Pete Carroll’s momentum returns to the Raiders

With not getting the man who minority owner Tom Brady seemed to be targeting (anyBen Johnson), the silver and black have moved on to a coach whose hair has gone more black in a long time.

Momentum is building in league circles for Pete Carroll to be the next head coach of the Raiders.

That doesn’t mean it’s done. That doesn’t mean he’s the man. It just means that many people are in a position to know which way the wind is blowing that the wind is blowing directly in Carroll’s direction.

He coached the Jets in 1994, the Patriots from 1997 to 1999, and the Seahawks from 2010 to 2023. In nine years with USC, Carroll restored the Trojans to their glory of yesteryear. And he took Seattle to its first and only Super Bowl title, in 2013.

Now, he may try to do the same with the Raiders. It won’t be easy. But it would be nice to see a Super Bowl-winning coach in the game — if Brady and the Raiders end up selecting Pete Carroll.