When the Raiders made the move this offseason to hire Pete Carroll as their head coach, all heads turned towards the offense. Carroll, one of just three coaches in football history to win a college national title and a Super Bowl, is renowned for his defense but has always been reliant on a good offensive coordinator to carry that side of the ball.

Not to mention the Raiders were severely lacking in offensive talent. Quarterback was a major question mark and, outside of rookie phenom Brock Bowers, the skill players were scarce, to put it lightly. But they had high draft picks and cap space, enough of both to beef up the roster.

Carroll made a great hire, snagging Chip Kelly fresh off the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes to run his offense in Sin City. Kelly’s previous stints in the

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