The Raiders finally did the right thing and fired HC McDaniels.

[brush]

Last edited Wed Nov 1, 2023, 12:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Woohoo. He took a team that was in the playoffs two years ago (rallied by QB Derek Carr after the Rush car wreck deaths and the Gruden racist debacle), and the team became a loser, 9-25, for the year and half he was head coach.

And btw, he not only benched Carr who had got the team off to 10+ point first half leads in 6 games only to see McDaniels' defense lose those games in the second half, as I said, he not only benched Carr, he sent him home, out of the building and made him the scapegoat for the team losing.

I was saying last year after he did that to Carr that McDaniels was a sorry coach and needed to go. Mark Davis finally got it an fired him, the OC coordinator and the GM in the middle of the night last night after the team's inept showing on Monday Night Football. It was embarrassing and the whole nation saw it.

Oh, and the "great" QB pick up McDaniels bought in, Garapallo and the OC coordinator, couldn't figure out how to get the ball to the best receiver in the league, Devante Adams.

That pair also got rid of Darren Waller, a standout tight end, wouldn't pay their league-leading running back Josh Jacobs who held out and didn't get pre-season work, they just about disappeared effective slot receiver Hunter Renfrow from getting targeted in the games...they just all together screwed up and didn't know what the hell they were doing.

McDaniels failed in Denver as a HC (riding his rep as OC with the Patriots, but it shows clearly now that anybody could appear to be good when Tom Brady was your QB, even Bill Belichick.

I say kudos to Mark Davis for this decisive move...this from a long-time Raider fan who goes all the way back the glory days of the Mad Bomber, Ken Stabler, Cliff Branch, Jack Tatum, the Mad Stork, Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, Ben Davidson and all the great players when the franchise was one of the great ones, went to 5 Super Bowls and won 3.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Listening to Bertrand and Zolak right now.

This is the #1 radio/tv show in Boston, discussing this situation. They think that Belichick could find a landing spot on LV.

[brush]

2. Oh, you're in Boston? Is that senitment about whether it was Brady or Belichick...

being discussed openly there too?

You probably know Brady is a part-owner of the Raiders now, but we need a young, innovative coach like that other McDaniels, Mike, in Miami, or maybe Eric Bieniemy who has made the Washington team competitive with his play calling. No one would give him a chance at HC. I say give him a shot.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Bill is reaching the emd of the line in NE, I think.

The general concensus seems to be-
(1) Time for a new coach. It was Brady that made Bill the HC he was.
(2) Bill's sour demeanor in post game press conferences is more problematic now that he's in a 4 year losing ja
g.

[RockRaven]

3. It's good to stop digging once you realize you're in a hole, but Mark Davis

created the hole in the first place. And not for the first time.

His head coach decisions are... disappointing (to say it as politely as possible).

Will next time be different? One can only hope.

[brush]

8. Yes, he did hire McDaniels, but at least he finally realized his mistake.

Now lets see what he does. Getting Harbaugh out of Michigan would be a good move. I also would like someone to give Eric Bieniemy a shot at HC. He's doing a good job as OC in making the Washington team competitive. They almost beat the Eagles on Sunday.

[usonian]

4. They might get

And good luck with that!

[brush]

5. I'm not mad at that. He got the 49ers to the Super Bowl with...

Kapernick as QB.

[underpants]

6. I have no idea why Harbaugh would come back into the NFL

College coaches at massive programs like Michigan are kings of their own fiefdom. No other big team in town and the reporters tend to be more on the homer side.

I hear the Bears fans clamoring for him but if Rivera gets fired in DC (looks like they sold off their season) he may get the Bears job first.

[FSogol]

10. Perhaps Michigan is about to have a major scandal that will put the team back for

a while. Wouldn't that be a major co-winky-dink? /s?

[underpants]

11. Maybe

I don’t see the sign stealing thing going very far but who knows.


From PTI yesterday. The sign stealer rose up from the background a couple times.

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A

[underpants]

15. Looks like Rivera is safe in DC.

Good article here on why Washington made these moves. Both are free agents at the end of the year and they went 4-2 last year without both so it was decided to spend money elsewhere. Young appears to be a headache. Hurt a lot and he doesn’t follow the called plays which messes everything else up. Washington thinks they can get production for less money. Also they will have 5 picks now out of the first 100 draft picks and have $90M to spend in free agency (with picks to deal with too).

Looks like new ownership has more of a long range plan and I don’t see them doing that with a new coaching staff too.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38788272/why-commanders-traded-chase-young-montez-sweat-nfl-trade-deadline

[FSogol]

17. Nah, Rivera is done after the season. N/t

[underpants]

18. I spoke too soon.

Now there’s talk of trading coaches with the Patriots.

[FSogol]

19. That's just Patriot fans trying to ship him out. The ownership secretly signed him to an extension

in the offseason. They'll keep him until he breaks Don Shula's coaching record.

[underpants]

9. Annie on X says "End of an era"

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=3VBm1LJ8j8qLp6JTs_8J2A

[Ray Bruns]

12. He could always run for senator from Alabama.

[brush]

13. What does that mean.

[Ray Bruns]

14. Referencing Tommy Tuberville. Since coaching a football team seems to be the only qualification for Public Office

he has and the only one the people in Alabama require

[brush]

16. I got you, and I agree. And he lives in Flori-duh, Alabama voters.

[Fix The Stupid]

20. Surely..this is it..right? I mean..he's not getting another coaching job?

Have we not seen enough?

I think we can put to bed the "Belichek vs Brady" wars too...

Belichek is an a$$ who wouldn't have won squat without Brady.

Can we knock this ignorant, smarmy, arrogant prick off his pedestal yet? Belicheck, I mean...

And if any team is dumb enough to hire Mcdaniels to do anything but sweep the floor, well that is on them and they deserve everything they get.

Enough of this "belicheck coaching tree' bullshit. They have ALL failed.

[brush]

21. Agreed. Your post is on the money with every sentence...

on McDaniels, Belichick, his coaching tree, and Brady.