Although Limited, Pierce's Resume Speaks for Itself

Las Vegas Raiders Interim Coach Antonio Pierce might have limited head coaching experience, but the job he has done with this team cannot be denied.

The Las Vegas Raiders will soon have to decide on their head coaching position for the immediate future. 

Interim Coach Antonio Pierce has spent the last seven weeks turning around what once looked like a lost season. 

Las Vegas is 4-3 under Pierce. The Raiders just beat the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs for the first time in the last seven tries, and did so in impressive fashion. 

"My resume is on the grass," Pierce said. "What do you want? I can put up a fancy presentation. I've seen that before. I can put up stats, I can put up my resume, but the best thing that happened for me was an opportunity. I said this maybe last week. The worst day I was going to be as a head coach was my first day.

"And each day is my job, and I really take pride in growing each and every day to get better. No different than when I was a player to get better. And by the end, you look at it, whatever your career was and whatever my coaching career is, and you sit there and say: 'Look, this is what he was.'"

If there was any doubt Pierce deserved the job, Las Vegas' victory ove a team they haven't beaten in several seasons removed it. 

"Hopefully, Mark Davis sees improvement and growth within our team," Pierce said. "He sees the style and play that he wants from the Raiders. He sees a fan base that's behind us. He sees a building that loves coming to work and loves being here.

"And people who are covering the team, enjoy covering the team. And at the end of the day, we got to win. And right now, my record, our record is 4-3. We're 2-1 in the division.

"Beating those guys [the Chiefs] at home, how many times has that happened in the last 25 years with the Raiders? Does anybody know?

"Less than a handful, so let’s go three. Most of those guys [previous Raiders head coaches] were gurus, not a defensive coach who never did it before, right? I did it a certain way, right? Did it our way, right? The Raiders way, right? He [Mark Davis] will figure that out." 

The Raiders were looking to transition from talking about being a good team to actually being one. 

The job Coach Pierce has done with this team, with limited experience, is better than what many coaches with more head coaching experience than him would have done in the same situation. 

All things considered, Pierce has shown he deserves to officially be the next head coach of the Raiders. 

The Silver and Black continue the season on New Year's Eve versus the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Don't miss it on Sunday, December 31, at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST.

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