Carroll speech to Seahawks cited 1972 Dolphins

Pete Carroll was so satisfied the Seattle Seahawks might have a profitable 2022 season that in coaching camp, the longtime head coach gave the group a presentation about fiftieth anniversary of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins and requested his gamers why they could not accomplish the identical feat, sources instructed ESPN.

Carroll, the mannequin of positivity, all the time has preached that occasions cannot occur till a group believes that they will. He reminded the Seahawks that whereas he was at USC, he coached groups that received each sport for 3 straight seasons.

“I do know it is attainable,” Carroll instructed the Seahawks gamers, based on sources.

And positive sufficient, the Seahawks started their season with an upset victory over the Denver Broncos and former quarterback Russell Wilson this previous Monday evening in a sport that few consultants predicted Seattle would win.

The Seahawks as soon as once more are underdogs Sunday in Week 2, after they journey to San Francisco to face the division rival 49ers.

Carroll, 71, is in his thirteenth season with the Seahawks, who had been extensively predicted to battle this season after buying and selling Wilson to the Broncos. The Seahawks have made 9 postseason appearances and received the one Tremendous Bowl in franchise historical past underneath Carroll, who joined Seattle in 2010 after 9 seasons at USC.