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The Seattle Seahawks are on the verge of having their playoff fate sealed in Week 17 as a loss to the Arizona Cardinals or an Atlanta Falcons win over the Carolina Panthers would end their 2017 campaign.
Along with their playoff hopes potentially coming to an end in the final week of the NFL regular season, arguably one of the best players on the defensive side of the football has made headlines which don't look good on the team nor head coach Pete Carroll. Veteran safety Earl Thomas was seen running down Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett after last week's game lobbying for the team to go after him if they have the opportunity.
Carroll, who wasn't thrilled about it, has responded to Thomas' telling comments to Garrett, via ESPN's Bradley Anderson.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called Earl Thomas' “come get me” comment “unfortunate,” but otherwise didn't express much concern about what his All-Pro free safety did after the team's win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Apparently, Thomas' comments to the Cowboys head coach were misinterpreted if you ask the 28-year-old. Carroll claims he spoke with Thomas about what the world saw so clearly on television and he wouldn't do it again as he felt for Seahawks fans, via Anderson.
“He was really concerned about our fans. That was his first [thought], ‘Geez, I don't want to make them think that I don't love being here' and all that. So he said what he could say to try to clear it up and all that.”
Although Thomas assured Carroll that what he heard wasn't what was intended, it'll be interesting to see what the future holds for him in Seattle. The NFC West may be one of the more competitive divisions in the NFL in the years to come with the emergence of the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers potentially taking the next step forward with Jimmy Garappolo under center.
With a power shift taking place in the division, the Seahawks could make some moves to help right the ship or possibly start a rebuild in Seattle.
