Raider Fan 365

New Direction Needed If a week is a long time in politics then it's longer in football. A week ago I wrote a piece supporting Antonio Pierce as the next permanent Raiders head coach. Even yesterday morning I reposted an article by Ross Tucker in the same vein https://www.the33rdteam.com/antonio-pierce-is-earning-raiders-head-coach-job/ Following the Raiders loss to the Mizouri team (yawn....yet again), I can see no way how Antonio Pierce is appointed as the permanent head coach. Roderic Teamer Arrest No coaching staff is entirely responsible for the behaviour of its players off the field but the DUI arrest of Roderic Teamer in the early hours of the Chiefs game, won't help Pierce in any way. The perception is that Pierce manages a lax operation where player autonomy is to the fore. The recent arrest of Teamer does not bode well for this approach long term. The coach should call the shots, not the players.  The Raiders blew a 14-0 lead against the Mizzouri team. Pier

Energy Antonio Pierce has brought renewed energy and vibrancy to the Raiders' locker room and fan base. I think it's fair to say most of Raider Nation want AP to succeed and be the permanent head coach. I became a Los Angeles Raiders fan in 1984 when I was just 10 years old. The resonance of a head coach hailing from Compton, and a fellow Raiders enthusiast as a youngster , adds to the mystique of the potential hiring of Antonio Pierce. Media Support Keyshawn Johnson and Michael Irvin on FS1's "Undisputed" have seen enough and would appoint Pierce as head coach....right now (as would Skipp Bayliss incidentally). And so would I. But you don't win many games in the NFL with a 4th round QB and first time offensive coordinator - and that was very evident in Miami on Sunday afternoon. Sadly, I fear if AP doesn't win 5 games as interim head coach he will go the same way as Rich Bisaccia (he's won two to date). And my fear is th

Failure of the Patriot Way   It is somewhat pathetic that Josh McDaniels (and other failed ex-Patriot coaches) feel they have to copy the irascible Bill Belichick - who won Super Bowls principally because he was lucky enough to stumble across the best QB of all time.  " Mark Davis made a clear-headed decision." Rich Eisen on the firing of Josh McDaniels Unmitigated Disaster   McDaniels/Ziegler were an unmitigated, unqualified, unequivocal disaster for the #Raiders with a litany of bad decisions compounded by even worse decisions. There’s a growing trend of NFL head coaches that simply are “CEO types” or motivators and we’ve seen successful ones. The Motivational Qualities of Antonio Pierce    If Antonio Pierce can remain competitive throughout the season, win 4-5 games and have the locker room I can see him keeping the job and getting to build his staff. There's important context before Sunday's game though.  We have a rookie head coach, a rookie QB and ro