Has Pete Carroll Lost Seahawks' Locker Room? And Can He Fix It? - Locked On Podcast

With former players such as K.J. Wright now weighing in on the state of the Seattle Seahawks locker room, what can Pete Carroll do to right the ship with only four weeks remaining in the season?

Corbin K. Smith | Dec 13, 2023

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Losing four straight games for the first time in his long tenure in the Pacific Northwest and falling under the .500 mark with four weeks left to play, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll finds himself in unfamiliar territory after a promising start to the 2023 season.

Given those struggles, Carroll's responsibility for the recent losing streak and disappointing play has been under the microscope, even drawing commentary from former players. This includes long-time linebacker K.J. Wright, who offered candid thoughts on the coach and state of Seattle's locker room on an interview with Seattle Sports hosts Mike Salk and Brock Huard on Wednesday morning.

“This team right now, they’re just so distracted. It’s not even about the opponents anymore,” Wright said. “They’re fighting their own internal battles within the building. They’re fighting guys buying into what’s Coach Carroll is saying.”

How much have the recent struggles been due to Carroll's failure to get players to buy in to his message? And how much blame do players deserve? Hosts Corbin Smith and Rob Rang take a look at Wright's comments on a potential broken locker room and discuss whether or not Carroll can find a quick fix for the situation before it's too late.

Smith and Rang also share their thoughts on six key positional battles when Seattle hosts Philadelphia on Monday Night Football, starting with must-see matchups on the outside pitting DK Metcalf versus Darius Slay and A.J. Brown versus Riq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon.

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CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.