A day with Pete Carroll

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll rallies his players in the early morning during a team meeting at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

During a busy morning, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks the hallways at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll pauses to watch tv in his office at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaks to a reporter on the telephone in his office at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, right, is briefed by Comunications and broadcasting vice-president Dave Pearson before a press conference at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll throws the football during a practice at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll prepares for practice as players stretch at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks with starting quarterback Russell Wilson after practice in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll pauses from his busy day to look out his window from his office at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll addresses the media during a press conference practice facility in Seattle. Being a basketball fan Carroll has a backboard in the main meeting room.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talks on the phone in his office at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll sits with the athletes before a meeting at the practice facility in Seattle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)