A new regime coming in can be a mixed bag for incumbent players on an NFL roster. On the one hand, it's a clean slate with a new coaching staff that can be taken advantage of. On the other hand, the inevitable addition of new players can put those incumbent players on the hot seat.
That's where players who have gone through the Las Vegas Raiders' dysfunction of recent years landed when general manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll came in this offseason. But with Carroll, the situation is a clean slate in a culture of open competition.