Carroll Given Warning: 7 Months to Prove Yourself

With Seahawks brass still believing the team can be a contender, Pete Carroll has been put on notice. If the team is not showing Super Bowl-caliber play within his first seven months on the job, the position of head coach will be given to Jay Leno.

While Leno’s credentials as a professional football coach are highly suspect, a source close to the situation insists that the beleaguered comedian would bring something to the team that it has sorely lacked: A performance on the sideline that is equally laughable to the performance on the field.

Lofa Tatupu (a former Trojan under Carroll) who had been openly looking forward to his reunion with the coach, did admit that the proposition of Leno in charge was intriguing. “Jay has proven himself in the past to be as ruthless as they come. That kind of ‘stab-your-best-friend-in-the-back’ mentality has been missing since our [Super Bowl] run back in ’05. While his football experience is limited, this could be the shot in the arm that the organization needs.”

While we have yet to hear from the Leno camp on the matter, friend and fellow late night host Conan O’Brien commented that Jay should “definitely take the job.”

In order to remain in compliance with the Rooney Rule, the Seahawks have already reached out to George Lopez as a precautionary measure. While Mr. Lopez could not be directly reached for comment, his representatives at TBS insist that this whole situation is ‘very funny.'