Here’s the great thing for the Las Vegas Raiders: New head coach Josh McDaniels and defensive coordinator Patrick Graham loath predictability. Both the offensive and defensive play callers aren’t the stubborn “my way or the highway” types who try to fit square pegs into round holes.
It’s the common trait between McDaniels and Graham. A lesson learned and forged during the pair’s time with New England Patriots head honcho Bill Belichick. Flexibility is very much key. And that adaptability, steeped by Bill The Butcher, likely made Graham a must-pursue and must-hire for McDaniels.
Situational awareness, creativity and attention to detail were not a Raider trait before the arrival of McDaniels and Co.