Just days after it was learned he would not return to the Seahawks in 2017, former Seattle running back coach Sherman Smith said the team wasn't as hungry in 2016 as they were before winning the Super Bowl.
In a radio appearance on 710 ESPN Seattle's "Brock and Salk" show Friday, Smith said last year the Seahawks struggled to find the edge that propelled them to two consecutive Super Bowl appearances following the 2013 and 2014 seasons, including a win in Super Bowl XLVIII and a last-second defeat in Super Bowl XLIX. The 62-year-old told hosts Brock Huard and Mike Salk he discussed the issue with head coach Pete Carroll in a series of meetings following Seattle's NFC divisional round loss to the Atlanta Falcons.