HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reached an settlement for the veteran coach to develop into the franchise’s head coach on a three-year take care of a fourth-year workforce choice, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Carroll, who turns 74 on Sept. 15, is one among three head coaches to have led a workforce to each a nationwide championship in school (USC) and a Tremendous Bowl title (Seattle Seahawks). Barry Switzer (Oklahoma and the Dallas Cowboys) and Jimmy Johnson (Miami and the Cowboys) are the others.
Carroll may also be the Raiders’ fifth coach, together with interims, because the franchise moved to Las Vegas from Oakland in 2020, following Jon Gruden, Wealthy Bisaccia, Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce and the workforce’s ninth coach, together with interims, since Raiders proprietor Mark Davis took over upon the passing of his father Al Davis in 2011 — Hue Jackson, Dennis Allen, Tony Sparano, Jack Del Rio, Gruden, Bisaccia, McDaniels and Pierce.
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The winningest coach in Seahawks historical past, Carroll takes over a workforce within the midst of a rebuild. He has had success at USC and in Seattle in comparable conditions and shortly made each packages aggressive. The Raiders, clearly, hope a rejuvenated Carroll can do it once more. Taking a better look, NFL Nation reporters Paul Gutierrez and Brady Henderson reply 4 huge questions on Carroll’s hiring. Nationwide reporter Jeremy Fowler dishes on what he is listening to concerning the rent, and draft analyst Matt Miller spins it ahead to the draft. Lastly, analyst Ben Solak grades the rent.
Why was Pete Carroll the rent?
Having run via 4 head coaches since 2021, the Raiders want stability. Carroll will present it. Sure, he can be 74 this yr, nevertheless it’s a younger 74 and his youthful exuberance and constructive perspective not solely lit up the Raiders facility when he interviewed in individual, per workforce sources, however have been additionally main promoting factors for him getting the gig.
Carroll’s veteran presence additionally dovetails properly with first-time basic supervisor John Spytek. Carroll was essentially the most completed coach nonetheless available on the market, and in a division with coaches Andy Reid in Kansas Metropolis, Sean Payton in Denver and Jim Harbaugh in Los Angeles, Carroll’s resume stacks up properly. Carroll is a identified commodity, one thing the Raiders have been lacking at head coach since Gruden resigned. Or did you miss Carroll’s Tremendous Bowl XLVIII title, two NFC Championships and 10 playoff appearances in 14 years with the Seahawks? Few count on the Raiders to get within the postseason instantly, however Carroll is predicted to offer sufficient expertise to make them respectable. — Gutierrez
How a lot involvement/affect was there from Tom Brady?
As a lot as will be anticipated from a minority proprietor who owns solely about 10% of a workforce however has a serious platform. Here is a concept — Brady might have truly been extra concerned within the hiring of Spytek, his former one-time school teammate at Michigan and former front-office buddy with the Buccaneers, as Raiders GM. The conspiracy concept goes that if Brady acquired his man at GM, he wouldn’t be as concerned within the collection of a coach. Brady is a serious participant in decision-making for the Raiders now, however the closing choice will all the time come right down to proprietor Mark Davis. — Gutierrez
What’s the most urgent challenge going through Carroll?
Who’s the quarterback and when does Russell Wilson present up in Las Vegas and begin doing high-knees on the constitution flight? I child. Kinda. As a result of whereas Aidan O’Connell has proven he will be serviceable, the Raiders want an improve in an AFC West division that now has Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Bo Nix. Wilson can be a bridge man, little doubt, and we make this assumption primarily based on the success and relationship Carroll and Wilson had in Seattle.
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With the No. 6 decide within the draft, it is arduous to see the Raiders being in place to pick out the likes of Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward. Plus, with Carroll being a defensive-minded coach, his decide at offensive coordinator can be a harbinger of the fashion he needs to make use of with first-team All-Professional tight finish Brock Bowers at his disposal.
Defensively, Carroll must workforce with Spytek to determine upon the gaggle of free brokers on that facet of the ball, from defensive ends Malcolm Koonce and Okay’Lavon Chaisson to linebackers Robert Spillane and Divine Deablo to cornerback Nate Hobbs to safeties Tre’von Moehrig and Marcus Epps. However the Raiders do have greater than $108 million in wage cap house. — Gutierrez
What sort of coach is Las Vegas getting in Carroll?
A culture-builder and a winner. Carroll helped develop such a robust atmosphere in Seattle that, in the course of the seek for his alternative, Seahawks proprietor Jody Allen mandated that basic supervisor John Schneider discover somebody who would keep it. Carroll brings the identical upbeat vitality each day, win or lose — a consistency that his gamers appreciated. Additionally they liked how a lot he takes care of veterans and makes issues enjoyable, a giant cause why he is thought of the last word gamers’ coach, and why the Seahawks went from an NFL outpost to someplace gamers wished to be throughout his tenure; some Seahawks even left below acrimonious circumstances then returned after seeing that the grass wasn’t greener elsewhere.
Schneider typically mentioned one among Carroll’s largest strengths is his skill to instill confidence, one thing that can be of use for a younger, rebuilding Raiders workforce. Carroll will attempt to win by leaning on his run sport and protection, a components that helped take the Seahawks to new heights. The favored criticism of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin might additionally apply to Carroll, a former Tremendous Bowl champion whose groups usually win however have not actually competed for a title shortly. However his .599 profitable share over 14 seasons (147-98-1, together with playoffs) is nothing to scoff at. — Henderson
What are you listening to across the league on the rent?
Carroll’s interview with Vegas went very properly, with the Tremendous Bowl-winning coach promoting a imaginative and prescient for a workforce in transition. The sensation league-wide is that this was most likely one of the best the Raiders might do after lacking out on Ben Johnson, who took the pinnacle teaching job for the Chicago Bears. Carroll can offset questions on his age with excessive vitality, and also will have a shorter-term contract than most. The assumption was that Brady was focusing on a defensive coach, and he is all the time had deep respect for Carroll. Whereas Carroll may not be a long-term answer, he offers on the spot credibility and may function a bridge to one thing larger for the franchise. — Fowler
Will Carroll and the Raiders have the ability to discover a new QB with decide No. 6 within the 2025 draft?
It is no secret that for the second yr in a row, the Raiders enter the offseason with a necessity at quarterback. Twelve passers have been off the board by the point they have been choosing at No. 13 final April; they as a substitute drafted Bowers. Whether or not a franchise QB can be out there to them at No. 6 this yr will depend on if groups choosing early determine to deal with the place earlier than the draft and the way every entrance workplace in the end grades the highest passers on this class.
Miami’s Ward is predicted to be taken inside the first 5 picks, probably at No. 1. He is a dynamic dual-threat with nice arm expertise. Might he slip previous the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants? It is unlikely. However then there’s Colorado’s Sanders. Some scouts assume he is additionally a surefire top-five decide, whereas others give him a second-round grade. There’s a chance that Sanders — who labored with Brady final offseason — could possibly be out there for Las Vegas with out the workforce needing to commerce up. He is tremendous correct and may make all of the throws.
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Here is the place it will get tough: There is not a consensus QB3 on this draft but. There’s a important dropoff after Ward and Sanders. Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Texas’ Quinn Ewers or Alabama’s Jalen Milroe are all in play for that spot, however none are ranked inside my prime 40. Dart comes within the highest at No. 48 general. Reaching for a quarterback at No. 6 if Ward and Sanders are each off the board is not really useful, so ready on the QB challenge till draft day can be dangerous for the Raiders. — Miller
How would you grade this rent?
B. Carroll may not be a rent with tons of fireworks and pleasure, however he is precisely what the Raiders want. They’ve wanted to return to maturity and tradition to steer their group — a man with expertise, a observe file, a components for profitable. That can assist yank them up out of the gutter, the place they have been for the previous few seasons, and again to some respectable stage of competition.
Even if you happen to assume Carroll is washed and lacks schematic innovation — each of which I might argue are unfaithful, as he did a lot issues otherwise in his previous couple of years in Seattle — this will work. Carroll’s time in Seattle ended as a result of he struggled with shaky personnel and a declining quarterback. Now, how he fills out his workers is a giant query. He has a deep Rolodex, however does he know any younger innovators? Aside from that, it is a strong rent. — Solak
