Seattle quarterback’s contract, relationship with his former Seahawks coach and Smith’s curious postings makes one wonder.

The Raiders' search for a new head coach reached its conclusion Friday as former Seahawks and USC head coach Pete Carroll was hired by Las Vegas. Carroll must now execute the plan on which he sold Raiders leadership to rise from the depths of the AFC West to its peak.

Newly minted Raiders head coach Pete Carroll would like a mixture of coaches on his staff. That is to say some he knows, some he doesn't, and some returning from the Raiders current staff. He's already working on bringing in coaches who have been on his previous staff,