Pete Carroll is not merely taking over a Las Vegas Raiders team which was bad last season. This is more than just inheriting a bad team. Pete Carroll is taking over the job at an NFL organization which has been bad for two decades. The Raiders have been one of the very worst teams in the NFL for 22 years. Raiders Wire wants to believe in the Silver and Black this season, but nagging voices are hard to shake:
“There is some noticeable optimism in Raider Nation right now. Though, after more than two decades without a playoff win, I can imagine many Raiders fans have a nagging voice somewhere in the back of their mind that begs the question ‘Is this just my biased fan viewpoint? I’ve been burnt so many times’ To best way to answer that question is to be open minded and seek non-biased sources. Perhaps looking to a national source comparing the Raiders offseason to that of the rest of the league.”
It really is a challenge to trust the Raiders this year. The Raiders have been one of the least trustworthy NFL franchises for more than two whole decades. Pete Carroll carries the burden of that track record. His job is to make the Raiders a trustworthy NFL team again. It is a test worthy of Carroll’s skills and overall coaching acumen. It’s part of why this season is so intriguing, and why Carroll’s return to the NFL is so thoroughly exciting.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Pete Carroll is trying to silence the doubts in Raiders’ fans heads
Reporting by Matt Zemek / Trojans Wire
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