Outcoached by the Mizzouri Team - Pierce Likely Out


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. Pierce looks unsure and unsteady with clock management and for the second week in a row the teams performance repressed after the 1st quarter. 

We're Drafting a QB

Aidan O’Connell did quite well against the Mizzouri team but he'll never be an elite QB. We need a game changer at QB. 

The Raiders are unlikely to win many more games this season (I don't think we'll win any) meaning we'll be drafting inside the top 10. This means we're on track to draft a QB like Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels possibly even DrakeMaye. Therefore we're more likely to appoint a current OC to nurture and guide the young rookie rather than Antonio Pierce. 

AP's first two games in charge cleansed the Raiders of the uninspiring Josh McDaniels era but long term he is not the answer. 

Great Asset but not a Head Coach 

Pierce will be a great asset to another team as a LB coach and assistant head coach but this won't be with the Raiders. 

Get ready for another major rebuild, Raider Nation. It's on the way. 

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