Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has already done what Antonio Pierce and Josh McDaniels never did

Over the last half-decade and even more, the Las Vegas Raiders have had one playoff season, and even then, they failed to win the postseason game. They have yet to win a postseason game in over 20 years, and yet, they continue to put together bad regimes. Does this time feel different?

The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Pete Carroll as their head coach, which is as good a hire as they have had in a long time. He won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks over the Denver Broncos and lost another one to the New England Patriots.

They hired John Spytek as their general manager. Spytek played a role in bringing Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won a Super Bowl with the Broncos and Bucs, and drafted and developed an elite roster in Tampa over the last few years. So, yes, this time does feel a bit different.

And, it helps that the two are working together so well already. In fact, Pete Carroll is already doing what the last two predecessors — Antonio Pierce and Josh McDaniels — failed to do. 

Raiders' Pete Carroll has already assembled best staff

With the Las Vegas Raiders bringing back defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, defensive line coach Rob Leonard and signing Chip Kelly as the offensive coordinator, and all the other staff changes and retentions they have made, the Raiders are finally set up to have an elite staff.