"I love talking about G. I think I see him differently than a lot of people see him. I love him and appreciate him differently. He's a phenomenal quarterback, he really is. I had to chuckle a little bit because of the history and all."
"We should've coached him better. We should've had him better prepared for the things that happened, and that wouldn't have happened. I take a lot of responsibility in that. We didn't prepare him well enough in the offseason even though he looked great and we felt we had everything."
"He had a fantastic offseason and preseason with us, and he comes out in the first game, has a great first game. It was all fitting. It was exactly the right time for us. Then we just faltered and faltered. We didn't do well enough, coaching."
Pete Carroll, recently fired as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after a 3-14 season, spoke about his former quarterback Geno Smith's trade to the New York Jets. Carroll developed a close relationship with Smith during their six seasons together with the Seattle Seahawks and again in 2025 with the Raiders. Despite Smith's struggles in Las Vegas, where he led the league in interceptions and sacks, Carroll expressed confidence in Smith's ability to rebound and succeed with the Jets. Carroll took responsibility for the poor season, stating the coaching staff failed to adequately prepare Smith and should have done better. Carroll praised Smith as a phenomenal quarterback and predicted he will surprise people in his second stint with New York.
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