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The Raiders embark on their first season under HC Pete Carroll and GM John Spytek. Owner Mark Davis felt it was important to bring in a coach who understands football, similar to what he sought in Jon Gruden, while he’s confident Spytek will stick around “for a long, long time.”
“It’s been fun. It’s been fantastic,” Davis said, via Vincent Bonsignore. “Again, I’ve grown up around football my whole life. And around people who understand football. I don’t want to go back into the whole (former coach) Jon Gruden thing, but again, Jon was somebody who understood football, and that’s where I tried to go. But it didn’t work. I haven’t gotten it right, and hopefully this time I will. I love Pete Carroll. I’ve watched him from afar for many, many years. John, I’ve just gotten to know. I think he’s a special person, somebody who can be here for a long, long time.”
Davis believes first-round RB Ashton Jeanty can be a “special player.”
“I think he’s a wonderful young man. I really do. We’ll see how it goes, but I think he’s a special player.”
As for Carroll saying Las Vegas’ ownership addition of Tom Brady was a reason he signed with the organization, Davis said it took them “four years” to finalize things with Brady.
“Absolutely. And that’s why the changes were made. And it was a battle to get it done. It took four years to actually get Tom into the building and bring in that expertise and that confidence that we’re talking about. I think it started there. And obviously, the other additions that were made, and then getting someone like Chip Kelly. And I said, OK, there’s some stability here, we’re building something. There is a vision, and Tom does have vision. I don’t think there’s anybody more competitive, that I know of, than Tom Brady.”
The Steelers have traded six receivers during Mike Tomlin‘s 19 years as head coach, including George Pickens, Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, Martavis Bryant, Sammie Coates, and Antonio Brown. GM Omar Khan thinks character concerns with most of the receivers they’ve dealt are just a coincidence.
“Some of that’s just really coincidence how it’s played out with the position. We’re always trying to get good players regardless of what position it’s at and at any point in the year,” Khan said.
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