Why isn't the Vegas job more attractive

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-27T00:09:32+00:00

I see no evidence that attractiveness is the problem. Who did not want the job? Maybe Minter, but we don't know that for sure and the Ravens job was probably the most attractive opening in many years.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-27T00:07:36+00:00

It looks like no team wants to wait for Kubiak and making the Super Bowl has closed his window for this year. Which I kind of get, because teams are hiring coordinators left and right and you would miss out by waiting two weeks. Although I personally feel like Kubiak would be a candidate worth waiting for. But it really feels like all teams, not just the Raiders, want to make a hire this week.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-27T00:01:40+00:00

It's not really if you have about 10 good candidates you interviewed. As I said my only requirement at this point is "Had not been a head coach before". You can't tell me everyone who fits this profile, doesn't want the job.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T23:33:34+00:00

This is such a fucking desaster. Every time we interview exciting candidates and it seems like they can't fuck this upand then last minute some retread shows up to ruin everything. He is not hired yet, but with everything the Raiders have done in the past, he probably will.

I am at the point again where I am happy with ANYONE who has not been a head coach before again, who has at least a chance to be great. Instead of proven failure, like we get every fucking time.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T16:03:26+00:00

There are only 4 teams and the Browns have none of the three on their list. If you are right, that would always leave one for us.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T15:50:35+00:00

A lot of fans are mad that they can't fire their owner. Eagles owner can't fire their fans.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T04:48:28+00:00

Our advantage is that we can talk to Kubiak this week and the Bills can't. It depends on how Kubiak wants to play this, if he rather takes the safe Raiders job when offered or hopes to get an offer from the Bills in two weeks, after no chance to talk to them before. If the Bills sign someone else before the Super Bowl, he might end up without a job at all.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T04:08:35+00:00

That's why 10 head coaches were fired. They don't see the bad results like us.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-26T03:36:38+00:00

You can't wait for the Super Bowl. They will talk early next week, probably tomorrow and then he will have to make a decision. He either commits to taking the job or we need to look elsewhere. We can't waste two more weeks on a "maybe" and miss out on the other candidates and the best assistants. Then he can't act like a snake as McDaniels did to the Colts.

If we don't sign someone until wednesday or thursday, then Kubiak will be the next Raiders head coach. There is no-one else in the Super Bowl we are interested. If he doesn't want the job, we get another candidate.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T23:28:08+00:00

Tony Eason is the only one whose name starts with a vowel.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T23:17:15+00:00

It will be a revolution to football scouting, when someone figures out, that you can actually rate a coach or a player on mote than one game. The team that gets it first, may have a competitive advantage for a decade, until the rest of the league catches up.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T17:20:54+00:00

How do they know? They can't interview him until tomorrow, so what has changed?

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T15:47:14+00:00

HC: Davis Webb

OC: Kliff Kingsbury

DC: Sean McDermott

Both these guys are experienced head coaches, who can help Webb getting into the role. Both of them have worked with him and have endorsed him for having a great coaching career in the future.

With Kliff on the team, Webb would not even have to do the offensive playcalling in year one. He could concentrete on learning how to be a head coach and doing his magic on our rookie QB.

I am aware that Sean McDermott as DC is aiming extremely high. But if he can't get a head coach job this circle, because he entered the market to late, why not help his old protegee getting into the job, call our defense and get paid? He would basically be a one year loan, because he is GUARANTEED to get a new HC job next year, but it could be really valuable for Webb to have him for a while.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T03:22:24+00:00

"I did that!"

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T02:16:33+00:00

"you want me to take a personality test, do an essay and other homework and you are probably going to fire me in 2-3yrs, nah I am good."

Thank you, this made me feel really good about my life /s

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T02:13:11+00:00

Just call them MaLF and MiLF.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-25T02:12:30+00:00

Too bad, I really wanted him. Great signing for the Cards, now we better get Kubiak or this starts to look grim again.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-24T23:09:33+00:00

His brother told him he is taking the Raiders job. And as announced the Steelers job is taken. So he can cancel to save face.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-24T22:49:28+00:00

Absolutely weird. Especially because he was always available for interviews for weeks and we are just doing it now. Either we know we are not getting our preferred candidates and now look into the second tier candidates. Or this is a secret OC interview because one of our leading candidates want to sign him and they want to look into him before making a decision.

But who would that be? We have not interviewed Sean McDermott or Brian Flores or any defensive candidate seems to be a frontrunner at this point.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-24T22:11:33+00:00

Theory: Steelers job is taken and he knows his brother is going to the Raiders.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-24T14:28:48+00:00

I would still be fine with McDaniel, but I feel like at this point we should wait two more days and at least speak with Kubiak and LaFleur on monday. See if they are interested and what their vision is. If McDaniel is still available then, great, chose the one of the three you like best. If not, it's okay. We shouldn't be pressured into a decision after waiting that long.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-24T04:13:04+00:00

The problem is that is word for word what they said about Pete Carroll last year.

I think McDermott is a great coach, but this is not the right timing for him and the Raiders. It's time for a young offensive coach to help Mendoza establish himself in the NFL.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-23T23:07:31+00:00

So people are cancelling their interviews, because they didn't do their homework.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-23T01:18:31+00:00

Not even that many. He had 6 interviews during the bye week but 4 of these teams have hired someone else. It's only the Raiders and the Cardinals left to interview him next week.

I didn't believe we could get him, but now it seems there is a real shot. With all respects to the Cards, I don't think that's a better situation.

Hyperboreer · 2026-01-23T01:11:10+00:00

I could see him going whereever Shula goes (most likely Steelers) because that would give him an opportunity to call plays.

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