All offseason, there were reports of animosity between Russell Wilson and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.
It all started when the QB opened up about his wish that he was more involved in the team’s roster decisions, which was followed by his agent giving Seattle three teams the future Hall of Fame would accept a trade to.
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It wasn’t all too surprising when Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll buried the hatchet prior to the season. But now that the team sits at an unimpressive 3-7, many are wondering if this is the end of the road for the longtime partnership.
During the Man 2 Man podcast, The Athleticās Michael-Shawn Dugar said he believes it’s all over for the QB-head coach duo.
āTo be honest, I really thought it was over this offseason because Russ basically was like, āLook, if weāre not going to be competing for Super Bowls, I really donāt want to be here,’ā Dugar detailed on the November 22 episode. āAnd I was like, youāre probably not going to be competing for one this year, so that means itās over. ā¦No, I didnāt think itād be over in November. I thought maybe weād at least get to January, some snow [would] be on the ground by the time itās over. No, itās over right now, today.
āThereās no reason to think that Pete and Russ and John can co-exist in this space going forward with the roles and the power each one has or does not have in Russā case or Johnās case. You just canāt, this is done. This is a rap. Russ basically let it be known, āIf we aināt winning, Iām out.ā They aināt winning, so somebody needs to be out. Maybe itās Russ, maybe itās Pete, maybe itās John. Maybe itās all three. That would actually be terrible to do that, but thereās no doubt. Thereās no might, thereās no ambiguity. Itās over.ā
While all the Pete Carroll-Russell Wilson talks go on, the QB says he remains focused on finding a way to somehow get back into contention this season.
āIt doesnāt impact any of my thoughts at all,ā Wilson responded during his postgame press conference. āAll I think about is right now, what weāre gonna do and how weāre gonna do it. I love this team, I love this organization. I love being here and so like I said, I like the challenge. Iām looking forward to it, itās gonna be a great story.ā
It remains to be seen whether Seattle would consider moving off their most successful QB-coach tandem in team history. But perhaps Russell Wilson is just done with Pete Carroll, and ready to take on a new challenge elsewhere.
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