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Raiders Reset: Pete Carroll Fired, Brady Takes Control, Maxx Crosby Decision Looms

from The Autumn Windbags: The Best Las Vegas Raiders Podcast Ever! · host The Autumn Windbags

Raiders Reset: Pete Carroll Fired, Brady Takes Control, Maxx Crosby Decision Looms 0:00 – Intro: back after missing shows (“3x as good” promise) 1:01 – No rundown today: too much to cover 1:51 – Pete Carroll fired after Black Monday: how it got this bad 2:58 – 3–14 wasn’t the story — the team never improved 4:52 – The 3 biggest reasons Carroll failed 4:59 – #1: Not playing young guys (and the O-line chaos) 5:45 – #2: Couldn’t handle Raiders dysfunction — made it worse 7:29 – #3: Ignored the front office plan + nepotism (Carroll sons) 9:33 – “Win now” mindset on a roster not built to win now 10:14 – Rookie usage + “compete” hypocrisy (Rogers/Grant examples) 12:09 – No credit for rookie development when veterans regressed (Geno, O-line, etc.) 15:54 – Carroll’s blind spot: only works with stacked rosters 19:23 – John Spytek’s silence + presser takeaway: alignment matters 22:26 – “Brady is in charge” narrative: where did it come from? 25:07 – Was Pete a Mark Davis guy? Brady “set it and forget it” theory 27:28 – Why Spytek deserves leash: clear strategy + rookie class 28:49 – Next priority: land the right head coach (dominoes after) 29:14 – Coaching carousel + making the Raiders job attractive 34:31 – Maxx Crosby: keep vs trade (coach-driven decision) 37:08 – Interview list + candidates (Harbaugh, Flores, Kingsbury, etc.) 40:36 – Flores debate: proven fixer vs QB/relationship red flags 57:20 – Stakes: this offseason can ruin or save the next decade 59:14 – Wrap-up + live show when coach gets hired

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