Time for a Clean Slate? Calls Grow for Raiders to Make a Shocking Coaching Decision Amid 2-7 Disaster

🏈 The 2025 NFL season has been nothing short of a nightmare in the desert. For the Las Vegas Raiders, a promising start has evaporated into a deeply disappointing 2-7 record, and as the losses pile up, the conversation is inevitably shifting from on-field performance to the future of the coaching staff.

The NFL is a league of instant results, and front offices are often quick to pull the trigger on a head coach after a single, disastrous campaign. If the Raiders’ season truly hits rock bottom—if there are no signs of improvement, no glimmer of hope from promising rookies, and no evidence that the team is laying a foundation for success—then even a legendary figure like Pete Carroll could find his tenure in Las Vegas abruptly ended after just one year.

The Bold Suggestion: Reset Button Activated

The sentiment that the Raiders should move on from Carroll is gaining traction in the media. FOX Sports Radio’s Rob Parker, co-host of “The Odd Couple With Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington,” recently vocalized a particularly blunt and attention-grabbing suggestion that Raiders owner Mark Davis should completely wipe the slate clean this offseason.

Speaking on the November 7 edition of his show, Parker laid out his two-point plan for the Raiders’ future, one of which was highly critical of the 74-year-old coach.

“If I’m the Raiders, Mark Davis, there [are] two things I’m doing in the offseason,” Parker stated. “I’m getting a haircut, a good one. And I’m getting rid of Pete Carroll.”

Parker’s remarks weren’t just about personnel; they were a stinging indictment of the team’s overall state. He didn’t mince words, suggesting that the team’s issues run deeper than just one position. The poor play, in his view, is systemic, leading to the brutal assessment: “This team is awful. Just awful.”

Why the Shocking Move?

Firing a Super Bowl-winning coach after one season is an extreme measure, but the logic often cited for such a move centers on two key areas: fit and age.

While Carroll’s defensive-minded, “Always Compete” philosophy brought success to Seattle, it may not be translating to the current Raiders roster or culture. More pointedly, at 74, Carroll’s tenure would naturally be viewed as a short-term fix, not a long-term rebuild. For a franchise needing to establish stability and a young core, bringing in a younger coach who can grow with the team’s talent and truly implement a multi-year vision might be seen as the necessary “reset.”

Parker’s dismissive, if slightly harsh, concluding remark summarizes this sentiment perfectly: “I’m sending him to a home care facility with some money. Thank you, Pete, very much. But there’s no way I’m going forward.”

The remainder of the 2025 season will be critical. Carroll needs to show tangible progress, perhaps a rejuvenated effort from the defense or a spark from a young player, to convince Mark Davis that the team is still heading in the right direction. Otherwise, the noise surrounding a potential “shocking decision” will only grow louder as the countdown to the 2026 campaign begins. The Raiders need a serious injection of optimism, and increasingly, pundits believe that change must start at the very top.

Do you think firing Pete Carroll after one season would be the right move for the Las Vegas Raiders, or should they give him more time to implement his system? Let us know in the comments below!