Shortly after the Las Vegas Raiders fell to 2-12 on the season by way of a 31-0 loss on the Philadelphia Eagles (9-5) on Dec. 14, Raiders rookie working again Ashton Jeanty insisted that first-year Vegas head coach Pete Carroll hasn’t misplaced the locker room.
It appears others inside the Raiders might now doubt that Carroll is the precise man to information the membership throughout its ongoing rebuild.
“Stress is mounting on Pete Carroll”
“The stress is mounting on Pete Carroll in Las Vegas after the crew has struggled to remain aggressive at 2-12,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler shared on Wednesday. “This is my sense after asking round Tuesday: The Raiders knew 2025 could be a little bit of a slog because of some roster deficiencies, however they hoped they’d keep aggressive — at the least extra so than this season’s horrific level differential of minus-167, trailing solely the Titans (minus-169). One crew supply acknowledged, ‘It wasn’t presupposed to be this unhealthy,’ and that one thing might want to change.”
The Raiders have not received since they beat the lowly Titans (2-12) in Week 6, and Carroll relieving offensive coordinator Chip Kelly of his duties in November did little to spark an in-season turnaround. Carroll’s prior working relationship with quarterback Geno Smith led to the Raiders buying Smith from the Seattle Seahawks this previous offseason. Las Vegas is anticipated to maneuver on from Smith following the continuing marketing campaign, although the membership signed him to a two-year contract extension.
Raiders’ Pete Carroll resolution “has not been crystallized”
Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady reportedly is not thrilled with the state of the franchise forward of Christmas. That stated, it appears like Brady hasn’t but instructed Raiders principal proprietor Mark Davis to indicate Carroll the door.
“Whether or not eradicating Carroll is that change has not been crystallized,” Fowler added. “However the proverbial scorching seat chatter would not look like going away. As one supply with information of the Raiders’ operation famous, what the crew wants is what it thought it had with Antonio Pierce — a high-energy first-time head coach with a excessive ceiling. The Raiders did not have sufficient persistence to seek out out whether or not Pierce (who went 4-13 in his solely full season in Vegas, saddled by unhealthy quarterback play) might mature into that. Both method, the Raiders look like at risk of a second consecutive one-and-done within the prime management function.”
Carroll will subsequent get an opportunity so as to add a win to his Raiders resume when Vegas performs on the 9-5 Houston Texans this coming Sunday. As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Raiders as 14.5-point underdogs for that recreation.
