The Seahawks should not fire Pete Carroll.



Let’s start with that, as it’ll be the most important statement to keep in mind as we proceed. On Wednesday, my teammate Ben Baldwin argued the opposite. The title is a worthwhile question: “Is Pete Carroll the right coach for this version of the Seahawks?” The premise sounds asinine to some, intriguing to others. The responses to Baldwin’s piece illustrate as much.



Carroll is the winningest coach in franchise history and repeatedly gives the Seahawks a chance to be in the hunt for a championship. Even if Seattle’s odds of winning a title are much greater in some years than others, the Seahawks more often than not have a puncher’s chance. And when championships are won during a month-long single-elimination tournament in January, consistently having a puncher’s chance is about all any franchise can reasonably ask for.



There are flaws associated with having Carroll as...