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Carroll to the Chargers: Not Interested!

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by user The Beast

You can put all the Pete Carroll to San Diego rumors to bed now. It doesn't appear as if the Chargers are going to interview Carroll at all and that probably won't bother him to say the least.

Earlier this week, Carroll refused to comment about the Chargers job, increasing speculation that something could be in the works. But on Thursday, Carroll put all of those rumors to bed, as he said that his silence wasn't any sort of indication that he could be lured to San Diego.

Carroll told the media, "I just got tired of answering questions about the NFL, because there's always a follow-up question from (the media), no matter what I say, so I decided I wouldn't say anything,. I wasn't looking at it. I like where I'm at. I'm not going anywhere.

Sources indicated there was some sort of communication between the Chargers and Carroll earlier this week, but Carroll said he was never interested.

What probably halted any sort of talks was over personnel control. Last season, the Chargers' front office was in chaos due to the feudng between General Manager A.J. Smith and Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer. So, it wouldn't appear likely that Carroll would have been granted any front office duties if he was named Head Coach.


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KelsdadAll-Star
604 days ago
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Another reason he may have considered in his decision is he wouldn't have been able to afford the pay cut.
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ChristofMVP
604 days ago
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And on Monday, San Diego will hold a press conference announcing Carroll as their new head coach....
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
604 days ago
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I'm sure there were all kinds of rumors flying in SoCal, but these rumors were squashed in most of the national media the day after Shott's firing. It would have been an awful move for both the Chargers and Carroll.
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The BeastAAA-er
604 days ago
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Agreed! People forget that Carroll was a lousy pr coach.
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False ProphetAll-Star
598 days ago
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It would have been a dumb move.

Option A: San Deigo.

He gets a significant paycut by accepting this option, likely has to introduce a somewhat new system, and get used to having to get players the hard way. Chances of Multiple Championships in the New contract: Slim to None

Option B: Stay at USC

Continues to get the High salary, gets to work about 1/2 of the year, and can recruit players by saying "All right. I'm Pete Carroll. If you come to USC, you get to play for me and for USC where you can stand out with any success. You get to enjoy living in SoCal, and get to play on National TV almost every week." The recruit likely responds "Where do I sign up?"/

I think I'd take Option be if I was him
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
603 days ago
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Congrats San Diego here comes good ole Norv Turner.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
588 days ago
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MARTY SCOTTENHEIMER SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN FIRED...THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FUCKING MISTAKES IN CHARGERS HISTORY...HE WENT FUCK 14-2 IN THE REGULAR SEASON...HE IS A LEGEND
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
380 days ago
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I'll never understand why you fire a 14-2 coach to hire a fuckin idiot like Turner Historically a looser in the NFL the Chargers wont go 500 in 2007
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Categories: Opinions | Opinions by User The Beast | February 16, 2007 | College Football Opinions | NFL Opinions | University of Southern California Football Opinions | University of Southern California Opinions | San Diego Chargers Opinions | Pete Carroll Opinions

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