Pete Carroll: Accountability needed for Seahawks to rebound from Rams debacle

RENTON, Wash. -- For Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks, every week begins with "Tell the Truth Monday." The team reviews film of the previous day's game and, as Carroll likes to say, gets to the heart of what really happened.

The truth may have never been uglier for these Seahawks (8-6) than it was a day after they were hammered 42-7 by the Los Angeles Rams at CenturyLink Field, a result that dealt a massive blow to their playoff hopes.

It was an all-three-phases disaster. The Seahawks produced only 149 yards of offense, the team's lowest output since 2013. They allowed 40-plus points for the first time since 2010, Carroll's first season in Seattle. Special teams didn't do the defense any…