HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Las Vegas Raiders are nowhere near a finished product. But the vision for how coach Pete Carroll wants the team to look in his first season is starting to become clear.

More clarity will arrive on Thursday as Carroll returns to his former home, as does quarterback Geno Smith , when the Raiders face the Seattle Seahawks in the preseason opener for both teams.

Carroll has not specifically revealed whether Smith or the starters will play, or how many snaps, saying only "everybody will be ready to go."

Of his first appearance on the Raiders sideline coming against the team he coached from 2010 to 2023, Carroll said, "It's the only game we got ... It happens to be in Seattle. I loved my time in Seattle and loved the fans and the people that we met, but it's a gam

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