SEATTLE — Trying to get Pete Carroll to bad-mouth a former player of his is like trying to get an Auburn fan to yell "Roll Tide!" The Seahawks coach doesn't do it — even when it would be justified.
Richard Sherman blamed Carroll for costing them the Super Bowl after a sideline explosion in 2016, but Pete never once chided him in public. Earl Thomas flipped him the bird in his final game as a Seahawk, yet Carroll did nothing but laud the safety in ensuing news conferences.
Examples such as these abound, which is why one particular response stood out before the Seahawks' season opener vs. Denver last September.
