The Raiders' hiring of Pete Carroll has Maxx Crosby pumped up -- even more than usual. The star defensive end said this week on SiriusXM’s "Let’s Go" podcast with Jim Gray that his mentality matches Carroll’s.

When Mark Davis announced that Carroll would be the storied franchise’s next head coach, it infused an energy into the fan base, but also a belief in direction and structure. When Antonio Pierce was named the interim head coach and then retained the position,