Pete Carroll was hired as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2010. Coming on the heels of a nine-year run as the head coach at the University of Southern California where he led them to two national championships (and some NCAA-levied penalties that nevertheless don’t diminish the quality of work he and his teams put in) and developed a consistent pipeline of top talent for the NFL, expectations were high that Carroll would transition the Mike Holmgren era into something more successful.
Seven winning records in 10 seasons. It’s worth remembering just how high Holmgren set the bar.