Brock Bowers
Raiders Task Pete Carroll With Reconstruction
3 weeks ago

The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reportedly agreed to make Carroll the new Raiders Head Coach.

The Las Vegas Raiders concluded their disappointing 2024 season by relieving Head Coach Antonio Pierce and General Manager Tom Telesco of their duties. In an attempt to reconstruct the leadership of the team, the Raiders have hired John Spytek as GM, and have reportedly reached a deal with Pete Carroll to be the Head Coach.

 

Spytek, with his previous connections to Tom Brady, helped build a Super Bowl champion in Tampa, and Carroll won his own ring as the HC of the Seattle Seahawks, so the respective legacies aren’t in doubt. The fact that Carroll is 74 years old, and the contract is only a 3 year deal, allude to more turnover in the Raiders’ near future, which is a head scratcher. Mark Davis had the opportunity to hire someone younger and more “fresh” with the idea of building a lasting program. Instead, it seems the idea is to allow Carroll to put pieces in place that will carry on what he builds, when he, inevitably, departs.

 

The team personnel, free agency, and draft implications remain to be uncovered as Spytek and Carroll begin to build the coaching staff. Offensive Coordinator is up for grabs and the future of Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham is uncertain.

 

Author: Brendon Booth (@bigbonededffb)