Has Seattle's Pete Carroll Become NFL's Most Underrated Coach? - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Even after guiding the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable playoff berth a year ago, Pete Carroll still doesn't seem to get the credit he deserves nationally.

Corbin K. Smith | Jul 1, 2023

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Despite orchestrating one of his greatest coaching jobs yet leading the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs in 2022, Pete Carroll recently wasn't included in Pro Football Focus' top-10 NFL head coach rankings.

Hosts Corbin Smith and Nick Lee investigate why Carroll may inexplicably be overlooked more than any high profile coach compared to his peers and debate where he belongs in the NFL's coaching hierarchy entering his 14th season at the helm for Seattle.

Smith and Lee also revisit Noah Fant and Coby Bryant's first seasons with the Seahawks and project their numbers for the 2023 season for Forecast Friday and rank the team's offensive position groups heading towards training camp.

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Published Jul 1, 2023

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.