To me, the phrase “In John and Pete we trust” is shorthand for “John Schneider and Pete Carroll turned the Seahawks into one of the best franchises in the league and have earned the benefit of the doubt.”
The phrase seems to have fallen out of favor recently - and is sometimes used derisively.
But there is still meaning in those words for me.
Going back to the beginning
After agreeing to terms two days earlier, Pete Carroll was officially hired as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks on January 11th, 2010.