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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I'll be interested to see what your Raiders do with Pierce. Being a mid-season replacement sometimes can be easier because it's providing leadership to get a team refocused. You don't have to plan the offseason program and training camp or be part of the roster construction or really hire the rest of the coaching staff. You just have to coach.
I think Pierce embodies more of the traditional Raider culture myself. So I think he should get a long look. But I'm not as sure if that cast off type us against the world culture resonates in Las Vegas the way it did in Oakland.
Come offseason and you get guys like Harbaugh or whomever else is high on lists selling a program to the owner, guys who are good at coaching and leading may not be able to sell the hype in their pitch.
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The Raiders have looked and played much more inspired under Pierce but after the two easy games against the NY market teams, he's gone pretty conservative in the last two losses and I don't think that is doing him any favors. A lot can change over the next five games so once the season is over things will be more clear. If the Raiders show well the rest of the season I would be okay with him keeping the job but they would have to hire a quality OC to oversee the offense as Hardegree has never been an OC and it's starting to show in the past few games and I think all ties to the McDaniels offense need to be severed in the offseason.
Mark Davis is always a wild card so he may opt for the flashy hire. If it were up to me I would interview and give a hard look to Ben Johnson and Mike Macdonald. It's always hard to tell if a hot coordinator will work out as a head coach but these two seem like they have been extremely positive influences on their team's recent successes.