During his time as Seattle Seahawks head coach, Mike Holmgren didn’t really care for trick plays — this is a man who was reluctant to ever operate out of shotgun — while Jim Mora’s trick plays were usually a whole lot of movement to not gain many yards.
Even as we often debate Pete Carroll’s conservative gameday strategies, we’ve seen him or his offensive coordinator on more than enough occasions spring a gadget play. Carroll is also willing to unleash “Big Balls Pete” on fake field goals or punts, upgrading to “F—k You Pete” when he does those trick plays in a blowout.