...and jacked. That's what I am about Pete Carroll's return to the NFL. The former Patriots head coach is going to get a third shot to be an NFL head coach, this time with the Seattle Seahawks. Contrary to popular belief, Carroll's tenure preceding Bill Belichick in New England was not an abject failure. He made the playoffs twice in three seasons and never posted a losing record, going 8-8 in his final season in Foxborough.

In fact, Carroll has an overall winning record in four seasons as an NFL coach -- he had a one-year stint with the Jets -- with a 33-31 mark.

The recent history of college coaches going to the NFL isn't good, but Carroll isn't Steve Spurrier or Bobby Petrino. His roots are in the pro game. The USC job was a back-to-school sidetrip, and it worked out very well as Carroll restored the Men of Troy and built one of college football's most dominant programs.

But you always knew he wanted one more opportunity to prove himself in the pros, just like Rick Pitino. Carroll can succeed if he surrounds himself with the right people. He'll need to find a GM he can work with, unlike Bobby Grier during his stint here, and he'll have to find an eventual replacement for Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback, as injuries have take their toll on the former BC QB.

I'm sure people around here will be rooting for Carroll to fail, much the same way people in Cleveland rooted for Bill Belichick to fall on his face here. Sometimes a good coach deserves a second, or in this case, third chance. Hey, if Wade Phillips can be an NFL coach three times, why doesn't Pumped and Jacked Petey deserve another shot?