The Las Vegas Raiders failed miserably once Antonio Pierce took over as the full-time head coach, but he was absolutely the right hire at the time. The players on the team advocated for him publicly, and he had the pulse of the fan base, so owner Mark Davis was painted into a corner a bit.
While Pierce earned the head coaching gig, interim general manager Champ Kelly was supplanted by Tom Telesco, a veteran front office member fresh off 11 years as the general manager of the Chargers' organization. These two clearly did not mesh, as both were fired after a 4-13 campaign.