The most notable change between this season and last for the Las Vegas Raiders has to be the move from Antonio Pierce to Pete Carroll as head coach.
While Pierce earned the respect of the locker room for steadying the ship as interim head coach in 2023, his inexperience resulted in questionable decisions and ultimately being fired after his first full season as full-time head coach. That is no such problem for Carroll, who comes to Las Vegas with Super Bowl-winning pedigree and decades of experience. While there are some concerns about how Carroll’s approach translates to the modern NFL, he has mentioned that he has gotten comfortable with analytics after taking last season off of football, promising a new-age twist on his playcalling.