In trying to distance themselves from the Jon Gruden era and move the franchise into the future, the Raiders are expected to hire former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as the franchise’s next head coach.
Not everybody appears to be happy with the move.
Star running back Josh Jacobs seemed to question the decision in a since-deleted tweet.
Owner Mark Davis picked McDaniels over interim head coach and former special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, who coached the team’s final 12 games, going 7-5 and leading them to the playoffs. He was widely praised by the players on the team.
“I’ve said it many times already: Rich is my pick if it was up to me,” said star defensive lineman Maxx Crosby, speaking on Colin Cowherd’s ‘The Herd’ on January 20th. “He’s a leader. He’s a leader of men. He’s somebody you look forward to seeing every morning. He’s a great coach from top to bottom. “I think he’s earned the right. We won 10 games this year. With all the things going on in our building we still found a way to win. I think that’s a big reflection of Rich.”
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Quarterback Derek Carr echoed Crosby’s support.
“I think we can all think that he’s the right guy,” Carr said. “He’s proven that people listen to him. Our team listens to him. And I love him so much, I’m thankful for him. All those things will be decisions that I don’t make, I don’t get to make. I just play quarterback … but with everything that went on, if you really look at what happened, all the pieces missing, everything that changed, yeah, he held it together.”
Looks like Jacobs is going to be won over.
