Once upon a time, Jack Del Rio tried to motivate his team with an ax, and he nearly ended up with a one-legged punter.
So it’s probably for the common good that he’s using something softer, like positive vibes this time.
Via Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the new Raiders coach is trying to change the atmosphere around a perennial losing team by not talking about all the losing that happened before he got there.
“I told them, ‘You guys can really help us by not referring anymore to negative things that have occurred here,’ ” Del Rio said of coaches and former players who are hanging around camp.