Is Tom Brady already making an impact in Las Vegas?
There has already been speculation about the Raiders' new minority owner, who received a royal welcome Wednesday, but how much control he will have over the team going forward.
“Let me just say this, without getting into specifics, people are saying that Brady's first move will be to ask Bill Belichick to coach the Las Vegas Raiders.” Barstool Sports said. Kirk Minihane said this on his eponymous show.. “Two sources told me that. Two executives in the Patriots organization told me that.”
Minihane has been active in the Boston sports scene for many years, and prior to joining Barstool, he worked as a columnist for the Lowell Sun and had a radio show on WEEI.
The Raiders just hired former Giants Super Bowl winning linebacker Antonio Pierce as their full-time head coach last offseason, so it's surprising to see Brady bring such power to Las Vegas so quickly. Probably.
But things are off to a troubling start for Pierce, with the Raiders just 2-4 this season.
Pierce previously told reporters that some players were making “business decisions” and the team would start making business decisions as well, adding that some players could be fired. It suggested that there was.
When Davante Adams was traded to the Jets this week, it was his first business decision.
Pierce also reversed a preseason quarterback decision, benching veteran Gardner Minshew for second-year signal-caller Aidan O'Connell before last week's 32-13 loss to the Steelers. I placed it.
Pierce was also criticized as “the stupidest thing I've seen all season” when he chose not to go for a fourth-and-1 from the opponent's 43-yard line in Week 1, trailing by six points to the Chargers. Ta.
If Pierce does indeed coach the team in his final game, Belichick is very likely on the Raiders' coaching list, but there are many other candidates as well.
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson can pick almost any job he wants this offseason, and former Titans coach Mike Vrabel should be on the list as well.
Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowls together as part of the New England dynasty, but a seemingly controversial separation saw the future Hall of Fame quarterback leave for Tampa Bay.
