Las Vegas strolls into the bye with a 4-3 record after the first seven weeks of the campaign and ends 9-8 overall with two wins at the end of the year to not only bolster confidence, but show the team is building a foundation of what’s to come in following years.

In his return to the National Football League after a season away, Pete Carroll plans to do things the way he always has. The Las Vegas Raiders should develop into a better organization because of it.

Pete Carroll’s first game as the Raiders’ coach came in the same venue where he spent 14 years as the Seattle Seahawks’ coach and for whom he won a Super Bowl.