Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders will fight one very noticeable uphill battle this season. It's less about the specific opponents or superstars the Raiders will have to contend with. This is more a logistical challenge, as Raiders Wire notes:

Pete Carroll's Behavior at Raiders OTAs Turns Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Las Vegas Raiders needed to make drastic changes this offseason if they wanted to compete in a brutal AFC West division. After a four-win campaign in 2024, they did just that by hiring Pete Carroll to be the team's next head coach.

One thing that was abundantly clear when the Las Vegas Raiders hired head coach Pete Carroll was that they were getting one of the fiercest competitors in recent NFL history.