Pete Carroll Interview: 'It Was The Worst Result Of A Call Ever' | TODAY

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll describes how he's coping with the Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots. He addresses the criticisms of his crucial call to pass instead of run Marshawn Lynch.
» Subscribe to TODAY: on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY
» Watch the latest from TODAY: bit.ly/LatestTODAY
About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series.
Connect with TODAY Online!
Visit TODAY's Website: on.today.com/ReadTODAY
Find TODAY on Facebook: on.today.com/LikeTODAY
Follow TODAY on Twitter: on.today.com/FollowTODAY
Follow TODAY on Google+: on.today.com/PlusTODAY
Follow TODAY on Instagram: on.today.com/InstaTODAY
Follow TODAY on Pinterest: on.today.com/PinTODAY
Pete Carroll Interview: 'It Was The Worst Result Of A Call Ever' | TODAY

[@outmyface-_-3755]

6 years later and I still can’t get over this

[@Alex-vf8ww]

Not even a NFL fan and I was so confused watching this live...the most casual fan even knew that was a awful decision

[@camb3189]

I dont think anyone ever will 🤣

[@tvscribe]

You never will. It's one of those things you have to live with as a sports fan. However, you're very lucky to have won one Super Bowl.

[@middy5284]

sometimes, late at night, ill still think to myself “why didnt they run it”

[@Ididntdoitboss]

It wasn't as bad as the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead in the 3rd quarter

[@cambo4159]

He wanted wilson to be the face of seattle not marshawn lynch you can see marshawn lynch walking down the sideline laughing

[@Enthusiastlist]

cambo 415 it’s because the Patriots didn’t call a timeout. People need to stop calling this a bad play call and call it what it really was - a great read by Butler and Browner.

[@UnknownUnknown-tu3be]

@@Enthusiastlist stupid stupid play call

[@HomeVidEdd]

@@Enthusiastlist EXACTLY

[@MusicIsMyTrueLove100]

@@Enthusiastlist no....

[@SirCharles246]

@@Enthusiastlist no but it was a bad call just let him run it in... they had beast mode

[@GrandChamp211]

I think Carroll wanted Russell as the hero of the SuperBowl instead of giving the ball to Lynch. Unfortunately for his plan, it failed miserably

[@teagreen5229]

a bad, bad call and a bad throw! if this was a touchdown, whos the STAR? (Pete, Bevell, Wilson) they want to be call GENIUS, and risk it all for that, who THEY are now? Idiots- losers ! I wish they NEVER will put their EGO FIRST to risk whole season, SB again , NEVER AGAIN!

[@joehamacher6117]

They only wanted to pay 1 guy big money. So they tried to make Wilson the hero. That way they wouldn't be so pressured to pay marshawn. Greedy for sure!

[@ryankwin]

GrandChamp211 Why couldn't they do a QB sneak

[@buggydama]

The call was not good at all. The real problem was not the pass, but the pass to an inside route while all defensive players were right there waiting a run. A pass to the corner of the end zone would also have this effect without been dummy call.

[@TheWundaman71]

@@ryankwin see now that would’ve been genius!

[@davedaysbiggestfan1]

I dont care what he says.. still the worst play EVER

[@johnrambo6861]

2019 Still the worst call ever. I hope the Rams don't do anything that stupid in the upcoming super bowl

[@thekornreeper]

John Rambo , they got shut down defensively

[@majorpain4570]

sheep

[@K-Dinas]

Worst call in Super Bowl history. End of discussion.

[@Droogie128]

You wouldn't be saying that if the pass won them the game.

[@danariola9169]

+Droogie128 It's still a bad call regardless of whether or not the pass was completed. You've got a near-unstoppable RB 1 yard from the endzone and the Pats' d-line could barely contain him...

[@Droogie128]

Dan Ariola He hadn't been successful there all night. If it works, it isn't a bad call because it worked.

[@7Lukibi99Tore7]

The Seahawks' pass play call at the end of Super Bowl 49 was the worst play call in sports history until the Atlanta Falcon's head coach went them , as the old expression goes , ''one better'' by not once but TWICE allowing the Falcons' offensive coordinator to make horrible pass play calls when the proper call was a running play on both the Matt Ryan fumble when the Falcons were ahead by 16 points and then later in the game when the Falcons got the ball to the NE Patriots' 22-yard line and failed to run the ball to stay in field goal range to win the game by kicking a field goal and going ahead by 11 points forcing the NE Patriots to get 2 scores with what would have been about 3 minutes left in Super Bowl 51.

[@IWantToMature85]

Kyle Shanahan: Hold My Beer

[@kenji4861]

almost 4 years later, I still can't get over this.

[@MALIRIPPA]

Almost 5 years now and i still cant get over it.

[@joshuavautour3349]

@@MALIRIPPA I'm in the same boat. After it happened I just went to sleep. Didn't want to talk to anyone or hear anyone talk about it

[@pullified81]

6 years later and can't get over this

[@damperemu4445]

@@pullified81 5*

[@pullified81]

@@damperemu4445 bout to be 6

[@stillnessspeaks4080]

Matt Lauer has had a rougher year than Pete Carroll 😂

[@forrestw.6704]

Charles Bray "you're answering like Matt Lauer the famous television host. How has it been for Matt Lauer the sexual assaulter?" 😂

[@fiaestebanlara6092]

4est Dubya foreal doe

[@chargersnation5566]

Pete Carroll will now officially be known for the worst call in history of the nfl in a super bowl.. and that'll follow him and it'll be posted on his resume forever ..

[@Brandon195718201]

Jose Ortiz Yeah, I don't think so either but that's mostly because that'll be 3 Superbowls in a row and that's insanely difficult for any team lol

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

I think his Brain stuttered at that point along with his voice.

[@mbe1829]

Too bad. If it hadn't been for the last call of the second half, he might have been remembered for the last call of the first half. Anybody remember that one?

[@haleys5150]

BILL CLATWORTHY Now that was a risky call but it worked just like the last play was but that didn't work out as well.

[@misterhankey5547]

It'll follow Carroll until he wins another SB. It's always been what have you done lately. Who is chanting 18-1 now after the Pats won their 4th SB? And that one has gotta hurt because it wasn't just a SB title but perfection.

[@seanphillips5558]

As a die hard hawks fan, I’ll never get over that, but I’m glad we won one and had the players we did and that’s somethjng I’ll always remember but I’ll never forget that play

[@Bbarfo]

I'm with you. The top of my bucket list was a SB win for Seattle and we got it. Back to back would have been nice but even if Seattle had scored a touchdown on that play, it would not have guaranteed a win. The Patriots would have had 25 seconds and two-time outs to drive down the field for a field goal to tie the game or a touchdown to win, which Brady would have done with ease considering the way Seattle's secondary was performing.

[@leeeng478]

The team was so much better than just one SB. They traded away the farm for Russel Wilson, Wilson NEVER had the numbers. Seattles success was its power running and great defense. Pete Carrols mindset and tactics caused the fall of a potential dynasty!

[@mashiegamie7443]

This man must’ve had some serious nightmares after that game

[@DMalltheway]

And no regrets

[@jumbroni6014]

Russel Wilson is somewhere in a corner hiding and he is truly grateful that Pete Carroll is taking all the heat for that pass

[@leeeng478]

Pete Carrol should take the heat. A great coach would have called Marshans number!

[@jumbroni6014]

@@leeeng478 a great QB woulda hit that pass. Tom Brady woulda hit that pass

[@ianr5809]

8 years on from this and I’m still hurting

[@greatexpectations6577]

True fans will always remember 😢

[@brownbeastoftheleaf3215]

I never watched football again

[@CrowdPleeza]

Both the Seahawks and Falcons lost to the Patriots for similar reasons. They both focused on passing at a point in the game when they should have ran the ball.

[@christianalexander579]

The falcons game was nothing like that

[@grantwileyesq.5962]

@@christianalexander579 They literally would've won if they would have ran the ball..

[@grimreaper470]

They also both had Dan quin and double digit comebacks

[@brandondickie3456]

@@grimreaper470 our (falcons) defense didn’t seem the best during that super bowl and the years prior to it. The offense carried the team and apparently somebody either on the pats or the falcons decided to change their plan and falcon fans got to enjoy an implosion in the second half

[@brownbeastoftheleaf3215]

Both two reasons I’ll never watch the NFL

[@mutt8553]

That wasn’t just the worst result of a play call, it was the worst play call. There’s really no justification for passing the ball

[@jcas98jc]

You had the best running back in the nfl on your team, who was also unstoppable that game… and you passed the ball :(

[@BisonBill]

He chose ego over victory

[@matthew_kiely]

Pete Carroll didn't take responsibility he said "It was the "worst result" of a call ever. "

[@trevorblake808]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@guitarplayer30001]

even shillfest nbc had to cut off that nonsense

[@RC_random_vids]

Yea I think he meant “it was the worst call ever”

[@marcoshih5928]

And that moment still haunts Seahawks

[@mjgoat5326]

I’m not even a Seahawks fan and it’s absolutely kills me that they didn’t run the ball

[@talkingben27]

Yes same

[@scotten275]

Tbh even if he woulda caught it? I STILL woulda thought "good catch...dumb call"

[@seanc.682]

not really the play design is a almost go ahead score. it was a bad execution and a great read by browner and butler that’s all it was.

[@jasperhalsey8574]

Sean C. still shoulda ran it

[@80steen44]

@@seanc.682 They had ran that play all year and then line up in shotgun and let Belichick know what they're gonna do? Morons. Belichick ordered the other NE DB to tie up the Seattle WR hard off the line to prevent him from rubbing Butler.

[@chrsn]

No, it wouldn't have been a great call even if they get the TD. It was an unnecessary risk with huge downside--and you just saw the worst case scenario play out. Maybe they have to pass to stop the clock, but that's not until you HAVE to, and you don't have to on 2nd down. And you sure as hell don't come out in the shotgun and throw a slant into the teeth of the defense. That's yet another unnecessary risk. Sorry, but any way you slice it, it's a dumb-ass call.

[@courtlandwilliams2275]

Why throw the ball over the middle into the teeth of the Defence, while expecting a below average receiver to make a miracle play. Simply to risky.

[@dethaddr]

@@courtlandwilliams2275 99% catch rate they said. Forgot to factor in -15% into the teeth of the defense and -20% below average receiver. A running back has done this play over and over in his mind as a kid and pretended this on the field even more. "It's the 1-yd line, Super Bowl is on the line with no time left" when you add the +20% (conservative) for the man Being BEAST MODE and the -10% for the strong run defense (which wasn't so strong on the play before), that's as close to automatic as you can get!!!

[@48hours83]

I just got back from the year 3035 and no one can believe he didn't run that ball

[@Deleted7]

Ayo does Geno Win a Super Bowl or MVP?

[@dethaddr]

I somehow can buy into them remembering this in 3035 if humans live to that year!

[@BrianErwin]

"worst result" = wasn't my fault

[@Westcoast-vs6pi]

pete carroll is probably one of the biggest coach chokers in football as a usc fan i know this first hand, in the 2006 national championship he decided to go for it at like the opponents 45, if he had punted we could of pinned texas inside the 20 and there was no way theyde be able to drive down the field against that usc defense with guys like cushing, rey maualuaga and keith rivers, that defense was so good that clay matthews couldnt even find the field, it still hurts cus if we had won that game there would be no dont who the greatest college football team was, would of broken miami's win streak record,not just tie it, and would of won 3 straight national championships

[@KOTHFanRantsandVidsisawesome]

Whiners choke in every game.

[@michaelcunningham2618]

Yeah maybe he had lendale white flashbacks lol yeah about the usc game usc players stated they thought just let them score obviously get the ball back and drive no instead they got sliced by vy and Charles but that still remains best football game of alltime either if you went for texas like me or usc like you

[@imjustK]

Not really. If Vince Young had to go 300 yards and through a tornado--nothing would have stopped him on that final drive of the 2006 national championship.

[@gringbot]

forty whiners, your team and fanbase is complete garbage top to bottom

[@MCwalk02]

Boo hoo my team didnt win 3 in a row

[@DonkeeNoodle]

7 years later and i cant get over this

[@bmla88]

Someone needs to do a interview like this with Matt Laurer now that his career is over

[@jjforeal2]

Legend has it, that Cuba Gooding Jr’s character in RatRace, where he plays a ref that made the worst call in football history, was based on Pete Carrol and the Super Bowl 49 call.

[@dietbleach9362]

Lol Matt Lauer

[@thekornreeper]

💯

[@kennylai962]

This is a lesson for carol.

[@Shatamx]

Only time in history I can think a losing SB head coach was interviewed right after the loss.

[@mikec.9130]

Uncle Pete can always be counted on to let himself off the hook. Look at how calculated this guy is. If HE was ever honest, transparent, and accountable -- his head would probably explode.

[@zvonkothebronco1070]

Every super bowl i come back to watch these videos. It's my favourite tradition

[@markydan1232]

“Many fans believe”, no everyone “KNOWS” that call cost them the Super Bowl

[@TDproductions378]

8 years later still can’t get over this

[@shlapleps3306]

If you’re in a goal line situation typically you should try to avoid throwing a slant to the end zone chase usually it’s an incompletion or int!

[@brandonlogan2600]

2023 we have a whole new team and I STILL cant get over this...

[@blitz30034]

8 years later and I still can get over this and their not even my team

[@hellboywithhorns5945]

sorry pete, you go with what brought you..........rushing. you got cute and it bit you on the ass. no one, not a single person would be debating this if he ran the ball and got stuffed, he was averaging 4.2 yrds per and new england defence couldnt stop him all day

[@Lundahlium]

+hellboywithhorns He ran for 10 yards in the fourth quarter, they jacked the box with 9 up front, there was no way they'd let him score.

[@Droogie128]

They were stuffed all game at the goal line and lynch was having trouble moving the ball all quarter. People say they should have given him the ball. I say he would have fumbled and Butler would have recovered.

[@hellboywithhorns5945]

droogie....ok, even if they were stuffed, you go with who got you to the dance......no one would have questioned it after, pete left himself be second guessed by guys like me and even his own team and maybe it shows in thier attitude / results this season. want to blame wilson....i will agree to that, if they had 9 up front, it wasnt a wise choice to throw inside. oh well.......go lions/meow

[@Droogie128]

hellboywithhorns it was their job to execute and they didn't. It isn't a one man game. If they had scored, people would be calling it the greatest surprise play call ever.

[@hellboywithhorns5945]

im not going to argue, its your opinion, if you cant trust the best running back in the league to get you 1 yard, you deserve to lose

[@sandyjohnson6706]

The Gravity affected all Seahawk fans around the world and still does and always will to the call of the loss of this game. All we can hope for is a great comeback. Go get em Pete.

[@itsdeville]

Cancel that old crow, you just made the second worst call in history sandy. That old bag doesn’t even know what planet he’s on.

[@nickhxll]

my favorite part about this whole thing is they really brought Pete Carroll out to the training facility days after losing the most heartbreaking game of his life just to interview him 😂

[@thejetjay271]

I don't understand people who say "It was a great read by the patriots" when the ball was not thrown on target and their were 2 defenders next to the receiver! Plus, people are saying they would've wasted their last timeout and had to pass against the #1 pass coverage in the league, even though that just adds to why it make no sense to throw the ball in this situation.

[@theMcWOPPER]

Where is the rest of the interview?

[@mattman5791]

I would say its more worst result then worst call.

[@teagreen5229]

matt man But still a bad, bad call and a bad throw! if this was a touchdown, whos the STAR? (Pete, Bevell, Wilson) they want to be call GENIUS, and risk it all for that, who THEY are now? Idiots- losers ! I wish they NEVER will put their EGO FIRST to risk whole season, SB again , NEVER AGAIN!

[@KramarkEclipse]

Pete is simply spinning or rationalizing...and it's amazing that others are starting to follow suit. Pete ignored the 1st commandment of the NFL Super Bowl Bible..."Thou shall not pass the football, ESPECIALLY a slant, in the 4th quarter at the 1 yard line and under 30 secs to go and and especially if you have a RB aka 'Beast Mode' in the backfield ready and willing to slam his grill to get into the end zone. If thou chooseth to disobey said command, then thou shall live in infamy for all eternity as the 'coach' who approved the worst play in sports history."

[@52Tmacfan]

oh calm down its only the worst play ever if they don't win another super bowl. If they win 4 to 5 bowls with this team everyone will stfu

[@KramarkEclipse]

thanks for two more examples of rationalizing/spinning...myopia reins supreme for pete carroll defenders

[@MrAquinas1]

Wrong. The first principle is to give yourself three chances not two chances to score. People who say it was a dumb call are dumb. Seattle only had one time out. In order to give themselves three opportunities second or third down would have to be a pass play in order to stop the clock if unsuccessful. If the ran on second and didn't make it, they would have to use their time out then, and it would telegraph a pass play on third down lessening their chance of success.

[@abbigail3923]

" Pete Carol He's Alright I like The Man...

[@thisduderockz]

the same people that praise you for your achievements sometimes can be the same people ready to kick you when youre down. so you got to take everything with a grain of salt. with the good comes the bad, and vise versa. in the end you'll know who really is there to support you. I support pete caroll regardless winning or losing.

[@Wheelio]

That's the cold hard truth. People are fickle and can turn on you in an instant.

[@AhDollar]

02:05 Carson Daly asking the real questions lol

[@upperechelon25]

Years later it is still remembered as a boneheaded call

[@kkdb22]

But he wouldn't mention that he didn't want Marshawn Lynch to win MVP. That's why they stopped giving Marshawn Lynch the ball.

[@ashanc6809]

I will still never ever understand why he decide to call a pass play He had MARSHAWN F***ING LYNCH on the 1 yard line.

[@Gos1234567]

Can someone explain to me( not from US) why Belichik didn’t take a timeout right before that play?

[@nickfc831]

Im not a seabirds fan and im still mad at dat play

[@stopdropandroll]

kyle shanahan: hold my beer

[@dianeb5651]

Has anyone considered the fact that that was a good play by the Patriots. They had the run and the pass covered. This is why the Patriots are world champs!!!!

[@patrickvann1379]

No Pete, a few words too many were added here. Let’s try that again, “The Worst Call Ever” not the “worst result of a play call ever”. Glad I could help with this, I’m here all week.

[@lindsey3448]

As a fan of tom brady this was the best call ever

[@thoranbb]

No not the worst result of a call...the worst call ever!

[@beans2153]

Eagles fan. My dude no one would of blamed you for giving marshawn the ball.

[@dsscam]

Pete Carroll continued on to be one of the best coaches ever. And what happened to Matt Lauer? Talk about the worst results of a bad call.

[@martinhainer4504]

Beast mode was the only way at that point. I don't know what's worse that call or losing the Superbowl after having gone undefeated..

[@nickkerr5714]

If he caught it, everyone would still say it was a dumb call. Worst in SB history? Nah, but dumb, definitely dumb even with a TD.

[@franko8858]

Truth be told, I don't mind Pete Carroll at all. He sort of embodies the "ra ra" mentality that is good in sports and he doesn't seem to be arrogant, but more fun loving and spirited. He takes chances, and that is what makes his teams successful. That was a great call a the end of the first half to try to score 7 instead of 3. Most coaches would not have taken that chance. I think this whole "blaming Carroll" after the SB is way overblown. The Patriots had the defense set for run, so who is even to say Lynch scores. Not only that, but Butler makes an incredible, instinctive play to steal this game for Pats. To go further, the Kearse catch was lucky as hell and Seattle arguably should not have even been there in the first place, as it took an epic porportion disaster by Green Bay to get them there.

[@walkytalky20]

Frank O well if he was handed the ball and didn't score they'd at least have another chance or actually 2 more chances to get it in the end zone....

[@jeremyboehm5512]

@@walkytalky20 They only had 1 timeout. And less than a minute.

[@appleby1878]

well carson daly said it right. "I wanna see more of that what are you doing?"

[@charityson3752]

pretty humble

[@majorpain4570]

worst ‘fans’ in nfl history. Russell Wilson’s 21st Pass Attempt 21st Pass Attempt picked of by #21 of the Pats On 2&1 Leaving :21 left in the game On Feb 1. (2/1)

[@edwinj]

There were only 20 seconds left in the game, not 21.

[@MattKaspar]

I wish Pete could Interview Matt in 2020

[@Mauriziospag]

- Pete Carrol is a kinesthetic - Pete Carroll is an American football coach, head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) who led to Super Bowl XLVIII victory in the 2013 season. Previously he was the New York head coach. Jets, New England Patriots and the University of Southern California with which he won two consecutive NCAA championships. He is one of only three coaches in history to have won both the NCAA championship and the Super Bowl. My poetic postcard about Pete Carrol: Pete Carroll, the Seahawks manager, was within three feet of a second Super Bowl victory (2014). There were less than thirty seconds to play and he had the two-legged beast - Marshawn Lynch - in his backfield. However, instead of staying on the ground, Pete Carroll chose to throw. It was a mistake and he lost the game and the second Superbowl, but life is made up of choices and making choices form the person and the man, those consequences are created that become experiences. Pete Carrol is a kinesthetic, an instinctive, a team man who makes union and friendship his strength, his life religion ... the strength of a sometimes cruel responsibility. ------------------------------------------------------- Pete Carroll è un allenatore di football americano, capo allenatore e vicepresidente esecutivo dei Seattle Seahawks della National Football League (NFL) che ha portato alla vittoria del Super Bowl XLVIII nella stagione 2013. In precedenza era il capo allenatore di New York. Jets, New England Patriots e la University of Southern California con cui ha vinto due campionati NCAA consecutivi. È uno dei soli tre allenatori nella storia ad aver vinto sia il campionato NCAA che il Super Bowl. La mia cartolina poetica su Pete Carrol: Pete Carroll, il manager Seahawks, era a tre metri da una seconda vittoria del Super Bowl (2014). Mancavano meno di trenta secondi per giocare e aveva la bestia a due gambe - Marshawn Lynch - nel suo backfield. Tuttavia, invece di rimanere a terra, Pete Carroll ha scelto di lanciare. È stato un errore e ha perso la partita e il secondo Superbowl, ma la vita è fatta di scelte e di scelte fatte dalla persona e dall'uomo, si creano quelle conseguenze che diventano esperienze. Pete Carrol è un cinestetico, un istintivo, un uomo di squadra che fa dell'unione e dell'amicizia la sua forza, la sua religione di vita ... la forza di una responsabilità a volte crudele. (di Maurizio Spagna©2021) [e-mail] - The signature of American sport in Italy -

[@dethaddr]

I still feel Marshawn is the heart of the Seattle Seahawks, just look when he came in to support the team when all of their RB's were injured after the fact. The man is as real as real gets, especially for a sports player. He just didn't like the media twisting words and villainizing people as they do to sensationalize things for sales and ratings. That's at the heart of the reason for the crazy interviews where he only would state one line. It's also why the NFL didn't want Marshawn being the MVP, which he likely would have been if he got the call (or the audible, there was a HUGE gap on his side during that play). If the media wants sensationalism, they should find the memo on that so they can really bring that corrupt League down!

[@JohnSavona]

pete carrol is awesome. I see the Grit.

[@travisjohnson7065]

No, it was undeniably a bad call. Even if the result had been different, it still would have been a pointlessly risky play and a flat out terrible call.

[@jjdavis7471]

I can't believe he just said it was the worst result of a play call. He has to be the dumbest coach for saying that, and he knows it was stupid to say that. He knew he should have ran the ball to win the game and didn't. The Patriots even made adjustments against Lynch and still couldn't stop him.

[@DBKetch]

Oh no....now I'll have to kiss his ring next time hahahahahahahahah

[@MrJeffrey316]

It was simply a bad play call. You run Lynch, you don't pass with one timeout left. Marshawn was really strong. He should have taken it in.

[@AD-oy8nm]

it was an ego thing. pete and russell wanted russell to be the hero. they despised marshawn.

[@leeeng478]

WORST SUPER BOWL CALL EVER! PETE CAEEOL YOU RIPPED THE HEART OUT OF THAT TEAM!!!

[@cristianflores1588]

It’s kinda of weird seeing Today keeping this video up with Matt Lauer

[@Mjsnananbbsie737]

To be in that locker room after that Super Bowl whew! Everybody coulda got that smoke lol

[@ru40342]

after so many years, we still cannot understand why he didn't run the ball.......

[@VirantRoss]

*1:39** and he gets to hear it again... Talk about rubbing it in..* I bet he never calls that play again in end game situation.

[@DMDvideo10]

People are so quick to slam someone in lieu of giving someone else credit. The Patriots prepared for that play and Butler executed it to perfection. So what you call the "Worst play call ever" I call the "Best Interception ever"...

[@wgb8210]

Donald Mousseau Very well stated.

[@shontongbalentong6412]

Fight On, Coach!!

[@Sambacampojo]

carroll's karma..again..here in 2021 for what he did to those kids at USC..the football Gods hate him..no mo SB's for him..

[@Bbarfo]

Even if Seattle had scored a touchdown on that play, it would not have guaranteed a win. The Patriots would have had 25 seconds and two-time outs to drive down the field for a field goal to tie the game or a touchdown to win, which Brady would have done with ease considering the way Seattle's secondary was performing.

[@dmoody4628]

I believe someone higher told him to do that because there is absolutely no way lol

[@oblivion85]

He wanted Russell to be the Golden Boy.

[@ahmedlukki6115]

7 years later……… still here fuming🙄😂

[@cd8578]

It's surprising he wasn't let go after that decision. I'm trying to understand the reasoning. Could it be he didn't want Marshawn to be the main focus? It's unsettling to think about.

[@hatcher2262]

I am like Carson..what’s up?! I wanna know what Coach Carroll said?

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

8 years later and I’m like McDonalds, I’m lovin’ it…

[@CrustyCrabPizza69]

Pete Carroll did say back then he will win the Super Bowl for New England lol Thank u Pete!

[@MrLoup24]

the call wasn't the problem. he didn't tell Wilson to throw it to the other team. if it is wide open you throw it. if not you throw it in the stands and run it the next two plays.

[@jharp08]

Throwing a slant in the middle of the field on one yard away is always risky especially when your qb is 5’11. Could have spiked it. Throwing a fade towards the corner of the endzone was much safer route and stop the clock. Football 101 lil buddy

[@kennguyen2994]

God: "Don't worry my sons, I will be with you just as I was against Greenbay". (After the interception). "WTF!" "This is what happens when I give them free will".

[@jasperhalsey8574]

Ken Nugyen underrated comment

[@ItsBriiiiii]

All of the armchair QB's posting: Seahawks were 0-9 running the ball inside the 1 on the goal line with their RB. Had they been stuffed and time ran out (no timeouts), THAT would have been the worst call in history - PLUS you had the numbers to TELL you that. Get a grip on reality - it was a TERRIBLE outcome but the call wasn't bad.

[@SB7G4]

Yup completely true, Malcolm butler made an exceptional play

[@andyvaldez212]

It was second down. You could still have tried for 1 run...I'm quite sure Beast mode woulda gone beast mode and made the game winning touchdown. Worst call ever

[@DMalltheway]

Try to run for one and you have a timeout, colossal mistake

[@ItsBriiiiii]

@@andyvaldez212 I personally think the worse call was the specific play and throw type, an out to the sidelines would have been more safe and you had the time on the clock for stretching a longer play. The call to throw the ball wasn't the worst crime.

[@franklingartrell]

There is no coming back from that!

[@parkerkilen3526]

As a Seahawks fan, I can legitimately understand why Seattle would’ve chosen to pass on that play; The Seahawks did a run the play prior, and seeing as they were on the one yard line that play, they had to know the Patriots were absolutely expecting a run. That being said, why not try a play the Patriots wouldn’t be expecting? On the flip side though, personally I believe the Seahawks should’ve done a fake hand-off and Russell Wilson finish with the end zone score. Wilson was so fast during those days so he even very likely could’ve done so!

[@kalebhill157]

That doesn’t matter they couldn’t stop marshawn the entire game !

[@census3370]

He's the best coach we always at the playoffs even this year with a wack oline

[@glizzzerd]

Still puzzled

[@FireMaker97]

Anyone else just got this in their recommended?

[@DMalltheway]

Doesn’t even regret it, no wonder why the team and culture wasn’t able to ever recover.

[@Upstairsforpete]

Like the guy said at the end he still has not said why he did not run the friggin ball????

[@ignorancepolice663]

Still can’t believe it

[@paythecreator4317]

So instead of just biting the bullet and being accountable, he decides to double down and call it the worse "result" and not the worse call in super bowl history. I like Pete Carroll and think he the coach and his book "Win Forever" are both good. But I certainly think the book and philosophy we wrote, both called "Win Anyway" are by far a lot better.

[@paythecreator4317]

Because someone needs to coach the coach and the players at the same time. So at least one side gets it in case the other (especially the coach) doesn't. All coaches can have a bad day at the office. That doesn't mean they are not a good coach. That is why it is on both sides to make the other side look good, when one side is not having their best day at the office.

[@justinmeyers4234]

“Many people think this call cost his team the game”…not many people and not think. Everyone knows that call lost the team the game.