“Minimum of 24 points.” That’s the immediate response Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce provided when asked what he and general manager Tom Telesco are looking for in an offensive coordinator.
Pierce, naturally, laughed after saying that, as did the media room during the press conference on Wednesday afternoon that introduced Pierce and Telesco as the new Silver & Black brain trust. While owner Mark Davis’ new dynamic duo have plenty of work to do to attain the goal of winning the AFC West and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy one day, one of the first big lifts for the pair is hiring a new offensive play caller.