All around him, heads were down almost as much as spirits.
Moments earlier, the Seahawks’ redemptive season ended with a 24-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs deep in the heart of Texas. Pete Carroll then got to the heart of what he wanted his players to take out of their defying run to the postseason.
“You don’t ever lose if you get better,” the 67-year-old coach told his Seahawks late Saturday night. “You always have a chance to get back on course and get going again and there’s always something positive you keep building on.