HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge.
Carroll expressed high hopes upon taking over, saying he was used to double-digit victories and he expected the same in Las Vegas. But the Raiders went 3-14, going on a 10-game losing streak before finishing with a on Sunday.
Now the question is where the Raiders head next under the direction of owner Mark Davis, minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek. Davis said in a statement that Spytek would work with Brady to find the next coach.
“Together, they will guide football decisions with a shared focus on leadership, culture, and alignment with the organization’s long-term vision and goals,” Davis said.
The club could seek an offensive-minded coach to work with a young quarterback should the Raiders draft or Dante Moore with the first overall pick.
That formula worked well this season in Chicago with and in Jacksonville with . Both teams are playoff bound after experiencing losing seasons the year before.
There is no one path to success, however. New England , and he worked well with to helped the Patriots go from a 4-13 record to 14-3 and the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Carroll, 74, was the , and he came to Las Vegas with the intent of winning right away. He got his wish of , whom he coached in Seattle. Neither got the success they expected, with Smith throwing a league-high 17 interceptions as the losses piled up.
This . He coached the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title and Southern California to two national championships.
But now Carroll has been dismissed, just as and .
The Raiders have run through coaches since appearing in the Super Bowl in the 2002 season. They have made the playoffs just twice since then, losing both wild-card games.
