related id=64164]