The Las Vegas Raiders have been in a state of disarray the previous few weeks which led to some main adjustments on head coach Antonio Pierce’s teaching employees.
One of many notable adjustments was firing former offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and elevating Scott Turner because the crew’s interim offensive coordinator.
Turner has accomplished nicely in earlier stops across the league which is why Alexander Mattison expressed his pleasure to see what he can do with the Raiders through Up & Adams:
“I’m excited,” Mattison stated. “He was on employees in Minnesota once I was there. Me and Ameer [Abdullah] have been truly on the similar time there with Scott and simply being a full-circle second the place he has this chance forward of him. In fact, his dad’s a legend within the sport in order that’s wonderful for him to have that. However he’s referred to as performs on this league earlier than and I’m excited for what he has to supply and his mentality.”
Mattison additionally stated he and Turner have already talked about play calling and believes they’re on the identical web page because it involves the working again place:
“I’m not that kind of man to all the time go to teach and ask for the ball, however I’m positively gonna be certain I let him know nevertheless you will get me it, nevertheless I might help affect this sport, nevertheless we as a working again group can get entangled on this run that we’re heading to make that’s gonna be for the higher.
“I feel that there’s a variety of worth within the working again place that’s form of been devalued, however positively in our working again room we emphasize how a lot we will affect the sport and no matter part of the sport that’s, no matter kind of play that’s referred to as we will make an affect. So I hope that he sees that. I had a dialog with him and he does it see it that approach too, so I’m excited.”
Mattison and the remainder of the working again room haven’t been fairly as helpful because the crew hoped to start the 12 months, however with Turner on board maybe that can change the remainder of the best way.
Raiders rent Norv Turner as assistant coach
Scott isn’t the one Turner with the group now because the crew additionally introduced in his father Norv Turner to function an assistant coach. Norv beforehand served because the Raiders’ head coach in 2004 and 2005, however returns for a second stint.
