Andrew PetersDecember 28, 2024
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The Las Vegas Raiders snapped a 10-game losing streak with recently’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, however it may not suffice to make sure a 2nd year of head coach Antonio Pierce.
Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, “the belief in league circles continues to be” that Pierce’s future with the group “remains in severe doubt.” Pelissero and Rapoport kept in mind that “another stirring win like Sunday’s” might assist Pierce keep his task.
Raiders owner Mark Davis stated previously this month that while he was not pleased with how the season had actually gone, he would wait till completion of the year to make any training modifications.
“I’m extremely dissatisfied, clearly. I wish to see development,” Davis stated, per The Athletic’s Tashan Reed. “There’s no reasons. We have injuries and all of those things, however your group needs to determine how to navigate those concerns. The bottom line … is it boils down to me. And, if there’s going to be a finger pointed, it must be at me since, once again, I’m the one who’s employing individuals who decide on the field.
“There’s a mistaken belief that I’m making a great deal of choices on the football field, however I continue to inform y’ all that I do not. I hand over to individuals who I work with. I provide objectives. And after that I get out of the method and let them attempt to do it and let the outcomes promote themselves. At this moment, certainly, we’re not pleased, however you need to go through the season and after that we’ll re-evaluate. Now, I’m not in that position of examining anything going forward.”
The Raiders, who were 2-11 at the time of Davis’ remarks, lost to the Atlanta Falcons and beat the Jaguars over the last 2 weeks.
Las Vegas will get a workable challenger in the New Orleans Saints on Sunday before liquidating the year versus an AFC West competitor in the Los Angeles Chargers. While the Raiders’ possibilities of even matching their record from a season earlier are currently shot, ending the year on a three-game win streak with a remarkable triumph versus the Chargers might be simply enough for Pierce to make a 2nd complete season at the helm.
If Pierce stops working to win either video game, it appears his shooting would be unavoidable and the Raiders would start yet another training search.
