Silver And Black Pride
With each passing poor performance, talk of Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll going one and done with the team has become louder and louder on a national level.
Actually, it seems that the general assumption is Carroll will not return in 2026 with the team being 2-12 and uncompetitive on a weekly basis.
Carroll’s future was a topic of his press briefing Monday and he addressed his future extensively for the first time. It is clear Carroll expects to return, although, of course, it won’t be his call.
Asked if he feels like he’s coaching for his job in the final three games of the season, a day after the Raiders lost 31-0 at Philadelphia, Carroll said “I don’t feel like that at all. I’m well beyond that.”
Carroll, who at 74 is the oldest head coach in NFL history, was asked if he would be willing to go through a rebuild with the team. He answered by saying “it’s looking like that’s what is necessary.”
Carroll, who has two more years remaining on his contract, said multiple times in the offseason that it wasn’t going to be a rebuild and he expected to win big quickly.
Now, reality has set in on the coach.
“Blindly optimistic as I am, I thought we would come in here and have a big factor on this club and find success we would be proud of. Right now, it doesn’t fell like that … I don’t feel like I’ve ever been through anything like this.”
While the season is clearly wearing on Carroll, it’s also clear he thinks he should return next season. Remember, Antonio Pierce didn’t think he was going one and done last year right up to the time he was fired. So, Carroll’s approach isn’t a surprise.
