Former Seattle Seahawks stalwarts Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett took some parting shots at head coach Pete Carroll after they were shown the door in Seattle. But now, Carroll has fired back at those criticisms from his ex-players.
“The thing I would tell you about that is that we've been through a lot around here, we've grown tremendously together and all of that, and changes are inevitable,” Carroll said, per The News Tribune's Gregg Bell. “Sometimes, guys can't hang with what's expected, for one reason or another — their growth, their development and all of that.
“And the best thing I can tell you is, that they're not here.”
Sherman said Carroll’s philosophy was more suited to college, while Bennett said Carroll’s message had become repetitive to the point that Bennett claimed to read a book during team meetings last year. However, Carroll disputed that claim.
Those three had a lot of success during their time together in Seattle. Nevertheless, it’s understandable for a team that’s been together for some time like the Seahawks to experience that eventual entropy at some point. Carroll likely felt it creeping in, which was probably why he made such wholesale changes to the team this offseason.
Given all the personalities involved, it makes sense for those three to feel how they do. Their relationship seemed to have run its course, which is why it’s probably for the best that they’ve finally gone their separate ways. They now get to have fresh starts beginning this season, and that should suit all three of them just fine.
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