Four notes from Pete Carroll’s post-Week 10 press…

Russell Wilson threw 40 passes yesterday and only completed half of them. It would have made sense to run the ball more often – especially considering how much Wilson was sailing his passes and the light boxes the Packers defense showed. Seattle only called 11 run plays, with Alex Collins getting the bulk of them. He missed a lane or two but generally had a strong game.

Today, Carroll admitted that his team should have run more.

Pete Carroll says 11 runs by the running backs on Sunday was not enough. Says Seahawks have to run it more.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) November 15, 2021

Early concerns about Carroll interfering with first-year offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s scheme and forcing him to run the ball too much have turned out to be totally backwards. If anything, they’ve gone too far the other direction this season and Waldron could use some micromanagement if it means getting the run game back on track.

That won’t be easy as long as Chris Carson remains on injured reserve, though. Carson was designated for return to practice last week but has not been activated as of yet. Carroll says there’s no update on his status.

Pete Carroll said he didn’t have an update on Chris Carson today. “We’ll be revisiting all of that by Wednesday.”

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) November 15, 2021