Pete Carroll has shifted the atmosphere in Las Vegas, as for the first time in years, a true sense of hope is brewing around the Raiders.
With him, Carroll has brought the tools that made him successful with the Seattle Seahawks. He has his former quarterback in Geno Smith, and he has his ideal cornerback archetype in third-round rookie Darien Porter.
But are the Raiders putting too much stock into Porter's performance this season?
When Pete Carroll built his empire with the Seattle Seahawks, big, fast cornerbacks were a staple of his defense. Think of the players in the famous "Legion of Boom.