ALAMEDA — The Raiders defense won’t look much different, if at all, from a personnel standpoint with John Pagano at the helm.
Pagano’s title of “assistant head coach – defense” won’t change, but he assumes play-calling duties from Ken Norton Jr., who the Raiders fired as defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Pagano spent the last five seasons as defensive coordinator for the Chargers. He’s now tasked with rescuing a Raiders’ defense among the worst in the NFL.
Pagano spoke to Bay Area media for the first time in his new role Thursday. He certainly hopes his defense looks vastly different in other ways come Sunday, when the Raiders (4-6) host the Broncos (3-7) at 1:25 p.