By MARK ANDERSON (AP Sports Writer)
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — When the Las Vegas Raiders employed Josh McDaniels in January 2022, he stated he had realized from his first stint as an NFL head coach.
But McDaniels’ report really was worse the second time round than it was with the Denver Broncos in 2009 and 2010, and late Tuesday night time, the Raiders introduced that proprietor Mark Davis fired McDaniels and normal supervisor Dave Ziegler.
McDaniels turned the primary non-interim coach within the Super Bowl period to be fired by two franchises earlier than the tip of his second season.
“After much thought about what the Raiders need to move forward, I have decided to part ways with Josh and Dave,” Davis stated in a press release. “I want to thank them both for their hard work and wish them and their families nothing but the best.”
The Raiders introduced linebackers coach Antonio Pierce will take over because the interim coach. His first sport shall be Sunday at dwelling towards the Giants. He performed for New York from 2005-09.
Las Vegas additionally introduced assistant normal supervisor Champ Kelly would be the interim GM.
The staff will conduct searches for replacements for McDaniels and Ziegler after the season.
McDaniels was the Raiders’ play caller, so offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi may take over these duties.
Davis had hoped to carry the New England’s success westward when he employed McDaniels, the longtime Patriots offensive coordinator. Ziegler labored in New England’s entrance workplace, and between the previous teammates at John Carroll University, they reworked the Raiders into Patriots West by signing a number of gamers with ties to that group.
But regardless of taking on a staff that made the playoffs in 2021 earlier than dropping to the Cincinnati Bengals within the wild-card spherical, the success Davis so badly wished by no means made its technique to Las Vegas.
The Raiders beneath McDaniels went 6-11 in 2022 and are 3-5 to this point this season for a .360 profitable proportion. His report at Denver was 11-17 (.393 proportion).
Even so, Davis has stood by McDaniels, and the timing of this dismissal is shocking. McDaniels met with the media early Tuesday afternoon and was scheduled for an additional information convention Wednesday morning to debate dealing with the Giants.
But McDaniels had some issues working towards him. The Raiders have failed to attain not less than 20 factors in eight of their previous 9 video games courting to final season, and offense is his specialty. The one sport Las Vegas reached that determine got here due to a fourth-quarter security in a 21-17 victory over the Patriots on Oct. 15.
Perhaps simply as damaging was the general public displeasure a few of his gamers have proven. Star large receiver Davante Adams, particularly, has been vocal because the offseason about his considerations concerning the course of the franchise. Running again Josh Jacobs when requested after Monday night time’s loss to the Detroit Lions about what may spark the offense, stated, “I don’t know, that ain’t my job.”
McDaniels was employed following the 2021 season when Davis opted to not preserve interim coach Rich Bisaccia on for the full-time job even after he led the staff to a shocking playoff run.
McDaniels and Ziegler had been aggressive of their first offseason, buying and selling first and second-round picks for Adams, giving a giant free agent contract to defensive finish Chandler Jones and lengthening the contracts of Derek Carr, Maxx Crosby, Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow.
But these strikes didn’t result in constructive outcomes on the sphere as McDaniels by no means was capable of construct the high-powered offense Davis anticipated when he employed him and struggled to win video games.
The Raiders misplaced a record-tying 5 video games after taking double-digit leads, together with blowing a 20-0 halftime lead in his dwelling debut towards Arizona for the largest collapse in franchise historical past. Las Vegas misplaced to Indianapolis within the Colts’ first sport with Jeff Saturday as interim coach after he had by no means coached above highschool degree after which misplaced to Baker Mayfield and the Rams two days after Mayfield joined his new staff.
McDaniels benched Carr late final season and ultimately reduce him within the offseason, giving the Raiders no return for a beginning quarterback who ended up getting a $150 million contract from New Orleans.
McDaniels introduced in his former pupil in New England, Jimmy Garoppolo, as the brand new beginning quarterback and the offense severely regressed, turning into the primary staff since 2009 to attain lower than 20 factors on offense in every of the primary eight video games of the season.
The final two weeks had been significantly humbling as Las Vegas misplaced 30-12 to Chicago and undrafted rookie former Division II quarterback Tyson Bagent after which seemed fully inept in a 26-14 loss at Detroit on Monday night time.
McDaniels completed his tenure with the third-worst report of any Raiders coach with not less than 25 video games.
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AP Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow contributed to this report.
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