A growth to liquidate the 2024 project could not conserve Antonio Pierce's task.
The Las Vegas Raiders fired their head coach on Tuesday, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported, per sources notified of the scenario. The group has actually because revealed the news.
“We value Antonio's management, initially as an interim head coach and this previous season as the head coach,” the group stated in a declaration. “Antonio matured a Raiders fan and his Silver and Black roots run deep. We are grateful for his capability to reignite what it suggests to be a Raider throughout the whole company. We want absolutely nothing however the very best for Antonio and his household in the future.”
Pierce attended to the media on Monday, a day after his group's season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and stated he had not “heard anything various” concerning him staying head coach. The Raiders will certainly be going in a various instructions now.
Pierce created a 9-17 record in one and a half seasons at the Raiders' helm. The previous linebacker took control of as the interim midway through the 2023 season and was employed for the full-time gig in 2024. A 4-13 project in 2024 consisted of a 10-game losing streak (Weeks 5-15). Throughout the skid, Pierce fired offending organizer Luke Getsy and set up Scott Turner as interim OC.
Vegas completed the season on the upslope, winning 2 of its last 3 video games, knocking off the Jaguars and Saints before being up to the playoff-bound Los Angeles Chargers in Week 18. Even that favorable momentum could not conserve Pierce's task.
The quarterback position was the greatest stumbling block to the Raiders making strides in 2024. Vegas got in the season without a franchise quarterback, performing a QB competitors in between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell. Pierce chose to opt for the veteran Minshew out of eviction. The coach then benched his starter after 5 weeks and a 2-3 record. O'Connell fared no much better in 2 starts before getting hurt in Week 7. Minshew retook the beginning gig before ultimately suffering a season-ending injury. Pierce was required to begin Desmond Ridder for a video game (Week 15) before going back to O'Connell to end the season.
The quarterback problems afflicted a Raiders club that still did not have skill on both sides of the ball, and glaring depth issues were highlighted after injuries struck.
Positives dotted a down season, consisting of novice tight end Brock Bowers shattering records. The defense had some intense minutes, ending up 15th in lawns enabled and 15th in passing backyards, an enhancement on current seasons.
The lows far exceeded the positives. Throughout the 10-game losing streak, the Raiders were afflicted by charges, preventable oversights, training miscues and a failure to make plays in close video games. There were no increasing tide-type gamers to raise all the tugboats.
A previous Washington and New York Giants linebacker, Pierce initially started his training journey at Long Beach Poly High School (2014-17).
