Josh Mcdaniels was salty as fukk Pierce talked about 07 Giants at team meeting which probably caused Mark Davis to can Mcdaniels and keep Pierce

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Sources described McDaniels as far less involved than usual during that practice -- akin to a bystander. He let the plays happen without correction, hoped players would self-correct and avoided stepping in to handle every mistake. It was unlike the way he had handled every previous practice during his tenure.
Players -- and coaches -- had ripped into him during the meeting. The point of the session was to be upfront and honest to try to fix what was wrong for the then-3-4 Raiders. Among the issues addressed: Overcorrecting, long meetings, the ways in which McDaniels attempted to hold players accountable and blaming players for issues with play-calling.

The meeting appeared to affect him in a negative way, sources say.
One source described McDaniels as a shell of himself.

  • The 2022 contract extension for Derek Carr, which included a no-trade clause, proved to be a mistake. Former president Dan Ventrelle agreed to the no-trade clause with Carr's camp prior to speaking with other Las Vegas officials. That gave Carr the power to nix a trade to the Saints and then leave for New Orleans as a free agent for no compensation headed back to the Raiders. Sources said Davis led the push to replace Carr, with McDaniels and Ziegler eventually coming on board.
  • The signing of Garoppolo this past March to a three-year, $72.5 million contract was another mistake. The biggest issue wasn't necessarily the financial commitment. Sources say McDaniels overestimated the familiarity Garoppolo would have with his scheme with McDaniels assuming it would be seamless for Garoppolo, who began his career in New England with McDaniels as OC. But Garoppolo, who did not practice this spring following offseason foot surgery, struggled to adapt to McDaniels' system.
  • The decision to start Brian Hoyer against the Bears on Oct. 22 when Garoppolo was out with a back injury was a particularly damning move by McDaniels, one that sources say several in the building disagreed with. Hoyer has been a veteran leader and a great sounding board for the younger players, but he struggled in a blowout loss. Most wanted O'Connell to start, believing he was the better option. With Chicago starting an undrafted free agent Tyson Bagent, McDaniels wanted the veteran Hoyer to run the offense and have a more secure, mistake-free game, but Hoyer threw two interceptions (one returned for a TD) that Sunday. Raiders players did not react well to the decision to play Hoyer.
  • As the losses mounted this season, Davis began meeting with players such as running back Josh Jacobs, Adams and other leaders, sometimes over dinner. Many of the issues that came up in the team meeting last week had been previously disclosed to Davis privately, which led him to start contemplating a potential change.
  • The Raiders were among the teams that attempted to trade up for the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. But based on the timing of the deal -- the Panthers traded for the pick on March 10, before the start of free agency -- they declined to be involved in trade talks at the end as they did not have a feel for the QBs available in the draft. The feeling was McDaniels didn't want to have a rookie QB to grow with going into Year 2 and chose the ready-made Garoppolo as his option. The Raiders would have selected Bryce Young, whom the Panthers took at No. 1, if they had traded up. Such a move would have occurred before free agency, negating a need to sign a veteran such as Garoppolo.
  • The decision to fire Ziegler was a rare instance of a GM getting fewer than two years. Ziegler came to Las Vegas following Mike Mayock's tenure as GM -- a stint that saw multiple failed first-round draft picks and ended with a personnel department in disarray. Ziegler did a lot to modernize the personnel side of the building and hired strong scouting minds in Kelly and senior personnel advisor Shaun Herock, director of college scouting Brandon Yeargan and senior national scouts Andy Dengler and Lenny McGill to go with Dwayne Joseph, who was retained as director of pro personnel. Ziegler also built a scout development program. Improvements were thought to be coming with forward-thinking concepts on player development. Davis, however, chose to move on.

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The only "Shot" AP has 2 keep this job is winning the SB. We know how this goes with brothas being interim head coaches.


Normally I would agree,but being that they gotta pay Gruden and Mcdaniels alotta money still. Im sure Mark Davis is praying Pierce can be serviceable on the cheap:wow:
 

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:mjlol: this kinda tabloid teeny girl bullshyt should never see the light of day. There are almost no men left in sports
 

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:dahell: Don’t talk about the patriots

Cac u in Vegas, not in new england

I wouldn’t mind to see a player punch him in his mouth
 
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