It's abundantly clear that the main selling point for former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith going to the Las Vegas Raiders was his relationship with new head coach Pete Carroll, who previously helped revive his career in the Emerald City.

In Geno Smith's case, he had a good thing going with the Seattle Seahawks. The team had three straight winning seasons with him under center and appears headed in the right direction. Despite that, Smith wanted to be traded and specifically wanted to reunite with head coach Pete Carroll on the Las Vegas Raiders.

This offseason the Raiders and Seahawks made a deal. The Raiders got Geno Smith from the Seahawks in exchange for a late third round pick (92 overall). In so doing, Pete Carroll was reunited with Smith who had been in his system for five years and his full time starting QB for the final two, making the Pro Bowl in both seasons.