After the dramatic conclusion to Super Bowl XLIX, when the pendulum swung sharply toward an inevitable Seattle win (after the latest uncanny catch on a potential game-winning drive in a title game against the Patriots) and then flew just as sharply the other way with an uncanny interception at the goal line, it was clear that the Seahawks would have a hard time getting over it.
It wasn’t nearly enough for coach Pete Carroll to display his usual effervescent confidence within the locker room after the game. Carroll took his case to the Today show, in the apparent hope that family members of players to whom he would have no access until the middle April would understand why Carroll did what he did — and in turn would prevail upon players having a hard time getting over the decision to pass instead of throw to put it behind them.