Well, it's obvious to me why this team failed.
Defense had all the money -- all the defensive players got paid. Offensive players that weren't going to sign on a "bargain deal" --- Golden Tate, Sweeny, Okung, et. got released...
That told me "we are putting this on the defense"
And what does the defense do after they got all the money and the star acclaim?
Show leadership?
Move on from things that happened in the past, as ALL GOOD LEADERS DO.
Nope.... they endlessly bitched, sat there and stewed and dwelled on one play call in the past, and blew this team apart and ensured themselves a ticket out of town.
Legion of Boom may have been great players, but they FAILED, utterly failed as championship style leaders.
Did you ever hear Ray Lewis bitching about his offense? No, when the Ravens offense didn't produce and they got criticized, Lewis would go after the press that was picking at them. They had some terrible playoff exits and some frustrating losses, but they didn't implode, and ended up hanging around long enough with that core of defensive players to grab another ring because their QB got a little bit hot one year.
That's all you need... work, work, work, stay positive, be great, and an opportunity will come.
Did Pete Carroll ever once throw one of his players under the bus? Sherm after all those stupid stunts, Earl after his little Cowboy pow-wow? Michael Bennett being caught in a blatant lie?
Nope, he actually defended them!
He always had their backs.
Did they show him the same consideration in return?
Hell no.
That tells me EVERYTHING about what their characters are. I really, really, loved that defense but now it's tainted for me, because it's obvious those players were a bunch of spoiled little babies, and I will always think of them that way.
LOB, great players, spoiled babies and finger pointers.