Seahawks' Pete Carroll opens up on Russell Wilson's pick to Malcolm Butler | Richard Sherman Podcast

[@jewelinvegas580]

Chris Collinsworth, teamed with Al Michaels that night, made the greatest comment immediately after the play. "If you took Seattle's entire offensive line off the field, I would still trust Marshawn Lynch to get 1 yard".

[@shawn1819]

Man. Thats a hell of a quote. And ud be hard pressed to find anybody that knows football at a decent level that wouldn't agree wit that statement.

[@blt4085]

i agree thats bs@@shawn1819

[@michaeldeadwyler4034]

he had a 90% success rate to make that TD.

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

Did any of you listen to the video? Marshawn was going to get 3 carries in that series if necessary

[@iceman463864]

Yes I listened to the video. He had to throw on one of the downs… not THAT down. He should have run it I don’t care about no goal line formation he tried to outsmart bill and it backfired.

[@rick262]

Love Richard's point about Pete bringing something new to the NFL by coaching via positivity. That's what made me really enjoy watching the Hawks vs any other team.

[@bothellkenmore]

My 1st real job my boss only used negative reinforcement, might have occasionally said something nice. Old school military WW2 vet so that's all he knew. I really hated walking into work the next day.

[@WillJM81280]

Pete was so happy to have gotten away with what he did at USC and have escaped to the NFL before it all came down he would have had to be pretty positive.

[@hippiecolleen1352]

I had the pleasure of hanging out with him while I was working a Monday night football game at Levi's, I was having my last cigarette before we opened the gates...and he came up to have cigarette with me, and I made him sing the old MNF theme with me.... And HE DID! THE WHOLE THING!!! 🎶ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? A MONDAY NIGHT PARTY?????

[@lewibjork7955]

Positivity is great except when it causes the worst play in NFL history.

[@Orange-Jumpsuit-Time]

Pete bringing something new to the NFL by calling the worst play in it's history.

[@codymorgan1996]

Thanks Richard. We love you in Seattle.

[@HDDREAMIN]

Richard Sherman has always been one of my favorite personalities and his playjng skills, insticts and raw swagger was second to none. He is So smart and charismatic. This is the perfect platform and he is perfect for bringing out just real talk. Great stuff

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

Oh wow it's a beautiful thing to see these two in the same room 💪🏽✊🏽

[@gr00vechamp]

I saw the Malcom Butler interview where he spoke about recognizing that pass play, at the goal line, because the Patriots were practicing goal line defense using known Seahawks plays, the week before the super bowl. They even played the video of the Patriots practicing for that play. I wish Sherman talked about that in this video with Pete.

[@rylian21]

Every team in the NFL runs that play. It is what it is. The dude made a fantastic read and the pass was a little off.

[@knowyourenemy50]

thats why you watch film. not sure what more there is to add.

[@ThomasHoffDE]

agree - huge missed opportunity in this inteview

[@hooikaika69]

@@rylian21 Brandon Browner was on the Seahawks before and he knew that play. Obviously they were ready. Pete just made a shit call

[@hooikaika69]

It was a soft interview @@ThomasHoffDE

[@CourtlandSandoverSly]

I still want to cry. How do you not go Beastmode? None of it makes any sense, and it's been almost 10 years.

[@powerface71]

They took a bag to fuck it up, period.

[@LanceG007]

Because he had been stopped numerous times in goal line situations

[@Isaiah024]

@@powerface71nah bro anyone takes back to back super bowls. The whole point is to win

[@bobbyraejohnson]

Omg apparently the whole world thought it was a run except the patriots and it wasn’t a typical interception. Malcom Butler just made a great play.

[@gridiron8728]

because patriots had goal line defense and in the pass play was about to get open, just to make it harder for hawks fans lol

[@tomtrinaelmes663]

That superbowl win was special on so many levels... My grandpa ( who was a fan since the inception of the seahawks right along with 3 y/o me ) had died the May prior to it and that was always the thing he wished he could see.. When the final seconds ticked off I'm not going to lie I had some tears in my eyes thinking that somewhere he was watching and cheering right there with me. Thank you Pete and Sherm

[@johnbowen6038]

I’m a Niners fan and I went to UW at that time and that year was crazy Seattle. There was something in the air. Riding that Sounder train everyday, walking around campus even when I went to Tacoma, the energy was something in never felt before. The only thing close was 95 Refuse to lose Mariners but those were special times. The day of the parade the city really showed up and showed out

[@Hittdogg17]

My dad too

[@Road2Dawn1012]

I’m so sorry he wasn’t able to make it damn

[@williamflack6691]

So wonderful to see you two together...it rubs off on all of us. You help us understand the meaning of 'respect.' Thank you.

[@slylancey]

Glad to see Sherman and Carroll patch things up

[@cannabutterusag]

it’s easy for everyone except Russ on that Hawk team to patch things up, not bc Russ threw the pick, it’s because Russ wouldn’t give them access or reach out on pod like this. Marshawn couldn’t even call the man phone directly and they played together for many years.

[@deafgwipps]

@@cannabutterusagthe farther he gets away from Seattle more and more holes in his “boy next door” persona appears

[@MVPhurricane]

me too. sherm is too smart to not take a broader view of the situation-- even if he disagrees vehemently, he is a big enough man to understand (or at least try) why Pete came to a different conclusion. and i was not on the team-- i was not in the locker room-- i don't know the team dynamics at all-- but it seems a bit crazy for the reality of the situation to be that Pete is racist and hates Marshawn, or whatever the narrative was. Pete seems like one of the kindest (yet fiery) guys in the NFL, and it just seems hard to imagine. sometimes the simplest explanation is the best. but i'll bet he has had PLENTY of self-doubt over the years about it-- how could he not?

[@999a0s]

@@MVPhurricane the narrative was never about Pete himself being racist, it was more nuanced. it was more so a statement about two Black stars performing blackness differently in front of a majority-white NFL audience and management, and how that affected their perception, marketing prospects, perception from NFL management, etc - and this in turn exerting external pressures on Pete's decision making. goody two-shoes Disney Channel "Wayne Brady" QB vs. unapologetic RB from Oakland with golds in his mouth who doesn't code switch and is just here so he won't get fined. the narrative resonates with people because the dynamics really exist - but i don't think it's the main reason behind Carroll's decision at all. still, you would be silly to think these big-picture dynamics with the different personalities of Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch weren't "in the air" exerting external pressures on Carroll's team management.

[@beesea105]

Russell Wilson wanted that MVP and idc what Pete says. I'll always believe he called that play to give Russell what he wanted

[@ethanma3916]

from the way he's saying it, seems like it wasn't even his final call

[@0ka_edit]

Lol ok man

[@paulz4667]

​@@ethanma3916we don't know the full story. But that call killed the dynasty. If it was 4th down I understand throwing it

[@kjuergens1985]

@@paulz4667 I think it would have to be 3rd down or sooner, in order to stop the clock (in the case of an incompletion) and ensure they got 4 tries for the end zone.

[@paulz4667]

@@kjuergens1985 if he got stopped and they lost no one blames anyone

[@NobleVagabond2552]

Legion of Boom was fucking legendary. Even as a Steelers fan I loved watching those teams back then. Their WR core + Marshawn was also dope

[@JJthename55]

No team is Legendary if you don't have the brains to do the simple things. The Team will always be known as giving Brady an undeserved Ring. 😂 Oh....and Atlanta too.

[@SteveZ243]

The deep pass that led your team to that situation was already miraculous...it was like two RARE events, one good and one bad, happened in a very short period of time...after all these years there is no point to blame anybody

[@ShareCraftIdeas]

It was such a clutch, crazy circus catch that almost nobody will remember 😒

[@CozzyKorner]

My kids were at that parade!💖 That positivity is why we love Pete!

[@csmith411]

Got beamed at the goal line and lost it All 😂

[@damienrowley443]

This was just fantastic. I earnestly feel inspired just by hearing this conversation

[@castro_d-_-b]

It still hurts bruh

[@heather3383]

I got goosebumps when he mentioned the parade. That was huge for our city!!!! 🎉

[@alexthagreat310]

I got goosebumps when I seen your profile pic 😂❤

[@MultiSneakerLover]

@@alexthagreat310 bruh

[@frosty_farms]

Having only moved to Seattle the year before with my fam we were still figuring out the city. So making the trek downtown and trying get in the right spot so my 4 yr old son could actually see the parade was one the most exhilarating and exciting moments of my life. At one point I called out to Russ as he was passing to take a pic and to my surprise he held the trophy up and smiled right at us. And I got the perfect pic!! I also have Marshawns skittles he threw at us too!!😂

[@Jetergotjuice_]

in thankful for this explanation , still hurts but this was some closure

[@zeroThreeSixHD]

As a Bears fan, I would love to have a new coach with Pete's infectious personality and game intelligence. We haven't done shit and are only getting worse every year. Our coach is currently a vanilla rock of outdated game schemes. I loved watching the Legion of Boom Seahawks

[@hiphop2u]

LOB Seahawks is my favorite team I’ve been alive to watch ever! They were amazing

[@Portuducks]

The Bears had such a coach in Trestman.

[@cortrellhonor8839]

We been terrible since Lovie left

[@Portuducks]

@@cortrellhonor8839 Correction: they've been horrible since Lovie fired Ron Rivera.

[@anonymike8280]

Different city. Different personality. Different team DNA. In Chicago, it begins with a 4-3 defense and an all-pro middle linebacker. Then a workhorse running back. Then figure out the other positions.

[@ryanswild]

You did not have to throw! You had BEASTMODE on the 1 yard line

[@annuakig3143]

EXACTLY the best RB in the league at the time

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

Did you even listen to the video?

[@benburnett8109]

@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr Dont have to listen to the video. We are adults. We understand Beast MODE. They had 4 chances from the 1 yard line. Pete's excuses just add salt to a wound. He should say, in a clear manner: I f-ed up. We should have fed the ball to our 230pd monster and let him feed. This video is just blah blah blah from pete. HE f-ed it up. On the biggest stage. With the best players. He had the best of the best and he f-ed it up.

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

@@benburnett8109 You may be an adult but you clearly didn't listen to the explanation. Good luck remaining blissfully ignorant.

[@highdesertbiker]

YES run always on that play

[@NO_OPEC_NO_PROBLEM]

All in the past, moved on years ago. 12s have mad respect for Sherm and Coach Pete, absolute Hawks legends!

[@93ajcollier]

This actually makes a lot of sense. Good explanation. A good player made a great play

[@staubach1979rt]

Seattle was 100% right in calling a pass in that situation.

[@cameron9359]

Awesome they are able to discuss this as friends openly..

[@casanodrums]

All I can say is thank you, Pete. Thank you. “They’re going goaline!”… Brady was awesome in that 4th quarter comeback too

[@paulsansonetti7410]

Every single member of the legion of boom was playing hurt , or out of the game, otherwise that never happens

[@Israelashala]

@@paulsansonetti7410your butt still hurts 😂😂 I love it

[@shmeebs387]

@@paulsansonetti7410 And one was playing for the Patriots and helped make that INT happen.

[@paulsansonetti7410]

@@shmeebs387 Browner yeah

[@mikec2903]

Man i used to be harsh on pete but hearing him talk and seeing sherm jus light up and love to listen to every word he says u can tell hes one of if not thee best players coach of all time, also really cool to hear the insight on why they called pass there.

[@bryce9497]

As a Patriots fan I respected this team more than any we went up against...ever. Both teams had highs and lows, every player put everything on the field. But after 2007 and 2011, this SB went from pure agony and another freak play to seal it to Malcolm Butler making the greatest play in SB history. I get the play call argument, but that's retrospective. Butler decleated a receiver like a foot taller than him and somehow intercepted the ball on a cannon shot of a play on the goal line. If he breaks up the pass it's a forgotten play. Unreal. Respect for these guys though to be sure. I don't see any real losers in this game

[@nickkaley33]

100%

[@tannerhachey2033]

I'm a pat's fan too and super happy they didn't but let's be honest; they didn't want Marshawn Lynch to be the hero of the NFL if they could avoid it. There was definitely some weird motivation to try** to have Russel Wilson be the hero is all im really going to say. That Seattle team was incredible.

[@shellybrown8789]

Explained this the best wow

[@shellybrown8789]

Bro people don’t talk about how fast that ball was coming in and he caught just like u said if it’s batted down it’s just another play that’s crazy

[@796r]

@@tannerhachey2033dumbest possible take on that.

[@jamesmcgill1232]

I’m not even a Pats or hawks fan but I wish they could go back in time and change that play call.

[@SeanGTR32]

One of my favorite moments in that Super Bowl was seeing the face Sherman made when the interception happened. 😂

[@justinwilson5006]

It’s an iconic moment

[@BernardTassart]

Greetings from Belgium and yes,appreciated the input and the positive energy you gave and for the memories!!!still frustration of that particular game and this could have been a dynastie for the ages!!!what a great ride ❤ and a Seahawks forever !

[@JangaLangaBanga]

It's cool to hear it directly from Pete, after all the videos I've seen where people speculate about why they threw it.

[@usermnm1104]

I still remember seeing the team celebrate the win, it felt like the whole city was there at the parade 😭

[@memmed156]

Don't forget. Hightowers play before that was incredible. Also he was out coached by Bill. First thing was that Seattle was restless and slow and Bill saw that and that's why he didn't call a timeout. Furthermore, he did not want to give them a chance to respond to the defense of New England. Then the defense was goal line but with 3 corners. A defense they haven't played all season. Furthermore, if you listen to Flores and Mike Lombardi, you know that this defense was introduced to the Patriots in the offseason because Bill was not happy with the defense in the red zone. Then New England knew the play from analysis and coached and played it perfectly. Then on the next play, the Patriots lured Seattle into the neutral zone at their own goal line. There is an old video where Bill explains the risk-reward ratio of this strategy. The penalty is for the offensive half the distance, so not much. In return for the offensive, the chance to get away from your own goal line is worth a lot. So good chances and risk ratio. Pete is a good coach but Bill is legendary. In situations like this you can see why. And for everyone who thinks a run would have been possible, take another look at the previous play. New England would have stopped them and a lot of time would have run down or they would have had to burn the timeout and then just postponed the same problem.

[@WLJ1287]

Explained very well

[@memmed156]

@@WLJ1287 thank you

[@ATM-du2gx]

I’m a Pats fan who’d call Belichick the greatest coach of all time, but if Marshawn gets the ball he’s scoring and winning the game. No way Beastmode is getting denied at the goal line

[@memmed156]

@@ATM-du2gx look up the Play before.

[@Yuniverse7]

I don't care if anyone calls me a fool - I'm still living in the 2013-2014 glorious years.

[@formalhault5820]

I WAS AT THE PARADE cold as heck tho hahaha!

[@skeezix8156]

The helicopters above blowing that cold air down made it worse. Was fun though

[@commodorezero]

What gets ignored about this situation is that playoffs was incredibly luck based. The Seahawks should have lost to the Packers. The Packers should have lost to the Cowboys. The Cowboys should have lost to the Lions. Luck can cut both ways. This is why in football its so hard to do things a few years in a row. It's all 2 of 4 and 3 of 5 shit cause something is going wrong even if you're the best by a mile..

[@mrmacross]

I feel like every Pats Super Bowl trip (9 in total), each playoff run had some sort of fluky play that could've swung everything. Helmet catch, tuck rule, etc.

[@happyjemini]

Or you know, the bomb of a play that should have been intercepted that even allowed the seahawks to be on the goal line? Also what happened their next game in the regular season against the pats? Didn't they get stuffed on the goalline? Oops.

[@Citylife_90]

nah bro. you have marshawn at the 1 with a timeout and a first down. you run that shit in. period.

[@PastorJTolbert]

Bruh!!!!!! 1 yard line with beast mode. Nobody was going to stop him!!!!!!! RUN THE BALL!!!!!!!!! I lost sleep over this and the Seahawks aren’t even my team.

[@SeanBowen-f2d]

For me as a Seahawks fan that SB loss was BRUTAL for me as a die hard fan. Born in Seattle, never seen the mariners make it to the world series, the seahawks spoiled me. Watching one of our seattle teams making it to the superbowl not once but 2 years in a row was awesome. Just awesome. Blowing out Denver in SB 48 and then knowing we were going to play the GOAT Tom Brady and the Patriots in SB 49. Omg im thinking we have to win this sb. And as a seahawks fan i was so excited it was almost like i was in that game myself. And i remember watching that circus catch that our seahawks wide receiver made. Im thinking just run the ball with Lynch now. I remember we run the ball with Lynch on first down and im thinking he got in the endzone at first but he was just short of the goal line. And its second and goal. And i saw the seahawks formation. And im saying to my friends who are watching the game with me, "thry better not throw the ball, just run he ball with marshawn, one of the best if not thee best running backs in the game. And sure enough i see wilson drop back and throw the ball and remember hearing Al michaels ghastly voice saying, " the ball is intercepted at the goal line." And im sorry but i was PISSED and as a man i can afmit i was in tears. Tears of agony. WHY WHY WHY are you NOT handing the ball off. Im pretty sure the whole stadium was expecting wilson to hand the ball off. And not anymore but i remember i seriously hsd nightmares about that loss. I dont anymore but that game we didnt just lose the game. We lost what could hsve been. Possibly a trip to a 3rd straight superbowl appearance, who knows. But in some ways just as a fan, that loss still stings a bit. But still love Pete Carroll and the seahawks

[@10tepeyac]

Seeing the look Sherman about to bawl after that interception was pure gold lol

[@tomtalley2192]

Whenever I am feeling down, especially this year, I always look for the Sherman face after the pick.

[@mattcullen1049]

When I’m feeling depressed I always go back to that play and realize it could be much worse and how happy I was at that moment!! Thank you Pete for throwing the ball. To add to the story I saw Pete in Montana in Glacier National Park. Summer after he Won the Super Bowl. I congratulated him on the win and then after said go Pats!!! He laughed and waived while with his wife. Then boom, following season Pats steal it from him. Crazy!!

[@DJbradass]

I've been saying what Pete said here about the goal line play for years - they had to throw it on one of the 1st and goal downs because of the time left with only 1 timeout. It was also the best down to throw on since the Pats were anticipating Lynch for the first play in the series. It was simply a helluva play by Malcom Butler.

[@halfwaydowntheroad]

Still think Pete made the right choice. Not just for time management reasons as everyone points out, but because Lynch was not a great goal-line back and his conversion rate went down as the downs progressed. I loved it when I saw them throw it...Butler just made a legendary play.

[@starmaster191]

collinsworth said it best. if you can't trust the best running back in national football league to punch it in from the 1 yard line giving him 2 tries on the biggest game of the season, so be it. so be it.

[@zr2610]

That’s the problem with “advanced stats”. They forgot common sense and let the robots rule them. Give the damn ball to beast mode please.

[@TheShepdawg9]

@zr2610 you're posting all over here to give the ball to beast mode. He'd better be your cousin cause I'm suspecting you're his girlfriend

[@zr2610]

@@TheShepdawg9 if only 😩😩

[@zero1fifty8]

I'm not even a Seahawks fan and that SB loss still hurts me to my core 😂

[@frosty_farms]

Maaaaaan i also gotta say, watching u block that pass in the endzone to end the game and then watching the infamous post game interview was one of those football moments ill remember forever. That and the packers OT comeback. That was some amazing shit!!! I still watch that every now and then😅

[@williammurphy8293]

Nah man, Beast was destroying the pats. If Rus made that play for MVP? I’d choose the ring over MVP. Now he doesn’t have either that year.

[@TBDtribute]

i think we need to focus on how amazing butler was on that play rather than blame pete

[@josephturner604]

All the more reason to run it with a sure thing. You’re playing the patriots, you have to expect the best at any time

[@TBDtribute]

@@josephturner604 oh i definitely agree they should've given the ball to beast

[@thoughtdujour]

...and this is why we love Coach Carroll

[@tapesone2]

Awesome interview from 2 awesome dudes

[@powerjd]

Hearing Carroll say he sent a pass play when he saw the pats defense in goal line, speaks volumes of Belichick’s mind games. Wouldn’t be surprised if he did that on purpose to have a shot at intercepting the ball.

[@dukeonwheels]

You’re giving Belichick too much credit. Dude isn’t God. No matter how many possibilities you try to prepare for, there’s always going to be something that falls through the cracks. As Belichick himself said, it’s the players that make plays. There has never been an interception on that play at the goal line except in that Super Bowl. Not before or since. Malcom Butler made the play. End of story.

[@powerjd]

@@dukeonwheels I don’t think anybody can deny that the players are the ones who make the plays, but you underestimate the amount of work and analysis that coaches put into a game, especially the Super Bowl. Belichick has always been known for his masterful game plans against the most explosive offenses the league has ever seen, to the point that a couple of his game plans have made it to the NFL HOF. The fact that there has only been one interception against the play ran by the Seahawks and that the team who intercepted was coached by Belichick is no coincidence. He’s by no means a god, but he’s regarded as the best defensive coach of all time.

[@martinalarcon3108]

I used to have 😮so much respect for Pete Carroll until this happen in the superbowl, in my eyes he went for being a great coach to an average one 😮😢

[@epa316]

I hope he gets the team another ring to make up for THAT play. Then he can retire with two rings.

[@rapreport7599]

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[@FriedToast]

How cool would it be if he could get one w/ Russ, one w/ Geno, and one w/ Lock? Three different QBs taken to the Super Bowl would be pretty special.

[@SemajNewton]

@@FriedToast that hella QB friendly forreal 😂💯

[@danieldoyle253]

@@FriedToastLock and Super Bowl winner in the same sentence. Imaginative sentences like that are why I read comments. Lock has at no point yet in his pro career showed He’s been competitive let alone elite.

[@JTB2063]

@@danieldoyle253bro say what you want he looked good in both preseason 2nd stringers or not you play who’s in front of you and with who you got and he showed he clearly got the talent and his main issue (which was decision making) has definitely gotten better.

[@azulsimmons1040]

That play haunts Seattle. I imagine it haunts Pete and that team even more. So close. Carroll gave us that great era of football. Wish it could have gone on forever.

[@BeauTylerMakesMusic]

It's weird to me that people don't seem to hold Wilson at all accountable for that terrible throw and decision. Pete didn't throw the pick. 😆

[@lubabalomengu8311]

Because the coaching staff called that play and they had Beastmode with 1 yard to go! FYI, it was his run that got them to the 1 yard line.

[@cavaleir1]

If Jameis Winston can change a Play at the 1 yard line to get a player a TD Why could russell change the play to WIN A SUPER BOWL is Jameis a Better or Smarter qb than Russell?

[@jonathancarroll1283]

That is so cool to see the two of them talking. I was under the impression there might have been some bad blood between them. I’m so glad to see they’re cool.

[@murrethmedia]

Pats fan here, just wanted to say how classy your franchise and fan base is. A lot of teams that lost to us screamed CHEATING because they couldn't handle they lost. You guys took it like the champs you are. PS thanks for kicking the shit out of Manning the year before.

[@carolg8535]

Probably the most stunning play I have ever seen. 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@johnwurts3953]

I wish the Seahawks would hire Richard Sherman full time to coach Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon.

[@bothellkenmore]

Didn't we see him doing XFL live commentary a few months ago. Not sure he wants to be a full time coach.

[@joshuacochran4460]

Pete and Russ just wanted Russ to shine. The pats saw the play coming. If that doesn’t tell you that Pete had no intention of running that down idk what would

[@yourecancelledfromsociety7551]

It’s pretty obvious why they went with pass, everybody and their mother thought they’d give it to beast mode down there, so why not catch the pats off guard and pass it in for a wide open passing TD. I see what they were trying to do. Malcom butler just was one step ahead, unfortunate. I think the whole MVP argument is so dumb

[@thangyselfmade7028]

The play overshadows their superbowl win

[@sammymarinero9086]

That's an idiotic take

[@dwaynewillis8173]

DAMN Sherm🎉 You a way better man than I gave you credit for cause I'm still working on getting over that one 😢

[@FMD023]

Pete literally got to build the LOB up and literally destroyed them in one play. He’s a successful coach is because he has very strong emotional intelligence and strong leadership. I went to usc and one of my professors told me Pete’s strongest trait is his leadership.

[@armaniax1120]

Yea its unfortunate that one play defines him and look what he’s doing with Geno

[@Hittdogg17]

Love these guys

[@RangerOfTheEast00]

Russell Wilson could have easily called an audible and give Lynch the football but his selfish arrogance costed his team the championship

[@whitebird357]

That would have been cool.

[@hooikaika69]

It was Wilson's third year and he was such a yes man. He should have audibiled but he was too much of a P to do so.

[@mgb4692]

@@hooikaika69 Course that didn't stop him from going all Shaq (without being, you know, Shaq) in the offseason--PAY ME!!!!!!!!!

[@CharesWhite]

Not Selfishness....Russ is a legit bonejeaded followr type! God peopbably told him to throw it...smh

[@keim3548]

Stupid comment of the year. As if he wouldn’t be blamed if Lynch fumbled

[@MrManAmong]

He acted like he couldn't remember how many time outs they had in that super bowl but then goes on about his very first day as a head coach in detail. So full of it. We all know why HE called that play. Ruined my birthday.

[@douglasthompson9482]

Pete will always be a champion Go Hawks

[@musicis4you888]

Great conversation

[@monophthalmos9633]

Watch the interception again. Seattle's tight end Luke Willson had his man beat on a corner route and Marshawn Lynch had separation on a wheel route. If Russell Wilson had made a better read, seeing that Malcolm Butler was positioned well, he could have "simply" thrown it to the left. Would have been a more difficult throw to make, but certainly a better choice.

[@leewade9280]

He was definitely not throwing to lynch. If you really follow Russell you can tell he has this complex about him that wants to be in the spotlight. So making those easy passes wouldn't have done it for him. He wanted that thread th3 needle pass that makes him look good

[@Forevermade32]

That played broke my 12 year old heart harder than any girl could as a diehard Seahawks fan

[@upside93]

As a 49ers fan, I'm a big fan of Malcolm Butler and that pick

[@bryancole4022]

This makes a lot of sense now that he explains it. I was always wondering wtf he was thinking calling that pass play

[@ByTheLake81]

Thank you; I've been saying this for years. No one remembers they had one time out. It's easy to say "just run it" but if you want to take all four shots, you can't. One in a thousand bad luck, but you'd be right 999 other times, and that's why he's an NFL head coach.

[@Roman-rb3cz]

For the million time. Coach Pete made the right call, Russ made a horrible execution of the play call and Buttler made an unbelievable play. A pass play was needed in this situation. There was not enough time to run 4 plays.

[@ABAYBAZ]

I imagine it would have been; First down, incompletion Second down, Run the ball Third down, no huddle than run the ball Fourth down, time-out and pass it.

[@JaredBruski]

They absolutely had time for a run, no huddle run. 24 seconds for a jump off? The first wouldve been over and done with in 10 seconds. 😅 cmon

[@ABAYBAZ]

@@JaredBruski Pete Carroll made the right decision and Malcolm Butler hurt everybody’s feelings

[@japg-iq8gk]

Haha nah you couldn’t run it, they also had a time out to stop the clock lolol

[@japg-iq8gk]

Haha they had it on the 1/2 yard line. With at least one more chance to run, time out, chance to throw and if you still can’t get it, you live with Lynch on 4th and Goal. Awful play calling, doesn’t take half a brain to figure that out especially if that’s your job

[@MVPhurricane]

wow richard is so expressive with just his facial expression, it really drives the conversation forward without him having to say anything verbally. but then again i'm biased because i love sherm, as a fellow Stanfordian (although i will say sherm was MUCH better in the pros than he was in college ha ha xP). but yeah i love sherm, man.

[@anonymike8280]

I was there, meaning I lived there at the time. The situation at the end of the New England Super Bowl called for a pass on that down. If they had run on that down and the run failed, then they would have needed to call a timeout. If something had gone wrong on a third down pass play (a sack or a receiver tackled ahead of the goal line) it's game over. I continue to say, the outcome was a consequence of Russell Wilson's limitations as a passer. They couldn't count on him to hit a receiver in the middle of the end zone or the back of the end zone. They just didn't have that kind of play in the repertoire. New England knew that something like that was coming, and it was a simple matter of the db's playing the ball wherever it went. The sequence was supposed to go pass-if the pass failed, then run Marshawn Lynch-if the run failed, probably have Wilson roll out on an option. They couldn't do a roll out option on second down because of the time out situation. Lynch, by the way, was not really a good short yardage runner. I said that before and a lot of people disputed it. Finally, someone who knew something jumped in and said that, no, he wasn't. I saw a lot of him on television. No, I never got the idea that he was a good short yardage back.

[@baller3030]

They didn't want Marshawn to win Super Bowl MVP. Now by "they" it could be Goodell, it could be Seattle, but somebody couldn't stand the idea of Beast getting MVP.

[@imank8629]

I love these 2 guys. I'm not mad at Pete for throwing in the super bowl. In football you can't be predictable. At SC Pete was in a similar situation against Texas and he choose to run Lendale White (who was as good relative to college football as Marshawn was to the NFL), and Lendale got stuffed because the defense saw it coming.

[@usmcmsgt5487]

They didn't want to give the ball to the beast mode because the way he treated the media, he did not want to speak. He did not want to talk, and guess what an MVP does. He goes around giving interviews and they knew Lynch wouldn't do that so they wanted russell wilson to pass the ball.

[@whydopeoplealwayssayuhm]

pete rocking the iconic bike dad shoes 😂 love it hahaha.

[@mercator79]

This is the conversation Seattle needed for years. Cannot imagine if fans feel like this what the players who do the work and feel the pain must have felt.

[@tonybayarea]

That (2014 Seattle Seahawks) should've won more than just 1 Superbowl. Between Seahawks in the NFL and the (Dallas Mavericks 2011 in the NBA) two teams in their sport that should've won multiple championships but didn't within the past decade.

[@gboyce975]

Marshawn Lynch came up 1 yard short of the Hall of Fame

[@ServantofGod77777]

You can see Sherman holding back his smile and laugh because of ol Beast Mode! He wants to call BS soo bad but just swallows it. Lol. He's thinking about Marshawn who laughed in Pete's face before disappearing into the locker room after the Butler INT. Butler INT, Montana to Swan, Big Ben to Holmes, Manning to Tyree, All memorable moments in the SB.

[@spdcrzy]

I wonder how much Sherman held back because he knew Marshawn's interview with Unc was coming and about to expose the entire shitshow lol.

[@twobarsfourstars]

Such a dope interview, thank you for sharing 🙌🏼🙌🏼 appreciate how Richard reflects and shares his growth, and Pete seems to have no need for more from his success then what he has: great relationships like this one. Two very impressive people, thanks again!

[@kimreid6539]

🤣I'm both a Patriots fan from birth and Seahawks fan since relocating to WA- On what planet would Russ ever be better than Brady? I don't care if he won 5 super bowls, he is not in the same league as Tom. Not even close. And I can say that objectively.

[@famf6234]

Totally agree! Russ is living in a dream world! 😂

[@gr00vechamp]

Russell's head is a helium field balloon. I still hate Tom Brady though.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

As a Patriots and Notre Dame fan, I always respected Coach Pete. Even when he was at USC and Seattle.

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

Throwing on a goal line defense makes sense. Coming from a Patriots fan

[@SmokeBurp]

lol😢

[@famf6234]

Yeah! His mistake is you guy’s gain!

[@gr00vechamp]

Yes, I understand your perspective haha.

[@knightman_cometh]

Love this!

[@jamesgorman2818]

I understand the mind set in a chess game with their goal line defense set up, should have been a walk in td and the cornerback just made a great instinctual play on the ball….. BUT. you can’t think like that. it’s not just another game, it’s the Super Bowl. Just get the ball over the goal line. Run it.

[@rylian21]

Running it straight into an 8-man blitz is typically a poor choice.

[@kevintao1735]

And if you listen closely, Pete says they were in 11 personnel--so 1 RB, 1 TE, and 3 WR. That's a passing personnel group up against a goal line defense--the heaviest defensive personnel group built to stop the run. So the Hawks were in a pass-strong, run-weak offensive personnel grouping up against a run-strong, pass-weak defensive personnel grouping. Passing is exactly the right move there. People don't give Butler enough credit. The Seahawks could've done everything right, but he just jumped the route because he knew what was coming.

[@huludical1]

That play just happened 😂

[@zacchfromdalou9679]

Not “Russell Wilson’s pick to Malcom Butler” more like “Pete Carroll’s COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS GOALINE PLAY CALL & SITUATIONAL AWARENESS” ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@ChenoodleSoup]

Marshawn Lynch’s huddle story is the best lol

[@lifeofBandB]

I personally think if that pass is incomplete that they run it the next play. I don’t think he had an agenda. Some time you get too cute or try and out smart the goat on the other side. Things happen it just happen to be that magnitude of the moment

[@MrMindMarvel]

They would of been the first team to win 3 in a row. It's a shame.

[@shmeebs387]

The Patriots prevented 3 or 4 potential dynasties during their 20 year reign. Rams and Seahawks from the NFC were both in position to win their second and continue success, and between Steelers, Colts, and Ravens in the AFC who knows how many more SBs they'd have between them.

[@JnxakaBeasie]

They also got caught recording teams practicing and deflating balls once a cheater always a cheater.

[@shmeebs387]

@@JnxakaBeasie No they didn't. The recording practice thing was just bullshit rumor because Marshall Faulk didn't like how predictable his offense was. It was because Patriots linebackers called out their plays at the line. When Ray Lewis or Luke Keuchley do that, they're praised for being smart football players, but when the Patriots do it they get accused of cheating. What they got "caught" doing was recording opponents' sidelines. But that 1) wasn't illegal. They were just recording from the wrong location. And 2) was based on a rule change handed down by the commissioner through a memo instead of going through the competition committee, so it technically wasn't even a binding rule. They lost a first round pick for that and Bill was fined half a million dollars btw. And anyone who believes the deflategate thing anymore is just dumb. Brady won the first court case on the basis of the facts, and Goodell only won the appeal because there is a clause in the CBA that basically gives the commissioner the power to discipline anyone for anything he feels like without proof.

[@Fluffytatertot]

Come Pete just be real u guys didn't want lynch to have the MVP they wanted Russell to have it plan as day!!😂

[@ethjamboy]

Can we talk about pete’s shoes DAMN. Lol😂. Dad Nikes

[@madmelkiper]

That’s swag ma boi 🥶💎🧏🏼‍♂️

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

You know I thought they were my Grandpa's oversized New Balance shoes this whole time 😆

[@ryanc9910]

Can’t wait to roast you for what you wear in your 70’s. Turns out you don’t need the latest J’s to find happiness, who would’ve thought.

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

They are comfortable

[@lordfatcock]

Grillin and chillin shoes. Might even mow the lawn shoes

[@OfficialCandor]

I think he just wanted to make sure Beast Mode wasn’t SB MVP

[@Realityroundtablepod]

They had plenty of time to run the ball 4 times

[@Paul-vf2wl]

There was 24 seconds left and they had 1 timeout are you high?

[@JaredBruski]

​@@Paul-vf2wland they.....threw a pick. The main point is, Beast Mode was all over them all day, you think he couldnt one more yard with 2 attempts and 24 seconds left? Cmon bruh you wilding fr if you think that wasnt the play

[@brandontran8751]

@@JaredBruskiit was 2nd and goal and they had 24 seconds. If you give the ball to beastmode theres a higher chance of getting stuffed because the patriots sent out the goal line defense. The pats will know you have to pass on third down because theres no time. Pete made the right call

[@pharaohgames3924]

6:40 "When does it end for you." Fuck me man, greatest coach in Seattle sports history. We will always be grateful for Pete.