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Ranking 32 NFL coaches you’d want to have a beer with

By Andrew McCarty

Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 13, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll looks on before a game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll looks on before a game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

36. . Head Coach. Seattle Seahawks. Pete Carroll. 12. player

The infamous Pete Carroll. One of the greatest, and most controversial, college football coaches of all time, there is no doubt that Carroll is a tremendous football coach. He left the University of Southern California amid scrutiny and controversy to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2010.

Carroll had been a head coach in the NFL before, with the New York Jets in 1994 and again with the New England Patriots from 1997-1999. Carroll did not find success with either team, so he left the NFL to become the head coach at USC, where he turned the Trojans into a perennial powerhouse. Carroll then became the head coach of the Seahawks and delivered one of the most lopsided Super Bowl victories of all time, a 41-8 thrashing of the Denver Broncos.

Questions to ask Carroll:

  • How do you maintain your youthful exuberance at the age of 64? (Carroll has found the fountain of youth, he just won’t tell anyone about it).
  • How do you feel about the Reggie Bush scandal that forced you from the college ranks?
  • Do you dream that you’re hugging the Lombardi trophy every night?

Carroll is a polarizing figure, not just in college sports or the NFL, but in football in general. I have no doubt that sitting with the man would make for an entertaining evening.

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