Las Vegas Raiders are 'hoping to mimic' one of the biggest things head coach Pete Carroll is known for

It's safe to say that one of the greatest NFL defenses of all time is the Legion of Boom, the defense that the Seattle Seahawks put out on the field during their Super Bowl wins and runs under Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll.

There are some other defenses you could throw in there, like the No Fly Zone that the Denver Broncos had during their Super Bowl runs, the Raiders' defenses they had in the 80s were pretty nasty, and even the late 90s, too. There are so many good ones, but almost everyone knows about the Legion of Boom, and maybe it's because of how unique it was.

The Seahawks had big, long, and fast defensive backs who were not afraid to lay the wood on some people, and you saw some of the hardest hits of all time during that era. Guys like Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Kam Chancellor held it down in the back end. All were Pro Bowl-caliber defensive backs because of how well the defense played together.

And, all fit a stereotype that Carroll loves. They are long cornerbacks with lanky frames that are also very fast and usually taller than the average height at their position. We saw Carroll draft some guys like that, specifically Iowa State CB and Raiders rookie Darien Porter.

Now, Carroll is only doing what he's known to work, and what he has seen work. The Raiders are trying to mimic some of that success in the back end.