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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'd reckon quite a few programs would kill to have the success that Carroll has had whilst at USC.Mora had one season as overseer of the M*A*S*H unit that was Seattle. Carroll's failed at multiple stops in the NFL and is in trouble at the college level because he can't seem to control his team enough for it to follow the rules. Firing Mora so that the incoming front office man has a clean slate was something I could understand, even if I questioned the wisdom of doing it. Firing Mora, hiring Carroll, and then bringing in the new top dog is just bad management.
Why would Carroll leave USC where he is pretty much legendary status for another chance to fail in the NFL and knock his approval rating down again.
Ownsership probably sees Trojan as safe HC choice
Good call.
No matter the controversy going down in USC, Carroll would be dumb to leave. USC is a perennial championship contender, even if they haven't won one in a little while. On top of that, he's in the backyard of a recruiting hotbed that would ensure that his team is competitive for a long time (and also that his job is secure for a long time). Carroll is just not a good NFL head coach, and I highly doubt that he'll be an effective personnel man at the NFL level as well.
I'd reckon quite a few programs would kill to have the success that Carroll has had whilst at USC.
Some people really do find it hard to give praise to the good job some coaches do, even if their Patriot tenure wasn't as successful as many had hoped.
USC sources said Carroll agreed to a five-year deal with the Seahawks with the only question how much power he would have in the organization. The Seahawks lack a coach and general manager and Carroll's often expressed a hope to do both when he returned to the NFL.
True, but past modus operandi doesn't necessarily translate to today. I'm absolutely positive there's a difference in Carroll's football acumen between his last NFL head coaching role to the present.Indeed, some probably do. I'm not one of them. Carroll was lousy at the NFL level, but he's been excellent at the college level. The available job, however, is at the NFL level and is apparently being offered before the team has a GM in place. You'd expect teams would learn from such things as the Kokinis disaster in Cleveland. My problem isn't with the hire as much as it's with all of the surrounding actions/inactions.
Only one season, which doesn't seem enough for a guy to get his system in place. He was 5-11, I think, same as BB his first Patriot year.Didn't give the guy much of a chance did they?