How Pete Carroll turned Seahawks Legion of Boom into all-time NFL defense | Richard Sherman Podcast

[@JB-gw8ee]

Great interview. All these years later that SB loss still hurts so bad.

[@garylasseter2978]

It really does. I remember when Kearse made that miracle catch on the sidelines I broke down and started crying. We were really about to win back to back Super Bowls. I was still crying for awhile after, but for different reasons

[@MrEOM41]

That defense was loaded .. top 5 defense all time

[@kidwehrex5895]

As a long-suffering Seahawks fan, watching Pete and John tear that atrocious roster apart in 2010 and rebuild it was amazing

[@jamesbuell4480]

This defense had an amazing run. Fast, physical, and smart. Numbers dont lie. Pack of Wolves!!! LOB

[@seanlevy87]

Something we will never see again with the current rule changes trying to make it safer pete and the legion of boom gave us the chance to see the beauty of physicality and mental toughness and determination that we won’t see again in the same way it was very special

[@miketoohey7140]

great interview Sherman! I'm glad to see your friendship with the coach. glad the media was wrong with all the negativity. Seahawks 2023- 2024. GO, TEAM,

[@pyroglyphicsglass]

Dude is 71!!!! Acts like he’s 25 and speaks with wisdom like he’s only 50

[@wickman33]

I remember one of the most impressive parts about that defense was how they essentially repeated and stayed dominant after losing Walter Thurmond.. man that defense was fun.. deep.. dominant..

[@jamesdylandean614]

They had a GREAT DEFENSE, but I think that Coach Carroll was one of the, if not the, best defensive backs coach ever in the NFL. And you Mr. Sherman fit in with it perfectly!

[@10coolfacts]

My gosh that secondary was otherworldly. Kam calling shots, playing responsible, with the occasional crushing hit. Early flying around like a fighter jet, covering as much ground as anyone in the history game. Then you had Sherm, who as anyone knows was THE premier shutdown corner in the league for almost 5 years. 2nd to last Was BB, the the handsiest corner I've ever seen, got away with more PIs in a season than anyone else in 2012-13. Then there was Walter Thurmond III, the most underrated member of the Legion of Boom. Talk about a shutdown nickel corner, unbelievable against smaller slot guys. That secondary was just too good, during a time when the NFL was truly bought in to this pass heavy, safe leagu.concept.

[@LordAlisdare]

I could watch them chat all day.

[@justindawn6357]

Love these interviews, coming from an Aussie

[@Chadillac-xq7xk]

As a falcons fan we were super stoked to get Dan Quinn as a defensive minded head coach. Once he was hired, everybody raved about how he helped create the legion of boom. After his "reign" in Atlanta, it was too clear that he was not the definsive guru that everyone made him out to be. I was beyond stoked to hear he was going to Dallas. In his last season in ATL he took over being definsive coordinator as well as head coach. This was my last chance thinking he was going to turn our defense around and we had a worse defense when he took over. Nice guys, players favorite coach, but not a winner by any means. And as much as it hurts to bring it up, Dan Quinn is the true reason for the 28-3 comeback loss. Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Devonte Freeman(amongst others) all did their jobs well in 2016. Bottom line is, when youre up by that much playcalling alone should keep you in the game. He completely ruined our 2nd half.

[@TDC5]

seems like an odd place to vent your frustrations with quinn. sure i understand the connection but it'a real stretch to bring a bunch of hate for quinn onto this vid where he's not mentioned once.

[@choosecarefully408]

I think Quinn is a good example of the kinds of stress society puts on people. He was great as a DC: but we had examples like Bill Bellichick whose ego demanded more & got more credit than he deserved. (He _never_ learned to scheme offenses At All for instance but wanted to be an HC, not merely a DC. So he just cheated). So I think Quinn was asked by everyone "why aren't you {"MORE"} yet?" I think that everyone in the NFL has made it About Appearances. There are almost Zero Really Good HCs. Bill as I said, Andy Reid hates running the ball & the short pass game & has been bailed out by High-End Talent his entire career. HCs are over-worked & can't actually do all that their jobs entail. Look at McVay, possibly The Best of the bunch. But he couldn't _make_ Jared Goff learn what he wanted him to & other players have demanded trades etc. You can't please everyone. Stafford does better under his schemes that allow for some freedom to adjust, Goff needs the more complete structures of a Ben Johnson where he doesn't have to innovate. We're all different. Even what Sherman is saying here speaks to this: "we bought in to your philosophy." I myself will _never_ do that. Nothing in life to me is so simple as to be encompassed by One Man's philosophy. But I'm not the majority. Most players feel a _need for_ having something like that spoon-fed to them, can't play for the Greater Whole of The Team _without_ such a thing. Motivation is something I have to (I've coached) bring in a different way. We're all different. Quinn should make a Conscious Decision to remain a DC & consciously decide he is happy as that. _Then_ he will start innovating again. But not until he does those conscious things.

[@Zwiizyy]

Best defense of all time

[@steventipton7369]

Top three

[@Zwiizyy]

@@steventipton7369 Top 2

[@douglasthompson9482]

I must agree

[@WizKhalifaStan]

Yesir

[@DAKreates]

@@steventipton7369nah top 2 and it aint 2

[@ramessu7976]

With that defense and offense should won more championship should had went down as a all time team

[@jefffoumal2864]

Go Hawks 🏈 💙 💚 I appreciate everything you do Richard Sherman and Pete Carroll. It's awesome to get your insights on the Seahawks!!!!

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

🗣️Whoo I'M READY FOR SEAHAWK FOOTBALL!!! 💪🏽BEASTMODE💪🏽

[@CCoop-fp1su]

Dam they were fun to watch

[@seanmyers1548]

This is awesome.

[@Dan_Boston]

Rivals that 2000 Ravens D & those legendary 80s Bears defenses (though I wasn’t alive to witness those 🐻 teams)

[@KevinSorbo.]

I love the mics. Like wrestlers spitting promos

[@212thmedia]

Some goats right here!

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Greatest coach in Seattle history (still love ya, Lou).

[@VinhLe-gc8ws]

I love the Brandon Browner him and Bam Bam put the fear in every receiver coming across the middle, lol, and allow sherman to optimize his specialites as the brain, and browner was the bruiser! I feel like Witherspoon is PC's browner with way higher football IQ, and Tariq is his Sherm, and our defense is about to catapult into top 10 this year 100%. Will never be LOB 2.0, but crazy to think OG Bobby Wagz is part of the next special young, hungry unit of freshman and sophomores PC has been craving for years, as his program is really ran like a college program...

[@BamBamSam12]

Sherm was a great tackler, look up the Cowboys game his rookie year, or what he did to Goff. ET3 was a heat seeking missile. Ask gronk. That was the Legion of BOOM, the young hawks are the Legion of ZOOM. They aren’t allowed to hit like the old gen, this team is built on speed. Zoom zoom! Go Hawks!

[@davidmurray2829]

Awesome

[@LibertyOrDeath-ms5rf]

Cant believe we got rid of Pete. With a damn Winning Record?!! I am very excited to se what McDonald does, but damn I miss Pete! He's HOF coach and the GOAT of football on general. Like college/NFL hes massively successful. A true football genius!!! Miss you Pete!

[@charliepennington3072]

Best defense of all time easy. Sherm also a top 3 corner ever.

[@frozenraider5097]

pete carrol went going through what they call the "john madden" he quit coaching because of the emotional toll it came to his players, that why he only coach for the Raiders, he was to emotionally attached to the players

[@therealgoat98]

Dude killed the Seahawks run when they were barely taking off. I Ain’t even a hater y’all were too good for just 1 bowl.

[@Dipset415]

Bra it was a mob call 💯no way Pete wanted to throw it on the 1 with 2 timeouts left and 30+ seconds😡

[@therealgoat98]

@@Dipset415 no way dude they just got cute lol

[@jobturkey7418]

They were way too good for just 1. We were way too good for 0. It’s mind boggling how things happen

[@trysephiroth007]

@@Dipset415 They had one timeout left

[@ryanscarborough6703]

Single season I 'd say 85 Bears and 00 Ravens get the top spot but 13 Seahawks aren't far behind. Longevity wise that era in Seattle and 70s Steelers could be the top 2.

[@MBustos828]

The real MVP of that defense was the syringe that juiced all those secondary players up

[@DanGleenutz]

What's it like being paralyzed from the neck up?

[@raygreen4711]

Between top 5 & 10 best defense.........but very good.

[@alfiebruce8998]

What are you on about?😂😂. They’re arguably number 1…easily top 3

[@raygreen4711]

@@alfiebruce8998 better than the 70's steelers iron curtain, no, better than the 80's bears or LT's giants, no, better than the 60's rams, no better than the ravens, no.. no no no no no........................

[@DanGleenutz]

#1 scoring defense for 4 years in a row....look it up. Clearly, you don't know feetball

[@nealgaudet3972]

The 1985 Bears team had the best defence in history. In the playoffs their defence scored more points then the other teams offense. Shut out everyone. They destroyed you before the game started just by thinking of what they were going to do to you. The Seahawks def was great but not quite as good as the Bears.

[@patrickfiorito]

The whole team just fell all into place. Kinda like what's happening this year.with Woolen and Cross and Bobo and DK and just everyone.

[@alfredhardin5431]

All time great defense but they can't touch the 2001 Ravens or the 85 bears

[@Cf.8463]

Oh they can definitely touch those teams. We completely dismantled an historically great offense with Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. The hawks also led the league in points scored against for 4 years in a row, which had never been done before.

[@jamesbuell4480]

The Hawks did it during an era that placed structure and rules to help offense thrive. Plus, the Hawks did it for 6 years.... Like Pete said, numbers don't lie.

[@chipsun2504]

😂 still worst play in history.

[@renecorral9383]

Did you know Richard Sherman retire because of devonta Smith because he was shadowing the eagles

[@EFN_Hawks]

did you know he was old lol

[@jaystunnak7540]

Yeah this definitely was a kid that made this comment

[@renecorral9383]

Nah duh n****

[@ladiocly9409]

Was outta his prime going against a receiver who was getting his career started. Don't blame him for retiring after having a HOF career.

[@xrumich]

nah bruh steel curtain takes the best defense ever cmon

[@BRlNGERofRAIN]

Outdated, not the same game today. To kill your point, LOB was #1 for 4 straight seasons.

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

Orange Crush, Steel Curtain, Tampa under Dungy, Bears defenses, etc, etc. The Legion of Boom wasn't even close

[@overallflux]

They led the league in fewest points allowed (231), fewest yards allowed (4,378), and most takeaways (39). They were the 1st team to lead all 3 categories since the 1985.

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

@@overallflux 85 Bears?

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

All in fun. Singletary scared the shit out of me when he was smiling, lol

[@KoovinCartoons]

The statics do not back up your claim. Not only that, but the Legion of Boom played in the player safety era. Can you imagine the legion of boom being allowed to hit and lay out receivers like the Bears and the rest did? Kam might have murdered someone!

[@DrtERotinBasstrd]

@@KoovinCartoons Singltary would have lopped off a few heads

[@lazylewislewis4944]

sad to see what happened to earl. the guy ruined his relationships with the organization