DENVER — The soured relationship between quarterback Russell Wilson and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, one of the driving factors in the QB’s blockbuster trade to Denver this offseason, came into public view again Wednesday.
In an appearance on Seattle Sports 710 AM, Carroll said Geno Smith’s use of a wristband has been one of the factors behind Smith and the Seahawks’ surprisingly good season so far. Smith is fifth in the NFL in yardage at 2,199 and leads the league with a 73.1 completion percentage.
“If you notice, Geno’s going off the wristband, and that’s a big help,” Carroll said. “It’s smoothed things out, sped things up, cleaned things up. And that’s part of it, too. We never did that before. There was resistance to that, so we didn’t do that before.”