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Pete Carroll’s Questionable Super Bowl Decision Was the Beginning of the End of a Potential Dynasty, According to a Former Seahawks Pro Bowler

The Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory in 2014 was a moment of triumph for the franchise and its fans. It seemed like a new era had been ushered in, but it turned out to be short-lived. Pete Carroll’s questionable decision to go for it on fourth down instead of kicking the ball away led to the Patriots’ game-winning field goal, which signaled the beginning of the end for Seattle’s dynasty aspirations.

Pete Carroll’s decision to go for it on fourth down in the Super Bowl was the beginning of the end of a potential dynasty, according to former Seahawks Pro Bowler Michael Robinson.

On both sides of the ball, the Seattle Seahawks were once one of the most dominating teams in the NFL. The squad in 2021 is a long cry from the one that won back-to-back Super Bowls in 2016. Pete Carroll made a choice that would have long-term consequences for him. One of his former teammates made a strong remark regarding the call’s effect on Seattle’s prospective dynasty.

In Super Bowl XLIX, Pete Carroll made a contentious decision.

The Seattle Seahawks of 2013 were a fantastic football team. They completed the regular season with a 13-3 record, clinching the NFC West title and a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Seattle’s outstanding season came to a close with a 43-8 thrashing of Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks began 2014 with high hopes and ambitions of a repeat after retaining the majority of their key players from the previous season.

Pete Carroll led Seattle to another division championship with a 12-4 record. The Panthers beat the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers on route to a Super Bowl showdown with Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots.

With just over two minutes remaining in regulation, the Patriots led the Seahawks 28-24. The ball was in the hands of Russell Wilson and the Seahawks attack. They drove all the way down the field to the one-yard line.

Pete Carroll opted to toss the ball with Marshawn Lynch in the backfield. Malcolm Butler, the Super Bowl XLIX MVP, intercepted Wilson and secured the win for the Patriots.

Cliff Avril discusses the loss of the Seahawks’ potential dynasty.

Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril runs off the field while Pete Carroll yells Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, celebrates as Cliff Avril sprints off the field | Getty Images/Jonathan Ferrey

Marshawn Lynch was named to the Pro Bowl five times. In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, he led the NFL in running touchdowns. Pete Carroll had everything in place to throw the ball off to his star running back and win the game.

Instead, the Seahawks chose the more difficult option. Carroll was roundly chastised for his choice, and rightly so.

Cliff Avril, a member of that Seahawks squad, thinks the contentious decision contributed to the dynasty’s premature end. He was a guest on Aqib Talib’s Catchin’ Fades.

Avril was questioned by Aqib Talib whether the one play had an impact on the team going forward. The former Pro Bowler responded in a unique way.

“I didn’t believe it played a part at first when I was in it,” he added. ” “However, after the event, you begin to speak with some of the men, and you begin to hear how they felt.” Yes, I believe so. “I believe that threw the momentum off.”

Avril went on to say that the team have complete faith in Lynch to gain the one yard required for a touchdown. “I believe a lot of men began to doubt the message.” You switch things up if a coach has a philosophy that everyone believes in. Everyone is now staring at you, as if to say, “Oh wait, you’ve been lying to us the entire time?”

In retrospect, the former defensive end noticed a change in the locker room’s atmosphere.

“I believe that if we win the second one, we will most likely win the third one in the following year or two,” Avril said.

The Seahawks have the potential to be the best team in the league for years to come.

Cliff Avril may be correct in his assessment. The Seattle Seahawks had the potential to create a genuine dynasty, which is difficult to do in the NFL.

Pete Carroll is regarded as a players’ coach, and his team had a number of excellent players.

From 2012 through 2015, quarterback Russell Wilson was the team’s leader, appearing in three Pro Bowls. Marshawn Lynch was regarded as one of the game’s most dangerous running backs.

Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Percy Harvin, and Jermaine Kearse were hardly great receivers, but they were good. Wilson and the receivers built chemistry, and it paid off.

During that time, the Seahawks’ defense was their strongest suit. Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, and Brandon Browner were members of the Legion of Boom. Although the secondary got the most of the praise, the front seven also performed well. Everyone else’s task was made simpler by Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett, Bobby Wagner, and K.J. Wright.

The Seahawks were working on something unique. Whether Pete Carroll’s choice altered the course of the squad or not, we will remember it for the wrong reasons.

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