The word “culture” will be thrown around a lot when Carroll and Spytek are introduced, but "continuity" might be the bigger word.

Written by Patrick Bean] Pete Carroll has been hired as the replacement for Antonio Pierce as head coach of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders franchise. Carroll, who guided the Seattle Seahawks to victory at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 but ‘agreed’ to end his tenure as head coach and move to an advisor role,

The Raiders were among the front-runners to land Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but had to pivot when Johnson took over in Chicago. Here's a look at how the NFL world reacted to that pivot, and the hiring of Carroll: