SABP: There’s a good portion of the fan base that wants to see Carroll be a one-and-done head coach. That’s understandable because he talked all offseason and training camp about how he expects to win and has won 10 games several times throughout his career, only for this season to be an absolute dud. As bad as the Raiders were last year under Antonio Pierce, they’ve regressed and are now facing a total rebuild while the head coach is 74 years old.
I think Carroll’s reputation will buy him another year in Las Vegas, though, partly because I’m sure Mark Davis doesn’t want to fire another head coach. The franchise has been in Las Vegas since 2020 and has already had five head coaches: Jon Gruden, Bisaccia, Josh McDaniels, Pierce and Carroll. That being said, it also wouldn’t surprise me if Pete steps down at the end of the season. His comments during recent press conferences suggest this has been a bigger project than he thought when taking the job, and he’ll be halfway to 80 in September.