Rachel Wold
The Seattle Seahawks coaching staff made one of the worst play calls in the history of the NFL late in Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots on Sunday night.
With one yard to go and the team down by four points and inside of the one-minute mark, Seattle bypassed on Marshawn Lynch in lieu of a slant from Russell Wilson to Ricardo Lockette.
New England Patriots’ rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler saw that play coming and zipped in for an interception. The rest is history, as New England gained possession of the ball and took a knee for the win.
Pete Carroll won’t live this down anytime soon.
I've done some really stupid things in my life but Pete Carroll makes me feel better.
— gene cox (@genecoxrva) February 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/BennyRay42/status/562083159018196993
Now who’s mad bro?
https://twitter.com/kentmontgomery1/status/562110866930143232
Pete Carroll just went from becoming the best football coach in the world to being the village idiot.
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) February 2, 2015
Walk of Shame.
https://twitter.com/PageQSports/status/562258984280023040
Roger Goodell must be thrilled to lose the heat.
Good recovery by Roger Goodell. After stiffing NBC after Saturday grandstanding, title of NFL's Biggest Idiot is taken away by Pete Carroll.
— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) February 2, 2015
Didn’t think we’d be hearing from Marshawn Lynch on Pete Carroll.
Marshawn is Pete Carroll an idiot?- pic.twitter.com/f1W8H0stw0
— Heath Whalen (@WhalenHeath) February 2, 2015
So glad the Pats won the Super Bowl. Much respect to Belichick and Brady. Can't stand Pete Carroll or the legion of lame.
— Laura Miller⚡️ (@ItsLLB) February 2, 2015
Ha. blame it on auto correct.
Turns out it was Pete Carroll's auto-correct that was to blame for that horrible #SuperBowl call … pic.twitter.com/1PrM6t9BLF
— ⚡️ S T E V E N • J A M E S ⚡️ (@StevenJamesLive) February 2, 2015
Forget Deflate-Gate. It’s time for Throw-Gate
Did @PeteCarroll throw the @SuperBowl or is he just stupid? Can anyone point out a worse play call in NFL history? #throwgate #BeastMode
— Alan Barnes (@theeagleguy) February 2, 2015
Need a little sugar?
Here @PeteCarroll, you get stupid when you're hungry. pic.twitter.com/bvHSfhf3kZ
— Sam Flaagan (@SamFlaagan) February 2, 2015
If you've ever wondered how stupid you have to be to believe that 9/11 was an inside job, Pete Carroll just showed us all there.
— jaded barves guy (@fjrabon) February 2, 2015
Luckily, there are a lot of coffee drinkers in Seattle.
https://twitter.com/BenKnoedler/status/562092705413890048
This will take a lifetime for Pete Carroll to live down.
And his tweet really doesn’t help much right now.
Pete Carroll remains positive in the wake of dramatic loss in Super Bowl XLIX. pic.twitter.com/PdtgKprSC1
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 2, 2015
Photo: Fansided
