Raiders Reset: Pete Carroll Fired, Brady Takes Control, Maxx Crosby Decision Looms
The Autumn Windbags: The Best Las Vegas Raiders Podcast Ever!
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (mcdn.podbean.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
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