I want some of the detractors to ponder on this for awhile....Pete Carroll gets the Seahawks their FIRST EVER Lombardi, and goes back the following year to challenge Billycheat & the Patriots for another WITH CABLE & BEVELL ON BOARD!!
Yes he had one of the best Defenses in NFL history (an outstanding group that he and John Schneider put together ), and Marshawn Lynch ( another Pete Carroll & John Schneider gig ).
He & John went out on a limb and Drafted a TOO SHORT for the NFL Russell Wilson, which in turn, opened the floodgates for other QBs that likely never would have had been given a chance to prove that they can excel.
After the Coaches in the rest of the League (that were reluctant to take the chance) that Big Balls Pete & John did, some lost their jobs the following year.
LOB--> GONE, ...….Bennett --> GONE,...…Marshawn Lynch --> GONE, AND YET, Pete keeps winning...EVEN IN OBVIOUS REBUILDING MODE !!!
He's a damned good, , no -> GREAT<-Head Coach.