Pete Carroll new Seahawks HC, USC Sucks

Just another win for the city of Seattle over the University of Southern California this year, as Pete Carroll is going to be the new head coach (and probably president) of the Seattle Seahawks.

First it was the Washington Huskies stealing USC's offensive coordinator (Steve Sarkisian), their defensive coordinator (Nick Holt) and about half of the rest of the football staff down there. Then it was Jake Locker and the Huskies taking out then third-ranked USC and exposing Aaron Corp and the rest of an overrated defense, and now the Seahawks are going to hire Carroll, the guy who built the Trojan dynasty in Los Angeles.

For the record, I know this is a Vancouver blog. But hey, this big-time news and its all about a three hour drive away from us. And I think I've expressed my displeasure with the CFL enough on this platform.

Other than sticking it to USC, which we all hate, this is really just a publicity stunt. Paul Allen, the owner of the Seahawks and one of the richest men in America, wanted a big-time name. Jim Mora had that, the only problem was that it was his dad's name that made it famous. Carroll gives him that big name, along with an albeit tight (33-31), winning record in the NFL.

Mora was a player's coach, and many speculated that was the problem in Seattle as it seemed the players quit on their coach, shown by the pummeling they received in their last four games. Carroll, is actually kind of similar, as he's always been seen as having such a laid back attitude. The difference? A track-record that's a hell of a lot better than Mora's.

But what this team really needs to worry about is re-building it's offensive line. It's pretty obvious that Shaun Alexander didn't just decide to suck after 2005. The Vikings gave Steve Hutchinson $60 million, Walter Jones got old, and suddenly Alexander had nowhere to run. Matt Hasselbeck's back couldn't hold up with the pounding he was taking because of the terrible o-line, and the retirement of Mack Strong. All of a sudden, the offense was limited, they picked up average tailback after average tailback and Holmgren took off while the gettin' was good.

Luckily for the 'Hawks, they have two first round picks this season. They hoped the Denver trade might end up being in the top-ten, but it's still nice to have two first rounders. This could hopefully allow them to pick up a big time lineman like the Buluga kid from Iowa, and maybe be able to grab Cal's Jahvid Best late in the first round to get the re-building process going right away.

Even if they continue to lose, we can all make pretty damn sure that USC is screwed.