The Raiders are taking their candy time and the Titans could take benefit.
Antonio Pierce, the Raiders’ interim head coach, is interviewing this weekend with the Titans for his or her teaching emptiness, in response to NFL Community.
The Raiders are nonetheless “firmly” within the combine for Pierce, however it’s clear he’s not going to move on different alternatives whereas Las Vegas does its personal search, per the report.
Pierce, 45, impressed after stepping in for the fired Josh McDaniels on Oct. 31, 2023.
The Raiders went 5-4 underneath Pierce to complete 8-9, and even shocked the Chiefs on Christmas.
The gamers made it clear they didn’t respect McDaniels’ brash type, however Pierce gained them over.
Star receiver Davante Adams stated he’d like Pierce to have the interim tag eliminated.
“It’s clearly who I needed and that’s my vote, and I’ve been vocal about that,” Adams stated final week. “That’s principally how the entire locker room feels and with good cause. He’s are available and finished an awesome job. He’s continued to win us over. It’s not simply the comfy factor. I believe having AP right here will probably be good for this group. He form of embodies what it means to be a Raider.
“That mentality, that swag and all of the issues he endorses is the issues that I imagine in. It’s simple for a man like me, particularly having handled him a bit of bit this yr now and gotten to know him and see his evolution in entrance of the crew. All these issues, all these completely different fields of being a head coach. Undoubtedly rooting for him.”
The sentiment was distilled by star defensive finish Maxx Crosby on Friday morning.
“#HireAP,” he wrote on X.
Raiders proprietor Mark Davis reportedly was impressed in November by how his crew performed underneath Pierce, his historical past proves it’s onerous to know what is going to matter to him in his search.
There’s nothing improper with the Raiders doing their due diligence, however they must know that Pierce can’t simply wait on Davis to make up his thoughts.
The Titans job surprisingly opened this week after Tennessee fired Mike Vrabel.
Tennessee is coming off a last-place end within the AFC South, and is headed for a rebuild that will not embrace working again Derrick Henry.
Whereas Pierce clearly wish to stay a head coach, the Giants may look to Pierce of their seek for a defensive coordinator ought to he be handed over for the seven present openings.