Sources: USC's Carroll interested in Falcons' job

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Southern California coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Falcons' head coach opening and spoke with Atlanta owner

Arthur Blank via phone Wednesday, sources at the American Football Coaches Convention in Anaheim told ESPN's Joe Schad.

Blank, who has also been searching for a general mangager, was expected to offer full control of personnel decisions to Carroll,

and the sources said that is what intrigues Carroll most.

espn.com

[vegasraider26]

There is almost zero chance of Carroll leaving his throne at USC for the Falcons. He may one day be back in the NFL, but it's not going to be with the Falcons in 2008. He's looking for the perfect situation at the perfect moment with a team ready to win, and that's not Atlanta.

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Carroll to Atlanta, Lane sent to Atlanta as OC with Al getting his $2m buy out returned, hire Monte Kiffin as DC, and Atlanta goes on a major recruiting and drafting bonanza that sees the Falcons become the powerhouse of the NFC.

Meanwhile, Raiders promote Rob Ryan to HC, Cable to OC, Rex to DC, and we become the powerhouse of the AFC.

Suddenly a huge Falcons-Raiders rivalry is born....especially when Vick gets signed as a RB by the Raiders in a year or two.

Yay.

[_gg_]

Either that, or....

nothing happens, Carroll stays in Cali, Monte gets re-signed by Tampa, Atlanta lurches from disaster to disaster.

Meanwhile, the Raiders lurch on with feuds between Ryan-Kiffin-Davis, and we have another top 5 pick in the 2009 draft.

While...Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Indy, New England, and Dallas continue their dominations, with Miami under Parcells becoming an immediate AFC contender.

And tensions between RFnet members continue to escalate thruout 2008/9.

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Thanks.

[T_rentsthename]

Why? He was a mediocre pro coach at best, and has built himself a dynasty at USC. He might get more money with the falcons but would inherit a crappy team that seems to be headed nowhere. If he did take it I think that the entire league would think he's nuts after turning down a dream job in Cali with the chargers last year.