Can Pete Carrol Coach In the NFL?

[CaptainKickass]

Good lord I sure hope he can't. Living in Seattle everyone's all "excited" to have him because of his college success. It's a LOT more pleasant round these parts when the Chicken-Hawks loose.

But regardless of win/loss record - Carroll has done what some see as failing in the NFL twice. This makes me think he's actually gonna be worse than Jim Mora was last year. Hell - when I'm talking to 'hawks fans, and I bring up the fact that he's tried the NFL twice and ran back home to the college game, they give me a long "shhhhhhhhh" and refuse to even acknowledge that it happened. They start knocking on wood and whatnot.

Plus - Carroll the head coach was hired before Schneider the GM. Haven't there been numerous threads pointing out how this rarely if ever works out?

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[Kiwon]

Prediction: Pete Carroll will be the second coming of Steve Spurrier. He'll be back in the college ranks in three years.

No comparison between the two. Pete Carroll has been around the NFL. SS had no clue how to coach when he didn't have far superior talent to his opponents.

IF Pete goes for it on 4th and 8 from his own 35 I'll eat my words. Until then its not fair to mention any coach in the same breath as spurrier....not even Ray Rhodes.

Well, I just remember the one and done season in New York where he was savaged by the media and fans followed by basically .500 ball on talented New England teams. He was villified both times and then fired.

Of course, his USC success (minus the NCAA violations) speaks for itself.

[Kiwon]

Prediction: Pete Carroll will be the second coming of Steve Spurrier. He'll be back in the college ranks in three years.

No comparison between the two. Pete Carroll has been around the NFL. SS had no clue how to coach when he didn't have far superior talent to his opponents.

IF Pete goes for it on 4th and 8 from his own 35 I'll eat my words. Until then its not fair to mention any coach in the same breath as spurrier....not even Ray Rhodes.

Spurrier won while at Duke. Daniel Snyder is the unproven one.

Agreed on Snyder.

The 'old ball coach won a national championship at Florida and dominated the toughest conference in college football, the SEC, for 12 seasons. He had the big contract (really open the door for others) which included percentages from TV, radio, team apparel, the works. He had everything....only to get embarrassed in the NFL.

I think Pete Carroll was a better coach in the NFL than his record indicated. It did not help that he was locked into two very unforgiving media markets. The situation in Seattle will be better.

However, after winning with USC, I bet he'll eventually return to a premier college program after a few years of losing.

[Bossman641]

BUMP

I am in complete shock, but Carroll has the Seahawks up 28-6 on the 49ers

[red]

it sure looks like he can

he can even revive the career of guys that have been out of the league for years

[gbgary]

At least one game.

[pbmax]

So much for San Fran's run through the NFC West. Holy cow.

[retailguy]

So much for San Fran's run through the NFC West. Holy cow.

that was an ugly game.

[Cheesehead Craig]

So much for San Fran's run through the NFC West. Holy cow.

that was an ugly game.

And we're not just talking about the fans.

[mmmdk]

Pete Carroll an NFL coach? Really? Get outta here!

[Freak Out]

I wonder if SF will finally give Smith the boot? 1 of 15 on 3rd downs? DAYUM!

[pbmax]

Well, ol' Pete came down to earth again this week with a loss to Denver, 31-14. Denver and its coach seem to be in an impossible state of implosion at all times. So the question is renewed: can Pete Carroll coach in the NFL?

More info coming after we see what the 49ers can do against the Saints Monday night.