Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce doubles down on what he said and did that ruined 2024 for fans
There wasn't much left for Las Vegas Raiders fans to hold onto with this 2024 season. The team is bad, one of the worst in the league, and there isn't much to be happy about outside of a few players like Maxx Crosby and Brock Bowers. Those two are obviously cornerstone pieces, but when it […]
There wasn't much left for Las Vegas Raiders fans to hold onto with this 2024 season. The team is bad, one of the worst in the league, and there isn't much to be happy about outside of a few players like Maxx Crosby and Brock Bowers. Those two are obviously cornerstone pieces, but when it comes to anything else to be happy about, there was only one thing keeping the fan base interested in this year.
The fan base had the 2025 NFL draft to look forward to with the Raiders firmly in position to keep the No. 1 overall pick. That would mean that they would have their choice of any player in the entire draft, including Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders. They needed a franchise quarterback, very badly. But now, that may have to wait.
With their win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Raiders go from the No. 1 pick to the No. 6 overall pick. That pretty much puts them out of the running for the two best QBs.
After the game, Antonio Pierce said to talk to general manager Tom Telesco. On Monday, during his day-after press conference, he doubled down on not caring about having a better draft pick.
"We don't do this to lose," head coach Antonio Pierce said. "We don't do this for anybody's fantasy football team. Don't do this for anybody's draft projections. None of that sh_t matters to us. What matters is winning, and that's all we want to do."
And, that's respectable coming from his side of things. But, you had your chance to win, and that ship has long sailed away. There was no incentive to win. That one little win, making him 3-12 rather than 2-13, does not help him keep his job. In fact, I think it makes it worse when you look at the context of everything.
But, for all we know, owner Mark Davis may have told him that he needed to win that game. In fact, that was a rumor coming into the game. From the fans' standpoint, they really wanted a chance to be happy about having a franchise quarterback again. And, that could be gone.
The Raiders will play the New Orleans Saints next, and then finish off the year against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach channels his inner Grinch after win over Jacksonville Jaguars
The Raiders needed to lose that game.
