Las Vegas Raiders common supervisor Tom Telesco was considered secure for one more season by most observers, even after the crew fired head coach Antonio Pierce. That modified on Thursday, and now we all know why.
In an look on ESPN’s “NFL Reside,” Adam Schefter provided some context on why the Raiders determined to half methods with Telesco after only one season. In line with Schefter, Raiders management was involved that Telesco’s presence can be a deterrent to some potential head coach candidates.
“The Raiders … clearly choose that the top coach and GM are available collectively on the identical time, work collectively on the identical web page, and transfer ahead in the identical course,” Schefter mentioned. “They didn’t really feel that Tom Telesco, clearly, can be any person that will be as interesting to a number of the head teaching candidates that they’re talking with.”