Maxx Crosby publicly voices his support for Antonio Pierce as Raiders’ permanent head coach for next season with a special hashtag
Antonio Pierce has led the Raiders to a 5-4 record this season since he took over.
Maxx Crosby and Antonio Pierce (Via Imago/SI)
There’s a new hashtag in town for the Las Vegas Raiders. The fans of the team have been urged by defensive end Maxx Crosby to voice out their support for the appointment of the team’s interim head coach, Antonio Pierce, as the team’s permanent head coach.
The Las Vegas Raiders did not make the playoffs this season, but the team still won because they were able to rid themselves of Josh McDaniels as the HC.
Since his departure, linebackers coach Antonio Pierce took over, and there has been no looking back since. Pierce has led the team to a 5-4 record after being thrust into the limelight in the middle of the season.
It is commendable what Pierce has done; he brought back winning in Vegas, and he re-ignited a sense of unity back in the locker room. Maxx Crosby tweeted out #HireAP to show his support for Pierce. He has been vocal about this in press conferences as well.
Now that the team’s season has come to a conclusive end, there are a lot of questions that owner Mark Davis will have to answer.
The most important thing is: what is he going to do about the team’s HC situation? Ideally, if he has in fact learned anything from the Rich Bisaccia situation, he would not flinch for a second and appoint Antonio Pierce as the team’s permanent HC.
Antonio Pierce has shown that he deserves to be the team’s permanent HC
Recent rumors have indicated that Mark Davis could be looking at Jim Harbaugh to replace Daniels as the team’s full-time HC.
There has been mutual interest from both parties and ideally, he is a great candidate. But if this time Mark Davis goes wrong in hiring the HC, then he risks ruining his relationship with the players.
Antonio Pierce has brought a renewed sense of energy to the locker room; all the players want to play for him, and he has earned the respect of the players in the locker room.
It could be seen in the Week 9 game against the New York Giants, the first game without McDaniels as the HC, that the team looked different and played significantly better.
— ?MaddMaxx? (@CrosbyMaxx) January 12, 2024
With this new #HireAP, Maxx Crosby wants to urge fans and his fellow teammates to speak out and voice their support for Antonio Pierce’s appointment as full-time HC.
The ball now lies in Mark Davis’ court. Will he listen to the voices in the organization or will he take this decision by himself?
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