Each of the Seahawks had moments to learn from after their Week 3 home loss to the Saints.



The coach wasn’t exempt. Pete Carroll admitted to having a “bad” day that contributed to Seattle’s only loss of the season. But learning from and correcting those mistakes is only possible if the right lessons are learned, and through five games, Carroll doesn’t appear to be applying the correct lessons in certain situations. This hasn’t really cost the 4-1 Seahawks yet, and mistakes will be made over the course of 16 games, but employing the proper protocol to minimize mistakes can be the difference between a championship run and a first-round exit in the playoffs.



Let’s go back to the Saints game. At the end of the first half against New Orleans, Carroll swallowed a pair of timeouts instead of using one after tight end Nick Vannett’s nine-yard reception that moved the ball out to Seattle’s 30 with fewer than 30 seconds...