The Las Vegas Raiders needed to make changes this offseason after a four-win campaign in 2024. The first domino to fall was head coach Antonio Pierce, who was fired in January. General manager Tom Telesco was not far behind him.
In fairness to Pierce, he was dealt a tough hand. Telesco did not exactly give him the best roster to work with, as Josh Jacobs left in free agency, and the team held a quarterback battle between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O'Connell.
A handful of key injuries played a role as well, but Pierce is not exactly absolved of blame.