AFC West Updates

[equivocation]

Also, anyone who wants to have a QUARTER of your career win-loss record come against Herbert and Mahomes, please raise your hand.

[MusicMakerInMe]

Any concern out there that the raiders hire a good head coach
inspired perhaps from our own Brandon Staley?
I can see Staley's hiring changing how HC hiring is done generally.
Huge emphasis on analytics and people skills

Yes.

However, more coaches like Staley would be great for the sport.

[RTPbolt]

Also, anyone who wants to have a QUARTER of your career win-loss record come against Herbert and Mahomes, please raise your hand.

Sucks to be a Donkey or Faiding Pirate fan for sure….very much an uphill battle from the look of it.

How many actually believe that both teams wont finish below the Chiefs by year end (probably 10 games in)? Reality is hitting them pretty hard about now and they play eachother this week for basement rights. Golly I love watching this shitshow of the Raiders and Donkies…its popcorn time!

[Formula 21]

Sucks to be a Donkey or Faiding Pirate fan for sure….very much an uphill battle from the look of it.

How many actually believe that both teams wont finish below the Chiefs by year end (probably 10 games in)? Reality is hitting them pretty hard about now and they play eachother this week for basement rights. Golly I love watching this shitshow of the Raiders and Donkies…its popcorn time!

[FoutsFan]

It's interesting how when someone who revolutionizes the game its always the next so in so. When Magic Johnson was playing for the Lakers people were saying the new trend was 6' 9" point guards who can pass and shoot. Well turns out there are very few if a y that could do what Magic did at his size. It will be the same with Staley.

[21&500]

Yes.

However, more coaches like Staley would be great for the sport.

F the sport!
I need a ring before before they outlaw football.

[21&500]

Its a good question. It's a copy cat league. They don't need to make this decision now, but my guess is that Mark Davis will lean to someone that already has an association with the Raiders already, maybe someone previously a Raider coach, or player, and probably someone approved by the Fritz Pollard alliance. That's more important than than the method to winning games. However, if Mayock is truely given a chance to pick his own coach, that trope might be broken to find a good coach first, with or without those analytics. Mayock and Davis can interview anyone they want now, not currently coaching in the league, but I think they will be very comfortable with Bisaccia if he wins games (but still will have to interview a minority coach.)

Bisaccia was a mistake imo, he's too close to JG. I said that immediately and talking heads are now coming around to it.
My early prediction is Eric Bienemy
for both obvious and not so obvious reasons.

[jamrock]

It's interesting how when someone who revolutionizes the game its always the next so in so. When Magic Johnson was playing for the Lakers people were saying the new trend was 6' 9" point guards who can pass and shoot. Well turns out there are very few if a y that could do what Magic did at his size. It will be the same with Staley.

Staley is a next gen coach but McVay was the guy that everyone was looking for after his early success with the Rams. Staley benefitted from that.

[blueman]

This just in:

Raiders hire a baked potato to be their new head coach.


(now fess up, how many of actually had to pause before rejecting this?)

[Bolt Dude]

Bisaccia was a mistake imo, he's too close to JG. I said that immediately and talking heads are now coming around to it.
My early prediction is Eric Bienemy
for both obvious and not so obvious reasons.

It’s be a good choice, especially since it’s poaching off a division rival. But in all fairness, I’m not sure the Raiders ever had race related issues before the Gruden debacle. Al Davis hired the first black HC in NFL history, Art Shell.

[Parcells]

Looking at the Raiders job…

The good:
1. Strong fan base
2. Great new stadium
3. Vegas will be a free agent destination
4. They have some decent young talent

The bad:
1. Mahomes and Herbert…and they both have strong head coaches.
2. See point #1.

Just look at the coaches of the teams in same division as Brady and Rodgers over the last 15-20 years. Someone will take the job, because it’s an NFL head coaching position. Just look at David Culley. But a good candidate with options is probably gonna choose a situation where the competition in his division isn’t so brutal.

[FoutsFan]

Staley is a next gen coach but McVay was the guy that everyone was looking for after his early success with the Rams. Staley benefitted from that.

True but they are very different animals.