Raiders head coach Pete Carroll was asked to confirm that he followed his career due to his shared USC relationship in a scout report this week about Bear quarterback Caleb Williams.
Carroll said, “I do look at him a lot.” ““` also looked at him and the job. ''
Before Carol was hired by the Raiders as the oldest head coach in NFL history, he was only 74 this month – he was one of the Bears' most famous respondents. In January, the team met at least 17 candidates before landing in Ben Johnson. On January 9, few people met with Carroll.
The marriage between Bear and Johnson is the first choice for both parties. Johnson told the Bears in his first Zoom interview that he wanted the job and that he was the consensus choice for the Bears' Brass.
However, in another world, it could be Carroll, who won the Seahawks head coach and 11 playoff wins.
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Johnson will have to figure him out.
Although Bear Brass was happy with the culture Johnson built at Halas Hall, the team needed victory. On game day, Johnson was at a disadvantage in NFL experience. Four of the next five head coaches Johnson will face it as Super Bowl head coaches: Carol, Commander Dan Quinn, Ravens' John Harbo and Bengal's Zach Taylor.
Johnson was particularly shocked by this fact: Carroll released only four failed seasons in nine USC and 18 full seasons in the NFL. If they continue to struggle this season, the 1-2 Raiders will be five.
“It's an honor for who he is.” The team has taken his identity. They played hard, played quickly, played body, and flew around, and I knew he would be ready to go here this week. We have to answer the phone. ''
It's fascinating considering that the bear hired Carroll and occupied his identity.
Johnson, 39, is considered one of the NFL's offensive ideas. Carroll is the head coach with CEO-style roots in defense. Johnson has developed mid-career Jared Goff into one of the most stable quarterbacks in the league. Carroll incorporated a young Russell Wilson and his cheap rookie contract into the Super Bowl in back-to-back season. Carroll's public role is a cool gum chewing uncle. Johnson's burning intensity would never be behind his eyes.
''[Johnson has] There is a really good system; you can see it's already through,” Carol told Raiders reporters this week. “Coach Ben did a great job and taught these guys he thought it was important to offense. You can see that it's far from last year.''
Carroll was impressed by Johnson's aggressiveness. In three weeks, only four teams have received 20 or more yard passes, the Bibers No. 11. Williams stood out when he won the Heisman Trophy in the same school that won the national championship in Carroll.
“He is a very, very special athlete,” Carroll said. “He is very conscious of throwing football and running football.” By the time we examine his years, he will become a prolific contender. He is really good at it and is also good at running.
“Caleb can do whatever you want, so he is a very dangerous player. ''
Johnson had the motivation for the first time in his career after the Bears beat the Cowboys 17 points in Week 3.
However, in the desert, this may prove to be the Haishi Rage Building.
“This is an amazing victory for them [last week]they can try to turn. '' said Carroll. “It’s also hard to come back from big losses.”