The primary season for Antonio Pierce as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders has gone the exact opposite of how he wished. Drama and turmoil surrounded the early a part of the season, and the Raiders have now misplaced eight consecutive video games and are at the moment tied for the second-worst file within the NFL at 2-10.
The franchise has already moved on from offensive coordinator Luke Getsy together with two different offensive coaches, and whereas the Raiders have seemed a bit higher, it hasn’t resulted in wins. All of this has led some to wonder if Pierce’s job may very well be in jeopardy after only one season, and from the sounds of issues, it might very effectively be.
In keeping with Albert Breer of NFL Community, there may be uncertainty surrounding Pierce and the Raiders teaching workers, and the franchise has accomplished nothing to ease these issues:
“There’s a whole lot of uncertainty, definitely that’s being felt on the a part of the teaching workers. They’ve been given no assurances on 2025 and there’s a whole lot of buzz league-wide that Antonio Pierce may very well be one-and-done because the Raiders coach. Now on the flip-side as you guys might see tonight, he’s received the crew taking part in very, very exhausting. They’ve gotten youthful. They’ve gone from having the third-oldest roster within the league final yr, to the sixth-youngest this yr. These younger guys are growing and the transfer to Scott Turner as OC appears to have actually labored for them. Now the one factor that we don’t know is how concerned Tom Brady could be in any type of determination Mark Davis makes on this going ahead.”
Any time a crew sits on the backside of the standings, it solely is sensible that the franchise would look to judge issues, together with the pinnacle coach. However as Breer famous, this isn’t a case of Pierce having misplaced the crew, because the Raiders have performed exhausting and been aggressive of their final three video games, most notably this previous Friday towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
It might not really feel prefer it, and the file definitely doesn’t replicate it, however there are some issues to construct on for the Raiders. Nonetheless, whether or not Pierce will probably be given the possibility to take action or if Brady prefers to usher in another person to run issues stays to be seen.
Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell takes duty for botched snap vs. Chiefs
Final week’s loss to the Chiefs may need been essentially the most disappointing of the season because the Raiders had put themselves in place for a game-winning area aim, just for a botched snap to be recovered by the Chiefs, ending all hopes of an upset.
Afterward, QB Aidan O’Connell put the entire blame on himself, saying he started clapping for the snap too early. O’Connell added that rookie heart Jackson Powers-Johnson did precisely what he was alleged to do and that the blame ought to go to himself alone.
