Our Next Head Coach

[GoodTimeCharlie]

What’s your type?

[Oaktownonly]

Telesco would have to want him. I don't want Mark picking anything but his nose.

[DanKD]

Although he has his faults, Id be fine with Gruden the head coach. Players play hard for him and he doesnt wear out his welcome with them.

My problem is with Gruden the GM which is terrible.

[BoJacksonRules]

So it seems the winner is anyone but AP.

I don’t care who our next HC is, as long as he has the credentials and ability to turn around this rudderless ship.

[Rainman56]

[quote=BoJacksonRules post_id=1261556]So it seems the winner is anyone but AP.

I don’t care who our next HC is, as long as he has the credentials and ability to turn around this rudderless ship.[/quote]Not an easy task no matter who is hired

[Xramfan]

I’d roll the dice on Kiffin long before wanting Gruden around. I still have visuals of doing laps with the bus at KC. Dumbass

[HesterLayes]

Going to be Vrabel if i had to bet

[Reno Hightower]

[quote=Xramfan post_id=1261559]I’d roll the dice on Kiffin long before wanting Gruden around. I still have visuals of doing laps with the bus at KC. Dumbass[/quote]Sarkisian would also be a good choice. Honestly, I liked Kiffin but it was never going to work out with Al.

[Summerall-Madden]

Yeah it seems anybody BUT AP!

[Xramfan]

[quote=HesterLayes post_id=1261571]Going to be Vrabel if i had to bet[/quote]I hope you’re wrong. He’s better than AP but still feels very mediocre to me

[WolfRaider]

If it’s Vrabel and Rees. I wonder if he wants to link back up with Milroe after being his OC before

[Sold My Soul]

Ranking NFL head coach openings for 2025 season

Best, worst jobs


Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff Writer
Dec 26, 2024, 06:35 AM ET

7. Las Vegas Raiders

Pros: Location, young roster, cap space
Cons: A generation of draft whiffs, division

Young doesn't necessarily equal good, which is the unfortunate case with the Raiders. General manager Tom Telesco has correctly leaned into rebuilding the roster in Las Vegas, but it's going to take time. There just isn't much in the cupboard. I've repeatedly explained the toll the mistakes of the Jon Gruden/Mike Mayock and Josh McDaniels/Dave Ziegler regimes have put on the Raiders, and that reality has set in as part of a 3-12 season. Antonio Pierce's game management blunders haven't helped matters, but this isn't all on an inexperienced coach. Teams can't win when they are drafting useful starters once every presidential regime:

https://x.com/billbarnwell/status/18462 ... candidates

Las Vegas' 2024 class has been better. Tight end Brock Bowers is a superstar. Offensive linemen Jackson Powers-Johnson and DJ Glaze have been works in progress, but they've shown enough to start next season. The Raiders have mostly resisted the urge to sign stopgaps on defense after years of doing so, and given young guys such as Jack Jones, Isaiah Pola-Mao and Decamerion Richardson regular reps in the secondary, albeit with painful results. At the very least, Telesco lived up to his reputation with the Chargers and held onto his draft picks in 2024, which is a major upgrade on the habits of the previous decision-makers during their time in charge.

There's also enough to win games up front, where the Raiders didn't get a great look at free agent addition Christian Wilkins because of injuries. Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce return next year after being put on injured reserve. Though 2023 first-rounder Tyree Wilson appears to be a disappointment, there have been signs of life down the stretch from 2020 Jags first-rounder K'Lavon Chaisson.

The difficult part for the Raiders is they get squeezed on all sides. In a division with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, Justin Herbert and Jim Harbaugh, and Bo Nix and Sean Payton, they're not one player or even one draft away from competing with the rest of the AFC West. Fans who haven't witnessed a playoff victory since the Rich Gannon era understandably want to win now, and the previous regimes have made decisions that have attempted to cut the line without getting any results. The one time they did fully commit to a rebuild was in the Reggie McKenzie era, which eventually produced a 12-4 season in 2016. But after a disappointing follow-up, team owner Mark Davis fired Jack Del Rio, hired Gruden and sidelined McKenzie in the process.

The new factor is the presence of Tom Brady in a minority ownership role, where he reportedly will have more say over Vegas' processes. We don't know much about what happens next with Brady, which is why his presence isn't considered a pro or a con above. Will he quit his announcing role and work on improving the Raiders on a full-time basis? If he does, will that be a good thing? Bill Belichick's assistants and personnel men haven't had much success building rosters away from the legendary coach, with Nick Caserio's run in Houston over the past two years as an exception. Even if Brady knows what he's doing, the Raiders need to commit to excellence by committing to a rebuild.

(Hit me up if you want to know the rankings of the other teams)

[RI RAIDER]

1. Coen
2. Sarkisian
3. Kiffin

I like all 3. Innovative minds on the offensive side of the ball and I think they may be realistic gets (if Mark pays a large vig). I think both Vrabel and Flores are excellent coaches, but I do not want them. TT has not done a good job putting coaching staffs together. Hopefully that changes.

[rhumbob]

[quote=RI RAIDER post_id=1261613] TT has not done a good job putting coaches staffs together. Hopefully that changes.[/quote]Isn't this because Spanos cheaped out on coaches?

[RI RAIDER]

[quote=rhumbob post_id=1261614]Isn't this because Spanos cheaped out on coaches?[/quote]TT hired 3 coaching staffs. Spanos cheaped out on firing the staffs.

[Sir Raider Duck, OMS]

[quote=RI RAIDER post_id=1261620]TT hired 3 coaching staffs. Spanos cheaped out on firing the staffs.[/quote]Yes, but was Spanos willing to pay to hire the best assistants or did he set a hard limit for their salary?

If you do the latter, you won't get the best guys.