Henderson, NevadaThis week’s turnaround for the Las Vegas Raiders (5-8) is brief as they host the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8), a rival team in the AFC West, on Thursday Night Football. Raider Nation is experiencing frustration, and not just from the supporters. The Raiders are eager to get back on the field and resume winning because everyone in “The Nation” knows that they defeated themselves on Sunday. Henderson, NevadaThis week’s turnaround for the Las Vegas Raiders (5-8) is brief as they host the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8), a rival team in the AFC West, on Thursday Night Football.
Raider Nation is experiencing frustration, and not just from the supporters. The Raiders are eager to get back on the field and resume winning because everyone in “The Nation” knows that they defeated themselves on Sunday. Just moments before Thursday’s Los Angeles Chargers game, coach Antonio Pierce gave a speech. The press conference in its entirety can be seen above, and the transcript is available below.
Antonio Pierce, interim head coach Is there any news regarding Josh Jacobs or Kolton Miller? “No, these guys are coming in at 9am,” said Coach Pierce. It seems likely that Kolton Miller won’t be able to participate.
Do you anticipate any variations in the play calling? Coach Pierce: “I hope we can follow the script. We must adhere to the plan we have. For all of us, it is imperative that we maintain patience and avoid becoming frustrated. However, everyone experiences difficult moments from time to time. The most important thing is to persevere through them and stay on course. I’ve discussed this plan with the coordinators, coaches, players, and myself. Follow it through, no matter how it appears, and we’ll adjust as necessary
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Q: You talked about the team staying together. Since you’ve had a chance to talk to them a couple of times this week, how have you felt their attitudes have been? Coach Pierce: “Yeah, really an odd situation to be honest. I mean, we lost three games, right? But the locker room, the building doesn’t feel that way. Purpose is still there, the energy is still there, the concentration, the ‘want to’ is still there. The guys are believing. They had two good walkthroughs, best we can do with that. But that’s how it’s been, to be honest, since day one. Results haven’t been there like we want, but we’re going to keep fighting for that. This week, you got to finish, you got to finish in the fourth quarter. Our three losses, talked about it the other day, we’ve been right there and we got to finish in the fourth quarter
