Sherman: Pete Carroll's philosophy best suited for college

The Seattle Seahawks will have a much different look in 2018 as an offseason that has seen them trade Michael Bennett, cut Richard Sherman, and lose both Paul Richardson and Jimmy Graham to free agency (with Sheldon Richardson among those still unsigned) continues.

Seattle is also reportedly listening to offers for Earl Thomas.

Sherman, now a member of the NFC West-rival San Francisco 49ers, believes this type of turnover stems from head coach Pete Carroll's college roots.

"I think it was kind of philosophical on his part," Sherman said of Carroll on the "Thomahawk Show" podcast hosted by former Cleveland Browns teammates Joe Thomas and Andrew Hawkins. "A lot of us have been there six, seven, eight years, and his philosophy is more built for college. Four years, guys rotate in, rotate out."

Carroll was the head coach at USC from 2001-09 and has been with the Seahawks since 2010. He's the oldest head coach in the league at 66 years of age.

"We had kind of heard all his stories, we had kind of heard every story, every funny anecdote that he had. And honestly, because he just recycles them. And they're cool stories, they're great for team chemistry and building, etcetera, etcetera. But we had literally heard them all. We could recite them before he even started to say them," Sherman said.

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The Seahawks snapped a streak of five consecutive playoff appearances in 2017, missing the postseason for just the second time in Carroll's tenure.

Sherman says Carroll, who has two years remaining on his contract, is showing no signs of stepping away, but a poor run with a lack of success could exact a toll.

"I think that it depends on how this season goes for them. If they do great, get to the playoffs and continue to have the success, then I think he continues to go. But if things don't go as planned and they don't get to the playoffs and they have a rough year, then I think that'll weigh into his decision. The legacy begins to get tainted at that point."

With h/t to ESPN