Peter Carroll coached right here in NE. I can tell you straight up he is not that good of a NFL coach and can list many reasons why including his college rah rah attitude that does not work in the NFL. Sometimes a coach can be real good in college and lousy in the NFL and here is one example. Spurrier may be another. I could not believe some things i saw from Carroll but that is over and he is doing much better at USC. G/L to whoever wants him.
He was a GREAT defenisve coach. WOn SUper bowls as a defensive coach. Brough the Jets to the AFC champsionship as a defensive coach. When he became the head guy in Cleve he had a bad experience yes. But he was GREAt many other years. Smart people know this (like Kraft when he hired him). Peace bro.
Sources: USC's Carroll interested in Falcons' opening
USC coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Atlanta Falcons' head coach opening and is expected to speak with Atlanta owner Arthur Blank via phone Wednesday, sources at the American Football Coaches Convention in Anaheim told ESPN's Joe Schad.
Pete Carroll has been rumored for many head coaching vacancies in the NFL in recent years.
Blank is expected to offer full control of personnel decisions to Carroll and the sources said that is what peaks Carroll's interest most.
Carroll is currently on vacation in Hawaii.
Carroll, who has previously been a head coach in the NFL with the New York Jets and New England Patriots, is the biggest name on the list of Atlanta candidates.
Carroll, 56, recently completed his seventh season at Southern California with a resounding victory over Illinois in the Rose Bowl. He has led the Trojans to two national championships and compiled a 76-14 record. The 14 defeats have been by an average of just 4.1 points.
Southern California was 11-2 this season and many observers felt that, had it not been for injuries, the Trojans might have vied for the national title. Carroll's .844 winning mark at Southern California is the best in the nation among active coaches with at least five seasons of experience.
Over the past few seasons, there has been rampant speculation that Carroll might be lured back to the NFL, but he has rebuffed all overtures to return to the pro game. Conventional wisdom is that Carroll would only consider an NFL job if he had full control over the football operation.
In his first NFL head coaching stint, Carroll lasted just one season with the Jets, taking the team to a 6-10 record in 1994. He coached the Patriots for three seasons, 1997-99, and was 28-23, with one division title and two playoff berths.
The Falcons suffered a bad experience this season with a coach hired from the college ranks, when Bobby Petrino, formerly of Louisville, resigned with three games remaining to fill the Arkansas vacancy. But unlike Petrino, who had been an NFL assistant for three seasons, Carroll has prior head coaching experience in the league and was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for 12 years as well.
In the past, Carroll has listened to NFL interest from Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona and Housto.
USC coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Atlanta Falcons' head coach opening and is expected to speak with Atlanta owner Arthur Blank via phone Wednesday, sources at the American Football Coaches Convention in Anaheim told ESPN's Joe Schad.
Pete Carroll has been rumored for many head coaching vacancies in the NFL in recent years.
Blank is expected to offer full control of personnel decisions to Carroll and the sources said that is what peaks Carroll's interest most.
Carroll is currently on vacation in Hawaii.
Carroll, who has previously been a head coach in the NFL with the New York Jets and New England Patriots, is the biggest name on the list of Atlanta candidates.
Carroll, 56, recently completed his seventh season at Southern California with a resounding victory over Illinois in the Rose Bowl. He has led the Trojans to two national championships and compiled a 76-14 record. The 14 defeats have been by an average of just 4.1 points.
Southern California was 11-2 this season and many observers felt that, had it not been for injuries, the Trojans might have vied for the national title. Carroll's .844 winning mark at Southern California is the best in the nation among active coaches with at least five seasons of experience.
Over the past few seasons, there has been rampant speculation that Carroll might be lured back to the NFL, but he has rebuffed all overtures to return to the pro game. Conventional wisdom is that Carroll would only consider an NFL job if he had full control over the football operation.
In his first NFL head coaching stint, Carroll lasted just one season with the Jets, taking the team to a 6-10 record in 1994. He coached the Patriots for three seasons, 1997-99, and was 28-23, with one division title and two playoff berths.
The Falcons suffered a bad experience this season with a coach hired from the college ranks, when Bobby Petrino, formerly of Louisville, resigned with three games remaining to fill the Arkansas vacancy. But unlike Petrino, who had been an NFL assistant for three seasons, Carroll has prior head coaching experience in the league and was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for 12 years as well.
In the past, Carroll has listened to NFL interest from Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona and Housto.
This ought to help recruiting.
Also, at some point the moment of truth has to arise for USC as to their yrs of cheating, paying players, Reggie Bush, etc...Maybe Pete knows this isn't far around the corner. Not to mention, he is losing lots of talent this yr and his team will once again be highly overrated next season
Also, at some point the moment of truth has to arise for USC as to their yrs of cheating, paying players, Reggie Bush, etc...Maybe Pete knows this isn't far around the corner. Not to mention, he is losing lots of talent this yr and his team will once again be highly overrated next season
