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6 quotes from Pete Carroll’s final press conference as Seahawks head coach

Seahawks fans are probably feeling a bit punch drunk right now. While some coaching staff changes were to be expected this offseason, it seems most fans were expecting them to be focused on assistants. Specifically, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt are the two most-popular scapegoats for how the 2023 season ended.

However, Waldron and Hurtt were only there because Pete Carroll hired them, and the organization went one further by dismissing the man at the top of the foodchain. In case you’ve been under a rock on Pluto for last few hours, Carroll is stepping aside as Seattle’s head coach and will stay on in an advisory capacity.

Even after the news was out, Carroll still held his customary end-of-year press conference. Here are six compelling quotes from his conversation with the media at the VMAC today.

On the Seahawks: 'We made something special'

(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

On GM John Schneider taking over: 'He deserves this'

(AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

On Seattle's decline: 'We lost our edge'

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On his new role: 'We're going to figure that out'

(Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

 

On the next Seahawks coach: 'You gotta figure out who you are'

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On the players: 'They are the NFL'

(Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

 

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