Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks searching for answers after loss to Arizona Cardinals adds to woes

SEATTLE — Another disappointing loss has left Seahawks coach Pete Carroll more frustrated than he has ever been in 10-plus seasons in Seattle. He admitted as much Sunday after cutting his news conference short before returning later to answer more questions.

The odd postgame scene followed Seattle’s 23-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at Lumen Field. The defeat dropped the Seahawks to 3-7, marking the first time since 2011 and only the second time in Carroll’s tenure that they’ve been four games under .500.

“I’m just not any good at this,” Carroll said of handling this level of losing. “I’m not prepared for this. I’m struggling to do a good job of coaching when you’re getting your butt kicked week in and week out. It’s new territory, and I’m competing in every way I can think of. But I’m just unfamiliar with it. So if I leave early or if I make a mistake, I’m not on my best game right here … I’m not making any excuses. And I don’t want to get good at this.”

Facing an NFC West-leading Cardinals team without injured quarterback Kyler Murray or receiver DeAndre Hopkins represented a golden opportunity for the Seahawks to breathe some life into their dwindling hopes of making the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 seasons. Instead, they allowed 328 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns to backup Colt McCoy while Russell Wilson and their offense struggled for the second week in a row since his return from finger surgery.

Carroll began his postgame news conference without his usual opening statement, saying, “I don’t have a lot to tell you” before inviting questions. He then left about eight minutes in, saying, “I’m really done. I’m done,” and continued to walk off as a reporter was beginning another question.

Carroll later returned wearing street clothes and apologized for his early exit. But he was just as mystified in his second trip to the podium as his first one as to why Seattle’s offense has been so ineffective, especially…