Don't believe the hype

If anyone tries to say Pete Carroll wouldn't embrace his quarterback, remember it wasn't all that long ago a few of Russell Wilson's teammates were convinced the coach catered to him.

I’m old enough to remember when Pete Carroll’s preferential treatment of Russell Wilson was characterized as a problem.

This was back in the first half of 2017 and Richard Sherman was still fuming after a season that included two in-game blowups. There was an ESPN The Magazine story written by Seth Wickersham that documented some of the tensions at work …