Jan 7, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll looks on prior to facing the against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Pete Carroll as their new head coach, which led people to say the same thing.
The AFC West was already loaded with good teams and coaches. They have the Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid; the Denver Broncos and Sean Payton; and the Los Angeles Chargers and Jim Harbaugh. All three aforementioned coaches have won championships and been to a Super Bowl. Now the division is adding Carroll, who has been to multiple Super Bowls and won championships in the NFL and college.
People were all saying that this is probably the most accomplished a division’s head coaches have ever been.
Some others pointed out the ages of the coaches in the division and noted how old they are. But most people instead used that to call the coaches accomplished.
Reid has won three Super Bowls and been to five of them.
Payton won a Super Bowl with the Saints.
Harbaugh has been to one Super Bowl and won a national championship in college.
Carroll has been to two Super Bowls and won one, and he won two national championships in college.
For those who are wondering, yes it’s possible that all four teams could make the playoffs in a season. It is unlikely to happen, but mathematically possible now that the NFL has seven teams qualify for the postseason per conference.