I'll tell you what I don't think, I don't think Pete has some sort of tolerance for mistakes as a way to allow his players to perform better. Maybe I'm missing what Salk is trying to get at but that doesn't make sense to me.
Seems to me, Pete hates mistakes, mistakes lead to explosive plays
Whether or not it's relevant to explosive plays, I doubt he's happy with mistakes. I don't think he wants players running around like their hair is on fire.
Occurred to me, Earl Thomas may have lacked discipline. There could have been some tolerance but in the end he was shown the door. Pete may have the crappiest defense in the NFL but I still think he wants his players where they were instructed to be.
In Seattle, despite Thomas’ considerable coverage skills — and they were certainly elite during his Seahawks tenure — he also had a penchant for occasionally freelancing that put stress on the back end of the scheme.
When Kam Chancellor was healthy and playing alongside Thomas, Seattle leaned on him to make sure everyone (including Thomas) knew where they were supposed to be at all times and to understand and cover up scenarios where Thomas might be caught out of place.
This became a concern when Chancellor’s health began to erode. Essentially, Seattle felt like Thomas was at his best (and freest) when he and Chancellor were paired. When that tandem ceased to be viable in the long term, the Seahawks’ hopes that Thomas would mature into Chancellor’s leadership role and on-field reliability never materialized. This played a part in why Seattle was reluctant to give Thomas another long-term extension, as well
From a Bob Condotta article, he seems to think discipline is particularly important to Pete
Discipline is a key concept in all aspects of football. But it’s always been especially critical the way the Seahawks play defense, with players often saying it’s as if they are all tied on a string — if one player goes out of position it can pull all of them astray
