Seahawks coach Pete Carroll sticks up for Microsoft Surface tablets, even if he doesn’t really use them

Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman gets angry on the sidelines, as coach Pete Carroll looks on, after Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones scored a touchdown in the third quarter Sunday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times) Seahawks coach Pete Carroll quickly brushed off the first question that came his way during his regular weekly press conference Wednesday to instead address the burning issue of the day.

“I was really going to talk to you about the tablets,” Carroll said with a smile.

It was a reference to the other big rant of the NFL week, New England coach Bill Belichick declaring that he is done with using Microsoft Surface tablets during games after smashing one on the sidelines in a…