Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll
Peter Clay Carrollis an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is a former head coach of the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and the USC Trojans of the University of Southern California. Carroll is one of only three football coaches who have won both a Super Bowl and a college football national championship. At 7009204733440000000♠64 years, 320 days, Carroll is the oldest head coach currently...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 September 1951
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
These games are great for us. We need to be challenged, to be under the gun. We need to have to respond. It will make us strong.
This is a great challenge because of the attention,
This is all we could hope for -- it's the Rose Bowl. We get to play in the Rose Bowl in the national championship game.
This is a clear statement about what we wanted to get done, how we wanted to look and what we've expected from our guys, ... I'm really pleased with this day.
All in all, it was a great day. It was a really good start for us.
The history really doesn't have anything to do with how we play, so that's not a big point for me to dwell on. But it is fun for everybody.
The green jerseys and the whole thing ... it's something we'll never forget, ... It was just very dramatic ... exciting as it can be.
The doctors think he shouldn't have trouble playing. He had an MRI this afternoon, so he missed being out here today. I'd say he won't practice Tuesday and we'll see how he's doing Wednesday. We'll take it one day at a time.
(The doctors) know the results of the MRI. There's definitely something there (on the MRI), that's why we're being very cautious and taking our time. They need to see how it responds and see how soon he can come back and if he does or he doesn't (need surgery).
A good part of his background has been working with the defensive line, so he'll contribute greatly there. And having him serve as the defensive coordinator will free me up and make us a much more efficient staff.
All of those questions are ones that are directed at you because you have something you're shooting for. For us to be in a position where any of those arguments even matter, we have a lot of games to win. It's not an issue right now. If we get down to the very end and we're fortunate enough to be in position, then we'll deal with it. Right now, it's not something we talk about.
I think it's important to have people you know and can count on. I know why guys hire their sons. You have a relationship. It could be a problem, but you know that you've got someone with your best interests at heart. He can tell me something that nobody else can tell me. I see it as an asset.
I think the guys that have come back now have found that they have enjoyed the heck out of it. After the grind of the NFL, the college game seems a little more different and wholesome and spirited.
If you get the first down, the game is over. It didn't really matter where they started. You saw how they moved down the field on the previous drive. That was our moment to seal the win and we didn't do it.