But, for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to take its toll like Harbaugh's does. How long was Carroll at SC? How long has he been in Seattle.
The interesting story I heard about Carroll was that lots of his players kind of snickered behind his back on his first time around as a pro head coach. Didn't take him seriously.
His stay at USC changed all that ... and he came into pro ball a second time with some bonafides, some street cred, whatever that means, that he didn't really have the first time around. I've also heard, from someone who knows him fairly well .... and probably has a bone or two to pick with him ... that he's a fairly big phony.
Who knows what the real story is?
Harbaugh with the Rams? i predict he would have the ship turned around in pretty short order. Would give the franchise an immedate boost in energy and legitimacy.
How he would play out five years from now? It's anybody's guess.