Raiders could have been 'high-level playoff team' if they did this after 2021 season, ex-GM says

Former Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock talks about his time with the team on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."

Former Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock thinks the Raiders could have had something special after their playoff berth in the 2021-2022 season. 

During that season, the Raiders started 3-2 before head coach Jon Gruden resigned after articles published by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times detailed the use of racist, homophobic and misogynistic terms by Gruden in emails reportedly dating back to 2010.

The team then promoted Rich Bisaccia to become the interim head coach, who steadied the ship and led the Raiders to the playoffs. Mayock believes the job Bisaccia did as an interim coach warranted him to be hired full time during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me With Dan Dakich."

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"I’m entitled to my opinion, and I believe that Raiders team would have been a high-level playoff team the last couple of years had they kept Rich Bisaccia on board," Mayock said. 

"The players gravitate to [Bisaccia] not because he’s easy on them, but because he has their backs at all times, and he loves them just as much off the field as he does on the field. He’s one of the few coaches I’ve ever seen that can kick a guy's a-- for three hours, and that guy will be in his office afterward talking about issues with his girlfriend," Mayock said. 

Mayock spoke about how Bisaccia led the Raiders organization through some emotionally challenging moments during that tumultuous 2021 season.

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