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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll: QB Geno Smith is the real deal

Despite falling in the wild-card round to the 49ers, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll believes quarterback Geno Smith is “the real deal.”

Now that the Seattle Seahawks season is officially in the books courtesy of the San Franciso 49ers over Wild Card Weekend, the focus turns immediately to strengthening the roster for next year. The first order of business could be re-signing quarterback Geno Smith.

Smith had a stellar first season as Seattle’s starter, setting franchise records and continuously topping the league in stat after stat. While he was far from perfect at times, he’s been quick to take accountability, and the Seahawks could very well decide that Smith is the franchise quarterback of their future.

“He’s for real,” coach Pete Carroll said after Saturday’s loss. “Geno is the real deal. He can do all of the things that a terrific quarterback does. His movement was probably more of a surprise that he was so efficient with his movement – he could always throw it. His ability to stay poised and calm throughout the season, throughout the year – with all of the hype and the buildup, he could have gone south five different times, and he never did. He never wavered. His leadership really stood out. His voice in the locker room, his voice with our players, he said the right stuff all year, right up to today. ”

Since he only signed a one-year deal last offseason, if Smith and the Seahawks are unable to reach an agreement on a new contract, he’ll hit the market in the spring as an unrestricted free agent. He’s certainly earned the right to be a starting quarterback.

“It’s a great story, it’s a great story for a lot of players, in other sports, wherever you want to go, if you keep hanging in there and you believe in yourself, and you don’t let the messaging outside of you affect who you are and what you are, you’ll find your best,” Carroll continued. “I think Geno has found his best, and he’s ready to come back and go again. I thought he had just an unbelievably great season for us.”

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Pete Carroll on safety Jamal Adams: ‘I just know he’s the real deal’

After just one day in a Seattle Seahawks uniform, coach Pete Carroll thinks former Jets safety Jamal Adams is the “real deal.”

The Seahawks were able to pull off a trade for former Jets safety Jamal Adams just days before players were set to report to training camp. Adams is expected to immediately contribute to the defense, strengthening the secondary – something Seattle desperately needed.

And after just one day in a Seahawks uniform, coach Pete Carroll knows what type of play Adams will bring to the team.

“He’s really sharp, he’s really competitive in that he really cares in that he wants to know all the details, he wants to be corrected, he wants to be helped, he wants to be taught, coached and all that,” Carroll told reporters after Wednesday’s practice. “He’s got a unique focus that some great players we’ve had really demonstrated. I just know he’s the real deal. You can see it on film, you can see it when you meet him, and he gets along really well. He has really high expectations for what he’s going to bring to the team and how he’s going to help out, but he also has a real cool approach about it that he knows he to earn it every step of the way, and that’s a great combination.”

Carroll isn’t worried that the “Prez” is going to let things get to his head, either.

“He’s not too full of himself,” Carroll noted. “He wants to be a great player, but he wants to work for it. That’s all we can ask for.”

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