Pete Carroll and Geno Smith had very different responses regarding their return to Seattle
Carroll coached in Seattle for 14 years and won a Super Bowl there. Geno Smith spent the past six years in Seattle under Carroll, seeing the best years of his career. Adams spent four years there, including a Pro Bowl season.
So, yeah, heading back to the place all three spent the majority of their NFL careers is notable.
For Carroll and Adams, a full NFL season has passed since they last represented the Seahawks. But for Geno it's the last time he set foot on an NFL field. So, it's very fresh in his mind.
'Man, looking forward to it," Geno said of heading to Seattle Thursday. "Looking forward to seeing my old teammates, old coaches, people in the building. It will be fun. Also going back with Pete, that's pretty cool. Another opportunity to compete with my guys, that's what it's all about.'
'It means everything. It means a lot to me. It was a place I called home for six years. I had a son there and I was able to really just turn my career around. Met some really cool people, got to know a lot of great people there. A lot of great teammates over the years. Just really special things, special thoughts when I think about it.'
While Geno gushed about how special this game was for him, Carroll took a different approach. He just downplayed it like it was a regular preseason game.
'It's the only game we got and it happens to be in Seattle," said Carroll. "I love my time in Seattle and love the fans and the people that we met and dealt with, but it's a game for us and we're gonna play ball.'
Seahawks head coach Mike McDonald said he hopes the Seattle fans greet the return of Pete Carroll and Geno Smith...until the game starts.
"We should be cheering Pete when he gets here," said McDonald. "We should be cheering Geno. How could you not? We should be cheering those guys. Now, when the ball is snapped, we're going to go try to win the game, and we're not going to be playing our starters, but we're going to go compete like heck. I think Pete would appreciate that. I hope Pete gets a great ovation. He deserves it."
Interesting that McDonald added the Seahawks won't be playing the starters, because Carroll suggested today he will not be sitting the Raiders starters. Should Geno Smith come trotting out onto the field on the first snap, it will be interesting to hear how the Seattle fans greet him.
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