Pete Carroll took over losing teams in each of his last two coaching spots, the USC Trojans collegiately and the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL, and got them both back into the postseason in his first season.

The word “culture” will be thrown around a lot when Carroll and Spytek are introduced, but "continuity" might be the bigger word.

The Las Vegas Raiders were at a crossroads a few weeks ago. After a season and a half, they fired Antonio Pierce, who had a record of 9-17 over 26 games. The team would waste no time searching for a new head coach.