Pete Carrol gets fired

[NAS]

is Canales still going to name drop this guy as some sort of role model after this year? 

[Jon Snow]

I'm hoping he doesn't end up here in some capacity. We have too many old coaches roaming the building as it is.

[frankw]

[Bear Hands]

He built a great legacy prior to Vegas in both the college and pros, should just chill and consult moving forward.

[NAS]

12 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm hoping he doesn't end up here in some capacity. We have too many old coaches roaming the building as it is.

Dom Capers still around with this terrible toupee?

[Bear Hands]

16 minutes ago, NAS said:

is Canales still going to name drop this guy as some sort of role model after this year? 

I mean Canales owes his entire career to him. It’s not just like some guy who was worked under for a year or so. For whatever that’s worth ha

[frankw]

What really sunk Pete is how hard he went to bring in Geno Smith who is not only not a good quarterback but an asshat to boot.

[Jon Snow]

2 minutes ago, NAS said:

Dom Capers still around with this terrible toupee?

Last I heard he's around somewhere. I'm not sure what he does though. 

[strato]

38 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Last I heard he's around somewhere. I'm not sure what he does though. 

As I interpret it, Evero’s confidant and sounding board. I wanna know what Jim Caldwell could possibly be doing. 

[strato]

54 minutes ago, frankw said:

What really sunk Pete is how hard he went to bring in Geno Smith who is not only not a good quarterback but an asshat to boot.

I wouldn’t have hired him myself. As an old guy about his age, that was a multi year hard job, better suited for a late 40, early 50 something than a 70 something. 

When I go to work now, one job takes me two days to recover from lol. Used to work doubles all week, months on end.  And go out afterwards. Different world. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

59 minutes ago, frankw said:

What really sunk Pete is how hard he went to bring in Geno Smith who is not only not a good quarterback but an asshat to boot.

Even if Geno sucks, the whole team is just straight ass.  3 wins is completely unacceptable for someone like Pete Carrol.  You hire a coach like Pete for his floor, not his ceiling.  When that floor is just as bad as anyone else, there's no point to having him in the building.

[frankw]

1 hour ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Even if Geno sucks, the whole team is just straight ass.  3 wins is completely unacceptable for someone like Pete Carrol.  You hire a coach like Pete for his floor, not his ceiling.  When that floor is just as bad as anyone else, there's no point to having him in the building.

On the one hand the Raiders are the Raiders. But Pete has been living off that one Super Bowl win where the Denver Broncos basically never showed up from the first snap (must be nice) and his only other claim to fame is giving away the next Super Bowl by trying to cater to Russell Wilson instead of just giving the ball to Marshawn Lynch and winning the game. The Seahawks let Pete hit the road traded Metcalf hired Mike MacDonald and they are as good as they've been in years. Pete Carroll has just been overrated for quite awhile now. It is what it is.

[UnluckyforSome]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

On the one hand the Raiders are the Raiders. But Pete has been living off that one Super Bowl win where the Denver Broncos basically never showed up from the first snap (must be nice) and his only other claim to fame is giving away the next Super Bowl by trying to cater to Russell Wilson instead of just giving the ball to Marshawn Lynch and winning the game. The Seahawks let Pete hit the road traded Metcalf hired Mike MacDonald and they are as good as they've been in years. Pete Carroll has just been overrated for quite awhile now. It is what it is.

Well he has also won a National Championship, and while it's not a 2nd Superbowl, it is an accomplishment.

The funny thing is I think there were expectations that the Raiders were going to be significantly better this year. Maybe not division winner better but not 1st overall pick in the draft bad either.

 

[frankw]

1 minute ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Well he has also won a National Championship, and while it's not a 2nd Superbowl, it is an accomplishment.

The funny thing is I think there were expectations that the Raiders were going to be significantly better this year. Maybe not division winner better but not 1st overall pick in the draft bad either.

He was certainly a capable college coach. Seems he benefited greatly from the structure of the front office in his early days in Seattle. As much as it pains me to say. They are a very well ran organization for the most part.