A little "Trust Me Bro" anecdote you guys totally never asked for:
I used to roast coffee for a company here in Seattle. The name probably rhymes with Sarcucks. I worked at their shiny facility on Capitol Hill. There is a lower area in this facility with its own bar with private visual access to the large coffee roaster, which is often closed and cordoned off for private events. This was 6 or 7 years ago now, but one day my supe tells me there's gonna be a very special event that evening, I'll be working it, and I need be on my best behavior yada yada.
I don't think much of it. It happens often enough. I'm going about my day, watching people set up for the event and guests slowly filtering in. Then an older gentleman walks in that I know I've seen before, but he usually looks different. Then it hits me like a freight train. It's freakin Papa Pete Carroll and his whole family. They're there for his son Nate's rehearsal dinner before his wedding. I fan-girl screamed internally for about 15 straight minutes, then got my S together and put on a little show and answered questions and whatnot.
Coincidentally, he doesn't talk as much like a coach as I thought, nor did I push to talk about football out of respect for the situation. He spent most of the night sprinting around chasing his grandchildren like he was 20 years old. But man, when we did chat was he ever intelligent, kind, and super fun to talk to. And he was very tolerant of my insistence on calling him "Coach" the whole night haha. Also coincidentally that evening I learned he doesn't drink coffee and has never tried any in his life. So, yeah. There's that.
Back on the topic of Camp Battles: I'm fired up to see how the pass rush rotation shakes itself out. I'll have a hard eye on the LB and CB battles. And I'm also interested in seeing how they implement and deploy all their weapons at TE. I think that's a position groups that is dying to have its versatility and multiplicity leveraged.
