Seahawks players openly criticize Pete Carroll’s final play call

The Seattle Seahawks came within 1 yard of winning Super Bowl 49, but the coaches dialed up a pass play on second-and-1 from the New England Patriots' goal line. Russell Wilson threw an interception with 20 seconds remaining in the game, sealing the Seahawks' loss and the Patriots' fourth Super Bowl title under Bill Belichick.

Pete Carroll said that he told his players the play call was entirely his idea. It could not have been an easy thing to admit. Seahawks players were reportedly as mad as fans that Seattle did not hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch with the game on the line.

Standing w @Seahawks as they walk thru tunnel and one says best back in football and we throw the ball on one yard line

— melissa stark (@melissastark) February 2, 2015

Seahawks players are ripping the hell out of that last call. Openly.

— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) February 2, 2015

I’m in the Seahawks locker room. Wow. Talking about despair! Those who can speak are freely ripping that last play call. Big time.

— Terence Moore (@TMooreSports) February 2, 2015

#Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin: "We had it. I don't understand how you don't give it to the best back in the league on the 1-yard line."

— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) February 2, 2015

Marshawn Lynch asked if he's surprised he didn't get the football. Says "No." I ask him, Why not? Says, "Because football is a team sport."

— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) February 2, 2015