The NFL released the list of finalists for the NFL Coach of the Year honor and, surprisingly, Los Angeles Charger head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was not on it.

The AFC West underwent a dramatic shakeup on Friday with the arrival of Pete Carroll as Las Vegas Raiders head coach – rekindling his longstanding rivalry with Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh in the process.

With the news Friday that the Las Vegas Raiders have hired Peter Carroll to be their head coach, the AFC West might now lay claim to having the most successful quartet of coaches in NFL history. At the very least,

The Las Vegas Raiders adding head coach Pete Carroll to an AFC West that already includes Andy Reid with the Kansas City Chiefs and Sean Payton with the Denver Broncos is a dominant conversation right now. But Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers don’t need to worry about Carroll and the Raiders nearly as much as the hype makes it seem.

According to reports, David Shaw has agreed to terms with the Detroit Lions to become their new pass game coordinator.

Rich was born and bred in Denver, Colorado and moved to Fort Collins for school at Colorado State in 2003. He still lives in "Fort Fun," and has written professionally about the CSU Rams football and basketball teams as well as the Denver Broncos since 2010. Kurtzman is currently the Denver Broncos and MileHighSports.com editor.

The Raiders' hiring of Pete Carroll creates a decorated group of head coaches in the AFC West, full of Super Bowl and National Championship winners.

Tanner Engstrand has been the passing game coordinator for the last two seasons but has been linked to the New York Jets in recent days.

Shaw and Morton go back to their days as offensive coaches for the Raiders under Jon Gruden in the late 90’s. They followed similar paths from there.

The Detroit Lions are hiring David Shaw as its passing game coordinator, NFL insider Tom Pelissero reports. The two parties have agreed to a multi-year deal. Shaw served as the head coach for Stanford from 2011-2022,

With the big rivalry win, the Chargers secure the #5 seed in the AFC and surge into the playoffs where they will take on C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round. Presented by Ticketmaster.

Pete Carroll is 30 wins away from becoming part of the 200-win club among NFL head coaches. Can he get there with the Raiders?