Pete Carroll: I'll Have What He's Eating/Drinking
Pete Carroll is dervish. He's a whirlwind. He's a kindergartner with ADD who's off his meds.
He also is 56 years old.
How does the man do it? He's older than I am but his body language says "I could play on Saturday, if I had to."
I saw another of his practices, on Tuesday, and was impressed, again, at the energy HE brings to the event. It's as if a team of 90 college kids has to feed off HIS energy ... and none of them are older than 23.
I'm used to seeing Carroll dash from one field to another, as USC's high-paced practices shift to the next drill ... one I hadn't seen, or hadn't noticed ... is Pete taking a place on the kick-cover team.
He was third from the right as the "scout" cover team ran down at the return team ... and he got into the wedge only a step or two behind the scholarship players.
And a few minutes later, HE was throwing footballs as the first-team receivers worked against second-0team D-backs ... and I have to say, Pete throws a very nice football. And an accurate one.
Anyway, when I'm 56 ... heck, I wouldn't even bet on me MAKING it to 56 ... but I absolutely will not have Carroll's energy.
Is it something he eats? Something he drinks? Has he considered writing it down and marketing it as The Pete Carroll Pick Me Up Diet? Maybe he's wired on coffee or Red Bull ... but I think he's just high on life.
The guy is a force of nature. I'm pretty sure he's not the smartest guy around, and he's not the best sideline coach ... but, man, I can't imagine anyone else from his generation who brings as much to practices as he does.