One of the best ways to get comfortable in new digs is to surround yourself with things that are familiar. That’s most assuredly what Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels are doing in the desert.
And, unsurprisingly, the newly minted Las Vegas Raiders brain trust of general manager and head coach, respectively — duo that sat underneath the New England Patriots learning tree for a number of years — are playing Patriot Games out West.
First and foremost, look at McDaniels’ coaching staff. He surrounded himself with assistants that were with him in New England: Offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi, quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree and defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.