Is Pete Carroll a Good Fit For the Seattle Seahawks?

Most NFL coaches who get fired receive their walking papers on the Monday after the final regular season. The Seattle Seahawks waited a few more days, but they have sent Jim Mora packing after just one season, due to the team’s 5-11 record.

Rumors are already centering on potential replacements—such as current USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll or Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.

ESPN reports that the Seahawks sought permission to interview Frazier, and Frazier declined. Carroll could be the next target.

On the one hand, Carroll could be a good fit, due to his laid-back West Coast style and his previous NFL experience, not to mention his success at USC. But on the other hand, Carroll struggled as the head coach of the New England Patriots, and it’s hard to see why he’d want to leave southern California, where has not only built a very successful program, but he has also become a fixture in the community.

Carroll has been known to wander—by himself, without security—into some of the Los Angeles’ area’s toughest neighborhoods to talk to troubled youths about their future.

Would Carroll want to return to the NFL? Could he have more success in Seattle than Mora did? Would he want to go to a team that fired its previous coach after just one season, with potential labor trouble looming?

Those are questions Carroll must ask himself before he leaves the sunny skies of SoCal for the rainy Seattle environs.

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USC RB Joe McKnight Declares for 2010 NFL Draft: Where Does He Rank?

USC running back Joe McKnight declared for the 2010 NFL Draft on Friday, and this could change how the draft order of available running backs shakes out. This isn’t a deep draft for running backs–only one may go in the first round–but there are still many good ones available. Here’s a look at the top 10, and McKnight’s place in that group.

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2010 NFL Mock Draft: Where Will Jevan Snead Land?

Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead declared for the 2010 NFL Draft on Thursday, and this news could change the complexion of an already very fluid draft. This draft isn’t very quarterback-heavy, so adding another QB to the mix could change the plans of several teams. Here’s a mock draft that factors Snead’s decision into the mix.

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2010 NFL Mock Draft: Whose Stock is Rising and Whose is Dropping?

One of the most fun parts of the run-up to April’s NFL Draft is watching the “stock” of prospects as it rise and falls between the end of the college football regular season and the draft. Between bowl games, all-star games, and the NFL Combine, players positions will move up and down the board in a miniature version of Wall Street. Let the fun begin.

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2010 NFL Draft: Teams That Could Take a Chance on Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow has earned a reputation as one of the best–or at least most successful–college quarterbacks of all-time. But many folks don’t think that means that Tebow will become a top first-round pick. Jump throws just don’t translate to the pros all that well. That said, Tebow does have a record of success and more than a fair amount of football talent–so he will be picked somewhere. The question is: By whom?

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2010 NFL Mock Draft: Ndamukong Suh or Jimmy Clausen, Who Would You Take?

It won’t be too much longer before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell tells the St. Louis Rams they are on the clock with the first pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

At that point, the team will have a choice to make—should it select Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh or Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen?

The Rams need help at the quarterback position, but 1-15 teams have a lot of needs.

It tends to work out that way.

So adding Clausen—the Golden Domer with the golden arm—might not be enough. Perhaps the Rams will decide that no matter how talented a quarterback is, the need on the line is greater.

Of course, Suh’s presence alone won’t be enough to get the Rams back to the Super Bowl, either. But a case could be made that a top lineman or defense might actually make more of an impact than a top quarterback.

Both Clausen and Suh appear to be NFL-ready. Clausen was under the tutelage of former NFL offensive coordinator Charlie Weis during his time at Notre Dame, and the Irish did run a pro-style offense.

As far as Suh, well, his prodigious talent should help him acclimate to the next level quickly.

So it really depends on the Rams. Can they live with Kyle Boller or a free-agent retread at QB if Suh is able to create havoc on defense? Or are they better off with Clausen, a potential franchise quarterback who could lead them to success in the long term? Are both choices fail-safe? Or is one pick less likely to fail than the other?

The Rams have until April to settle on an answer.

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Super Bowl Predictions: The Five Super Bowl Matchups Nobody Wants to See

There are good Super Bowl match-ups, and there are bad ones. Every year, fans fervently hope to get a good match-up. But a 12-team tournament could unfortunately lead to some duds. The good news this year is that even the worst match-ups could offer some value. However, there are obviously some match-ups that matter more than others, and these are the five least interesting possible match-ups.

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Super Bowl Predictions: The 10 Most Compelling Scenarios

The regular season is over. The playoffs began this weekend. The Super Bowl is a little more than a month away, and already NFL fans are salivating over potential match-ups and storylines. There are a lot of possible match-ups in the annual twelve-team tournament, and we’ll take a look at 10 of the best possible ones here.

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Where Have You Been, Devin Aromashadou?

Jay Cutler looks for his new favorite target, Devin Aromashadou.

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