SFGate.com · Aug 2, 2017
Raiders assistant coach John Pagano stressing communication
You can never have enough. Especially when your defense gave up a league-high 61 plays of 20 yards or more.
“He is an extra genius mind,” cornerback David Amerson said of new assistant coach John Pagano. “Someone who brings a different outlook than what we have had the last two years. A whole ’nother mind-set. And that’s good for us.”
Pagano, the former defensive coordinator of the Chargers, is working mainly with the secondary but as the assistant head coach, he has his hands in everywhere, assisting head coach Jack Del Rio and coordinator Ken Norton Jr. Pagano’s main task: improving the communication between defensive backs, and then between them and the rest of the defense.
