Some years from now, be it in 2025, 2030, or beyond, Pete Carroll will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On the weekend that Carroll enters Canton, the Legion of Boom will be celebrated, the way his cover-3 defense and unique cornerbacks spread across the league will be acknowledged, and Russell Wilson will of course be recognized as a major part of Carroll’s success.
However, none of those things will be Carroll’s legacy. Not the dynastic run at USC, nor the NFC West titles, nor the four-straight years of number-one defenses in the NFL.