The ideal scenario would be as follows:
Pete realizes that he's failing. His message, having grown stale with his army, was ineffective. His philosophy had become plagued with inconsistency, and his observant and free-thinking group of players called him on it. He didn't listen, but perhaps it was time that he did.
Pete does what he did before - realizes that he's failing, again and again. Locks himself in a room and, in a fit of introspective fury, fills a notebook with all that was and is important to him in life.
Wooden’s book so motivated Carroll that he instantly knew that he needed to “get [his] act together.” The first thing he did after that moment was open a notebook and write down everything that was important to him in his life. Shortly thereafter, the very idea that would grow to consume him and influence everyone who has ever met the man would be born. “I had always competed my whole life with my brother,” Carroll said. “Competition makes you better. It’s the guy across from us that makes us who we are.” Carroll referenced battles during Seahawks practice between center Max Unger and nose tackle Brandon Mebane as a form of competition that makes both players better, almost like two pieces of metal sharpening one another. And so this concept came to fruition in the very essence of the philosophy he preaches.
So, Pete comes out and concedes control of the offense to an innovator much like himself, focuses on replenishing a defensive unit with young, hungry players who compete ferociously and with an attitude, and this time,
doesn't stray away from that philosophy once he's reached the summit.
I think Pete, once he realizes something is actually fundamentally wrong, has another good run in him. I want that run to be in Seattle. He needs to get back to basics and free up the offense.