It’s that magical time of year: there’s a frosty bite to the air, holiday music is on the radio, and NFL teams are gearing up to fire their coaches. With a month’s worth of games left in the regular season, we all have a pretty clear picture – for the most part, at least – what the NFL playoff picture is going to look like.
And while we don’t know the final field or seeds, yet, we do know that the Raiders won’t be apart of either. That’s what happens when a team, you know, only wins two games all year. (Although given the Raiders’ final month of games, they could get hot and make it four!)
Given how much of a mess this season was across the board, many expect Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce to be let go at the end of the year. Las Vegas will be in a position to draft their next theoretical franchise quarterback this April, and teams typically don’t let lame-duck head coaches stick around in years when there’s a QB at the top of their board…