As new names and possibilities emerge for the head-coaching job in Washington, there’s a certain high-profile name that quietly hit owner Dan Snyder’s radar, before moving on.

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that USC coach Pete Carroll recently met with Snyder in St. Louis.  Per Schefter, Carroll listened, but he declined to further pursue the option.

One of the problems is that Carroll is widely believed to be interested only in returning to the NFL if he will be able to run the show.  In Washington, Vinny Cerrato is firmly entrenched as the guy with the keys to the roster, and Snyder also wants to stick his finger in the pot from time to time.

That’s why the coach who ends up with the job will be someone who can work with Cerrato (like Steve Mariucci) or who’ll simply be so happy to have a job that he won’t try to grab power (like Jim Fassel).