Pete Carroll was criticized on Sunday for attempting what appeared to be an onside kick to start overtime against the St. Louis Rams. After the game, Carroll said despite appearances, that was not an onside kick.
Carroll told reporters that kicker Steven Hauschka misfired on the kick.
“It was supposed to be kicked way down the field,” Carroll said after the game via The Seattle Times’ Danny O’Neil.
That is actually a plausible explanation. Recall that Hauschka’s kick did not hit the ground and actually went straight up into the air, just not very far.
Pete Carroll just said that it wasn't an onside kick?? "Mis-hit it." Christ. Has this guy gone off the deep end? pic.twitter.com/JFnuy32X1A
— Ryan J (@Johathebear) September 13, 2015
It sounds like the kick was supposed to be a pooch kick.
#Seahawks K Steven Hauschka said he had intended to kick it further downfield. Didn't use the word "pooch" but that's what it sounded like.
— Danny O'Neil (@dannyoneil) September 13, 2015
That might take Carroll off the hook for what many thought was a terrible call. Now let’s hear what the critics have to say about Carroll giving the ball to Marshawn Lynch on 4th and 1 and losing the game 34-31 because Beast Mode could not convert.
