Ahead of their Week 9 matchup with the New York Giants, Mark Davis and the Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler while promoting Antonio Pierce and Champ Kelly as the interim replacements. That, and the direction of the Raiders moving forward, is the focus of this week’s mailbag.
Q: What kind of changes should we expect for the rest of the year? Are we trying to compete or in full development mode?
A: Well, we already know of one big change which is Aidan O’Connell starting over Jimmy Garoppolo, and I think we can expect to see the Pierce-led Raiders make a lot of similar moves down the stretch of the season.