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00:03 There was a coaching and general manager change
00:11 and massive upheaval.
00:12 But they got to 8-9.
00:13 Antonio Pierce hangs on to that job, Kev.
00:17 And I just wonder, with the Broncos and Chargers
00:21 in a transitional phase, maybe it feels--
00:24 maybe the odds are telling a story that, yeah, they're not
00:27 going to compete with the Chiefs,
00:28 but they're the best of what's left.
00:30 I think for the Raiders, they got put in an interesting spot
00:33 with Antonio Pierce, where I felt
00:37 they had to bring him back.
00:40 But I ultimately don't know if I--
00:42 I don't think it will work out.
00:45 Because--
00:46 We are aligned.
00:47 Everything-- that team and the organization's decisions
00:51 that they made, right, with McDaniels,
00:54 they were going to have a mutiny on their hands
00:56 if they got rid of Antonio Pierce.
00:58 Those guys loved him.
01:01 I mean, they were doing Super Bowl celebrations--
01:03 OK, fine, maybe conference championship
01:06 celebrations after every single win.
01:09 Cigars.
01:11 But I love that.
01:12 I'm all about that, right?
01:14 It's-- what happens when that wears off, right?
01:17 And-- or is that going-- if, look,
01:19 that's going to be their culture?
01:21 Is it more flash and substance?
01:23 I just don't--
01:24 I think you had a situation where those guys--
01:28 the results almost didn't matter.
01:30 It was just, oh my gosh, I'm happy to show up to work.
01:34 I am happy to be here.
01:36 Yeah, they're having fun.
01:37 I've played on teams, right?
01:39 Because this happens at any level, where
01:41 it was miserable being there.
01:43 Yeah.
01:43 And you would have done anything to just be back
01:45 in a fun environment.
01:47 And that's what Vegas was given.
01:48 But now, I don't think Max Crosby will judge his season
01:53 on whether or not he wants to show up to the building.
01:55 It's whether or not he competes for defensive player of the year
01:58 and a spot in the postseason.
02:00 And they don't have a postseason-bound roster.
02:03 And I think things can start to turn.
02:06 We're not smoking cigars when we're 3 and 6.
02:08 No.
02:09 And does Antonio Pierce work if we're not smoking cigars?
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