The Las Vegas Raiders fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and made other changes Sunday night, less than a year after hiring him.
Quarterback coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg were also fired. They had also been hired less than a year ago.
The decisions came after the Raiders suffered a 41-24 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati. It was their fifth loss in a row, bringing their record to 2-7.
Head coach Antonio Pierce’s decisions were also questioned, after he enjoyed a brief honeymoon with the team, going 5-4 as interim head coach at the end. from the last campaign. This wave of firings means all eyes will now be on Pierce, and the Raiders’ upcoming results could influence his future with the team.
He will meet the media by videoconference Monday morning and will likely have to answer questions relating to the successors of Getsy and the two dismissed instructors.
Under Getsy’s leadership, the Raiders have languished at the back of the pack in several offensive categories. They averaged just 18.7 points and 280.2 yards per game.
Expectations were low heading into the campaign, as the Raiders relied on quarterbacks Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell, who played just okay in the second half of last year’s campaign. The Nevada team has since signed Desmond Ridder, who did not break anything with the Atlanta Flacons and who held a position on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.
Mid-season changes are not unusual for the Raiders, who have fired their head coach or coordinators under these circumstances for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
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