Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll Still Expects Seahawks to Be a 10-win Team

Bettors beware.

No one is expecting anything out of the Seattle Seahawks this season, in fact most people think they are going to flat out stink. Their longtime star quarterback Russell Wilson is now on the Denver Broncos, leaving a huge hole in their offense they can’t even begin to fill, Russ was the face of their franchise, and at times felt like he was carrying the entire franchise on his back.

But head coach Pete Carroll isn’t buying into all the reverse hype.  Despite the loss of Wilson, he doesn’t think there’s any reason to lower the expectations of the Seahawks.

“I don’t feel like that at all,” Carroll said Monday via ESPN. “I don’t feel like any part of any of that is what’s true other than the fact that that’s what people think. I’m not in that business now. I’m in the business of helping these guys get ready to play with all of the work that we do and all of the mentality and the culture and the environment that we’re in. We’ve been averaging 10 wins a year for the last 20-something years [dating back to 2001-2009 run at USC]. You think I could think anything different than that? I don’t. I don’t see any reason my expectations should change at all.”

Carroll isn’t interested in the expectations, the predictions, or the people pointing out that Geno Smith is a huge downgrade.

“I don’t care what anybody says,” Carroll said via ESPN. “People have been saying stuff about teams for years. They don’t know. They’re just guessing at this point, and then we go and prove it and we see where we are … Win a big game in the opener or struggle and not win a big game in the opener, you’ve got to come back and get going again and back on track regardless.”

The Seattle Seahawks trading Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos is just  part of the reason analysts are predicting them to finish with the worst record in the NFL this season. There’s also Geno Smith.

The Seahawks will open their season in Week 1 with a Monday night game against the Broncos and their old franchise savior Russell Wilson.

Welcome to the game outside the game! Follow us on our Sideaction Twitter handle, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest on sports and pop culture news across the web!