From the Las Vegas Raiders locker room Maxx Crosby before the season finale vs. the Denver Broncos
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00:00 Every time you get to go, having the fans, players, coaches vote you in,
00:05 it's an absolute honor.
00:06 So yeah, I'm fired up about it.
00:09 >> And looking at this game against the Broncos coming up,
00:12 you guys played them in week one.
00:13 So much has changed with them and with you guys.
00:16 Do you even bother looking at film from game one,
00:18 or do you look at more of the last few weeks with Broncos?
00:20 >> No, definitely.
00:22 You gotta watch them.
00:24 They still have the same coach and everything, obviously.
00:26 Had some moving pieces and things like that, but
00:29 they have a lot of same players.
00:30 So for us, we gotta go out there and be at our best and put a stamp on this season.
00:36 >> Does it help that you know Jarrett Stidham pretty well in terms of maybe what
00:39 his movements are gonna be back there when you're chasing him down?
00:42 >> Yeah, Stiddy's my guy.
00:44 I vouched for him last year.
00:46 He's a stud, and I definitely look forward to getting after him.
00:50 >> Anything else?
00:51 >> Max, yesterday Devontae said if he had a vote, so to speak, that it would be for
00:55 AP to be the coach coming back next year.
00:58 Where are you standing on the situation, where it is right now?
01:00 >> Yeah, I've already said my piece, yeah, 100%.
01:03 100%.
01:05 Yeah, my opinion, yeah, but that's, you know.
01:06 >> [LAUGH] >> He's not even gonna get into this shit.
01:11 >> [LAUGH] >> Yeah, we'll see.
01:14 I definitely, they already have my vote, him and Champ, so we'll see what happens.
01:18 >> What did they do to change the culture, so to speak, or
01:21 to bring the culture back to where it needed to be?
01:23 How did they make that happen?
01:25 So short, such a short time.
01:26 >> Honestly, it's just a testament to them and their character as people.
01:31 You can't, in that environment, everybody's trying to look for the guy.
01:36 And every single year, guys are getting fired, and
01:38 there's new guys coming in and replacing them.
01:39 So it's not an easy job.
01:41 There's only 32 head coaches in the whole world.
01:43 So you gotta find a leader of men.
01:46 And when you got one of them in the building currently,
01:49 I don't know why you would let them go.
01:51 So I feel like we just gotta make the right decision.
01:56 But first, we gotta finish the season the right way.
01:58 That's all that matters.
02:00 >> A lot of people talked about you the other day,
02:02 Indianapolis getting the guys together.
02:04 >> Yeah. >> How did that score?
02:05 How important in those moments is it for you to be that leader?
02:09 >> For me, that's just what I, every single year,
02:12 every single day I'm trying to improve in every way I can.
02:15 And no matter what it is, as a player, as a leader, in that moment,
02:19 I felt like it was very necessary.
02:21 The season's on the line.
02:23 We had let up a couple big plays, but I feel like we regrouped and
02:26 we finished the game not at our absolute best.
02:29 I feel like we beat ourselves in a couple different ways.
02:32 But that's the thing about this game.
02:34 When it comes down to December or January football, you can't beat yourself.
02:38 And I feel like we just let a couple little things slide too much.
02:41 We had a couple mistakes and it hurt us.
02:45 So when you lose by three points, every little detail matters.
02:49 >> How hard is it?
02:49 Last year you sat here, we sat with you.
02:51 After the last game of the year, you said 6-11 is not what you wanna be.
02:55 >> No. >> Whatever it will be this year,
02:56 it's gonna be what it is.
02:57 And how difficult is that to accept?
02:59 >> It's hard.
03:04 For me, it's my fifth year.
03:05 I've put fucking everything I have into this game.
03:09 I gotta be the best player, best person, best leader I could possibly be.
03:12 And be the example, be the light.
03:15 And I'm sick of losing shit.
03:17 I made the playoffs one time in five years, it's bullshit.
03:19 And we gotta figure out what we're gonna do moving forward.
03:23 And I'm sick of change, I'm sick of losing.
03:27 I just want stability and fucking consistency.
03:30 And that's all that matters to me, I wanna win.
03:32 I've put everything I have in this.
03:35 I wish every single buddy, everybody involved did the same thing.
03:38 And that's all I can ask for.
03:40 That's what I try to bring out of people.
03:42 And that's all I can do.
03:45 I can't control everybody.
03:46 I can't control everybody involved.
03:49 But for me, I know I'm gonna help our team win in any way I can.
03:53 And I'm gonna do that till the end.
03:55 So yeah, I just wanna win.
03:57 That's all that matters.
03:57 >> Thank you.