Nonetheless, Telesco won't have a future in the desert. NBC Sports' Mike Florio was critical of the firing, and also posed a theory that minority owner Tom Brady had a hand in it.

Raiders host Amber Theoharis and analyst Eric Allen are joined by NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah to discuss the hiring of Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco, draft needs for the Silver and Black and more.

“Davis forced the partnership between Pierce and Telesco because he couldn’t decide on one vision and was rewarded with a dreadful four-win season. He was concerned about Pierce’s lack of ...