Pete Carroll concedes worst result of a call ever

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Le s than 24 hours after Bill Belichick , coach Pete Carroll acknowledged that his in XLIX will live in football infamy."It was the ," Carroll told The Today Show's Matt Lauer on Thursday morning. "The call would have been a great one if we catch it. It would have been just fine, and nobody would have thought twice about it."Carroll knew he was going to throw the ball at least once in that goal-line sequence because he didn't want to leave enough time on the clock for to drive down the field with an answer. If the second-down pa  John Leglue Jersey s had fallen incomplete, Carroll planned to run on third down -- and again on fourth down, if nece sary.We discu sed the on Thursday's edition of the , crediting cornerback with the rather than lampooning the for an unfortunate byproduct of their succe sful coaching philosophy.NFL Films' outstanding work in bolsters that viewpoint.In Carroll's defense, no NFL quarterback had thrown an interception from the 1-yard line all season."I made the call that comes out of the proce s of the preparation and the practice," Carroll continued, "along with the mentality that I've been coaching with as long as I remember about preparing us to do right in the situations."Even if Carroll's decision came from a natural place, it's going to be debated for decades Alan Faneca Jersey  because it allowed New England's decade-and-a-half dynasty to roll on while potentially stonewalling Seattle's own nascent dynasty.Carroll revealed that he cried in the aftermath of the devastating lo s, but remains adamant about regrouping for a third consecutive appearance."We did so many beautiful things to get to that point and so many positive things that happened and so many players have played so well and coaches coached so well," Carroll emphasized. "That moment isn't going to define this team and who we are. This is a championship team, it's a great team that plays great football and plays as a team in a wonderful way."One moment does not define you; the journey does. We will outlast this. Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) The latest Podcast and reacts to the latest news. Find more content on .