We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data.Cookies Policy
Accept
Michigan Post
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Michigan
  • World
  • Politics
  • Top Story
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Real Estate
    • Startups
    • Autos
    • Crypto & Web 3
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Beauty
    • Art & Books
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Education
Reading: Commentary: Pete Carroll, the correct option to reshape Raiders’ tradition, will likely be NFL’s oldest coach
Share
Font ResizerAa
Michigan PostMichigan Post
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Michigan
  • World
  • Politics
  • Top Story
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Real Estate
    • Startups
    • Autos
    • Crypto & Web 3
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Beauty
    • Art & Books
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Education
© 2024 | The Michigan Post | All Rights Reserved.
Michigan Post > Blog > Sports > Commentary: Pete Carroll, the correct option to reshape Raiders’ tradition, will likely be NFL’s oldest coach
Sports

Commentary: Pete Carroll, the correct option to reshape Raiders’ tradition, will likely be NFL’s oldest coach

By Editorial Board Published January 25, 2025 8 Min Read
Share
Commentary: Pete Carroll, the correct option to reshape Raiders’ tradition, will likely be NFL’s oldest coach

A younger, untested NFL head coach would discover it fairly daunting to affix a division that features Andy Reid, Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh.

That’s the form of problem that appeals to Pete Carroll.

It’s one in all a number of causes the Las Vegas Raiders have been sensible to decide on him as their subsequent head coach. That’s a corporation looking for an identification and unmoored from its previous. The membership was related a era in the past.

The Raiders haven’t gained a postseason recreation for the reason that AFC championship in opposition to Tennessee in early 2003, again when Carroll was first righting the ship at USC. The Raiders have returned to the playoffs twice since dropping that Tremendous Bowl to Tampa Bay, with one-and-done appearances in 2016 and 2021.

What Carroll will do for that group is simply what he did at USC and with the Seattle Seahawks. He’ll reshape the tradition, filter the deadwood and refine the concentrate on competitors.

“Pete is exactly what the Raiders needed at this moment,” mentioned Scott Fitterer, who was Carroll’s vp of soccer operations with the Seahawks. “He’s the guy who’s going to get this right.”

By taking a three-year cope with the choice for a fourth, he’s betting on himself. That’s an unusually brief settlement and a sign he’s wagering he can whip this U-turn rapidly even with out a solution at quarterback. The shorter deal is also engaging to a promising assistant coach or coordinator who aspires to be a head coach. It’s clear that Carroll isn’t planning to be there without end.

At 73, Carroll would be the oldest head coach in league historical past however age doesn’t actually apply to this man, not within the conventional sense. He’s obtained the power of a child.

In 2012, early in his profession with the Seahawks, Carroll opened the doorways to spend every week with the staff in the course of the season. I used to be given an workplace subsequent to his and free reign to affix any assembly and hang around starting when he obtained to the ability earlier than daybreak till he left lengthy after darkish.

There was an endearing exuberance to him, not solely in his enthusiasm and the way in which he linked with gamers, but in addition in the way in which he ran the constructing. He had basketball hoops all over the place, together with Nerf hoops within the doorways. He left the music on in his workplace — Macklemore was massive on the time — and soup bowls would stack up on his desk.

When Carroll would go away his workplace for a gathering, his govt assistant, Daybreak Beres, would flip down the music, flip off the TV and collect his dishes.

“Sometimes,” she instructed me on the time, “I feel like I’m living next to my teenage son.”

In brief, Carroll goes to attach together with his gamers and he’ll in all probability have his sons working with him. The Carolina Panthers simply parted methods together with his son, Nathan, who had been their passing-game coordinator. Brennan is the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach on the College of Washington. He simply might wind up working for his father.

In any case, Steve Belichick, who was defensive coordinator for the Huskies, simply joined his dad Invoice’s employees at North Carolina. It needed to attraction to Carroll, the notion of probably working together with his sons.

Presumably, Tom Brady performed a big function in hiring Carroll. They have been on reverse sides within the Tremendous Bowl and never lengthy from now will likely be teammates in Canton. They share a powerful mutual respect.

The late Al Davis was a trendsetter, and that was usually on show with the top coaches he employed, whether or not that was Tom Flores or Artwork Shell, or the surprisingly younger John Madden and Jon Gruden. So it’s attention-grabbing that the Raiders would go to the other finish of the spectrum and rent a coach within the deep twilight of his profession.

USC coach Pete Carroll holds up the Nationwide Championship Trophy after beating Oklahoma 55-19 in 2005.

(Al Messerschmidt / WireImage)

Carroll joins Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer as the one coaches to win each a school soccer nationwide championship and a Tremendous Bowl. Harbaugh has come shut, profitable a nationwide title with Michigan and falling simply brief in a Tremendous Bowl to his older brother, John, coach of the Baltimore Ravens.

There have been three guidelines that Carroll demanded his Seattle gamers stay by:

1. Defend the staff. That meant the staff got here first. So be aware of your teammates on and off the sector. Should you see them on the verge of constructing a mistake, or doing one thing that’s going to get them in hassle, the onus is on you to step in and proper the state of affairs. At follow, you’re not attempting to ship these crushing hits. The staff must be on the forefront.

2. No whining, no complaining, no excuses. If it’s raining, Carroll doesn’t need to hear your gripes. Hey, it’s an excellent alternative to follow wet-ball drills. Search for the silver lining in each state of affairs.

3. Be early. That sounds easy, however it’s an indication of respect. Should you’re stumbling into a gathering late, you’re placing your time above the staff’s time. Have respect for the better good.

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was 35 when Carroll arrived on the Seahawks, and it might rub him the unsuitable method when individuals would counsel the coach was going to “change the culture” of the franchise.

This was a staff that reached the Tremendous Bowl with Mike Holmgren as coach, and Hasselbeck didn’t really feel the tradition was in want of fixing.

“It didn’t sit right with me,” Hasselbeck mentioned. “It felt like we were winning our division every year. … But Pete really did a great job of instilling his culture in that building right away. Even though I believed in the culture that we had, his culture was different and it took us somewhere else as a team. He had a plan.”

If something, the Raiders are a staff in want of a plan. Carroll gives that.

TAGGED:CarrollChoicecoachCommentaryCultureNFLsoldestPeteRaidersreshape
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Print

HOT NEWS

‘Tremendous grateful’ Clayton Kershaw, Dodger teammates take pleasure in glow of three,000th strikeout

‘Tremendous grateful’ Clayton Kershaw, Dodger teammates take pleasure in glow of three,000th strikeout

Sports
July 7, 2025
Michigan well being professionals react to 'Massive, Stunning Invoice'

Michigan well being professionals react to 'Massive, Stunning Invoice'

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS -- Now that President Trump has signed the "Big, Beautiful Bill" into…

July 7, 2025
Diogo Jota, soccer ahead for Liverpool and Portugal, dies in automobile crash together with his brother

Diogo Jota, soccer ahead for Liverpool and Portugal, dies in automobile crash together with his brother

Liverpool FC and Portugal ahead Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow soccer participant André Silva,…

July 7, 2025
Youngsters with particular wants will ‘at all times’ have ‘authorized proper’ to help, training secretary says

Youngsters with particular wants will ‘at all times’ have ‘authorized proper’ to help, training secretary says

The training secretary has stated kids with particular wants will "always" have a authorized proper…

July 7, 2025
How Australian loss of life cap mushroom trial unfolded – as Erin Patterson discovered responsible of homicide

How Australian loss of life cap mushroom trial unfolded – as Erin Patterson discovered responsible of homicide

An Australian girl has been discovered responsible of murdering three folks after serving them toxic…

July 7, 2025

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

‘Actually impressed.’ Shohei Ohtani’s return to two-way function going (principally) properly a month in

MILWAUKEE — His breaths have been heavy. His solutions have been interrupted by deep inhales. And beads of sweat have been dripping…

Sports
July 7, 2025

Alex Cooper is booed by Cubs followers throughout weird rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Sport’

Alex Cooper appeared to completely take pleasure in herself throughout her seventh-inning stretch efficiency Sunday at Wrigley Discipline.Not everybody readily…

Sports
July 7, 2025

Max Muncy heads to IL with what Dodgers are calling a left knee bone bruise

The Dodgers will probably be with out Max Muncy for about six weeks after the third baseman was positioned on…

Sports
July 7, 2025

Lakers conform to phrases to convey again Jaxson Hayes

The Lakers and free-agent heart Jaxson Hayes have agreed up on a one-year contract for him to return to the…

Sports
July 7, 2025

Welcome to Michigan Post, an esteemed publication of the Enspirers News Group. As a beacon of excellence in journalism, Michigan Post is committed to delivering unfiltered and comprehensive news coverage on World News, Politics, Business, Tech, and beyond.

Company

  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • Accessibility Statement

Contact Us

  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability

Term of Use

  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices

© 2024 | The Michigan Post | All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?