When Pete Carroll was hired on Friday, it brought instant legitimacy to the Las Vegas Raiders for next season.
The hope is that the credibility that Carroll provides rubs off on the team, establishing a culture of success similar to ones he built at USC and the Seattle Seahawks.
Carroll’s list of accomplishments has not necessarily helped out the hire in the eyes of some analysts, however. In fact, some of the grades coming in on the hire have been admittedly less than stellar.
Frank Schwab from Yahoo Sports was one such analyst, ranking Carroll fourth among the six current known coaching hires with a C grade.