The receiver and his Las Vegas Raiders teammates have bought into the Antonio Pierce era and would like to see the interim coach elevated to the next head coach of the team.
After former head coach Josh McDaniels, who went 9-16 during his tenure, was fired on Oct. 31, the Raiders have gone 4-4 since Pierce took over. Las Vegas has lost only one game by more than a touchdown and has recorded back-to-back games in which the defense scored a pair of touchdowns.
Both of those wins came against AFC West opponents in the Los Angeles Chargers at home and on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. That win against the reigning AFC West champions further boosted the morale in the locker room and momentum among the players to see Pierce get the permanent job when the season ends.
At 7-9, the Raiders aren’t in contention for the postseason, but Adams’ point is the franchise has someone in-house the players are completely behind. The former New York Giants linebacker brought a championship pedigree with him as a Super Bowl XLII champion before joining Las Vegas and ascending from his post as the linebackers coach.
Pierce has often touted how he’s a player’s coach, and Adams backed that self-assessment up in his Wednesday remarks.
“He has a realistic approach and mindset of how the game is supposed to be played and what he expects from his players and it’s easy to get behind that,” Adams said.
With one more game remaining against the Denver Broncos, Pierce has one more chance to add to his résumé “on the grass
Pierce has often touted how he’s a player’s coach, and Adams backed that self-assessment up in his Wednesday remarks.
“He has a realistic approach and mindset of how the game is supposed to be played and what he expects from his players and it’s easy to get behind that,” Adams said.
With one more game remaining against the Denver Broncos, Pierce has one more chance to add to his résumé “on the grass
