Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler following a string of embarrassing losses and a lack of faith in their leadership. Davis had met with players in recent weeks and was aware of their grievances. The decision to fire McDaniels and Ziegler was driven by their misplaced and empty confidence. This marks the latest coaching change for the Raiders, with Davis having gone through seven coaches in less than 13 years. Potential coaching candidates are already being considered for the vacant positions.
Even if the Raiders' firings are validated by results, there’s a new air of unpredictability around Mark Davis’ decision-making. Are the jobs in Las Vegas less attractive now? "Davis made it harder on himself." @jeffphowe on the fallout and future ⤵️ https://t.co/pzhS45VlpK
Was losing to the Lions, who’ve flipped their culture, drafted better than any team the last 2 seasons, hired a great staff and energized a fan base, the final straw for Raiders owner Mark Davis? @BaldyNFL thinks so. THE NFL REPORT PODCAST! https://t.co/IOIihsGqPm
Are Raiders’ jobs less attractive after firings? ‘Mark Davis made it harder on himself’ https://t.co/8NXuvQWaQc
Mark Davis can't be trusted (again) to make the right call for his Raiders https://t.co/XYdkq8iG3x
Mark Davis grew ‘volatile and angry’ before Raiders firings https://t.co/YzyLCpWedu https://t.co/e75AEf9eka
Mark Davis: Raiders were going in wrong direction with Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler. https://t.co/WMyIsNQ2CE
.@ConorOrr has a list of potential coaching candidates for the Raiders following Josh McDaniels’s firing https://t.co/xH0kARR0JW
In less than a month, Raiders owner Mark Davis went from telling fans to “smarten up” about Josh McDaniels to firing McDaniels. Davis has gone through 7 coaches in less than 13 years. Del Rio was the only one to finish a third season
Mark Davis grew ‘volatile and angry’ before Raiders firings https://t.co/Gr68lz1fxp https://t.co/qNIvVn1Wpd
Tafur: Raiders’ lack of faith in Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler went beyond embarrassing losses 🔗 https://t.co/pEXerPiXlO
There are a lot of reasons Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis fired Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler on Tuesday. But the rope that brought the curtain down was their misplaced and empty confidence. @VicTafur explains 🔗 https://t.co/rHVqN2uDJ7
ICYMI: I wrote a (free) column about everything that went wrong with the Josh McDaniels/Dave Ziegler regime in Las Vegas, why many of their mistakes were obvious and preventable, and why Vegas needs to face the music and rebuild from the ground up https://t.co/LlBDJR3LAZ
Raiders owner Mark Davis met with players in recent weeks, so he was well aware of their grievances and where the stars stood on the direction of the team under Josh McDaniels, @AlbertBreer reports https://t.co/W8KyNDzW42
After a failed experiment importing the Patriot Way, @ConorOrr says it’s time for Mark Davis to find a coach who can bring back the bygone identity of the Raiders https://t.co/jAXBECXdh1
The Josh McDaniels era in Las Vegas was a disaster, and now, it’s over. @AustinGayle_ on McDaniels’s many failures, and the challenge facing team owner Mark Davis now: https://t.co/sVWWL0RaIV
Mark Davis’ growing lack of faith in Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler went beyond embarrassing losses. ⤵️ https://t.co/FkwJLQgDA6
Inside the final weeks of the Josh McDaniels Era in Las Vegas. https://t.co/nuypXibwb9
More about Josh McDaniels’ Las Vegas tenure, via @billbarnwell: https://t.co/XuRQ37Yi22