Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce joined Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder on “The Pivot Podcast” and talked about how he connects with his stars while talking to top players like Davante Adams and Max Crosby. He told the podcast host that even though they were all in relationships with each other, he was still their boss and called them out.
“My job was decided on November 1st because we talked and were cool, so there’s still a chain of command,” Pierce said. “There’s still respect and there’s a certain intensity that Te (Davante Adams) knows. I can tell you that I called him out a few times throughout the season.” Episode Like Same as “Malcolm Coons is out”. But he said he was named Las Vegas’ full-time coach after Josh McDaniels left the interim position following his mid-season firing because of his connection with the players. “Oh my gosh, hello, you’re the best receiver? You’re the best receiver in the NFL, yeah AP, it’s okay – you didn’t show up last Sunday. Max, you’re the best receiver in the NFL Football.” I’m back, but damn Patrick Mahomes can’t hear you every game. So no hiding, no gray, no Malcolm Coons, no Army drill, and I’m off. “Hit these people,” Pierce said.
“I go to my guys with my cape on. My superheroes I call them, these are my superheroes, these are the game changers, these are the game changers. If you can’t talk to them first, I’ll talk to them. I couldn’t sit in this position, the reason I’m in this position is because we respect each other and we say we’re cool and It’s understanding that I’m still cool, but I’m the leader. Pass, you’ll get a good result. Envelope from Raiders.” Raiders face tough problems loading Adams’ star receiver continued his good work, catching 103 passes for 1,144 yards and eight touchdowns last season. Crosby was one of the best defensive tackles in the league, recording 14.5 sacks and 55 solo tackles with the Raiders.
Pierce led the Raiders to a 5-4 record as interim head coach and received overwhelming support from his players to return full-time, and the team completed it In an AFC West filled with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers, who recently hired Jim Harbaugh as head coach, Pierce will have his hands full next season, to say the least.
