With Getsy gone, the Raiders have no one else to blame

After nine weeks of subpar play, the Las Vegas Raiders recently fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. The Raiders have arguably the worst offense in the National Football League.

Already surrounded by experienced coaches, Pierce added several more coaches with years of professional experience.

“That hasn’t changed,” Pierce said. “I’ve always leaned on these gentlemen, obviously Marvin Lewis has been the leader, but I’m extremely confident in the coaches that are here that I just met going forward.

“And I told them they need to show it all over the building, right? We need to get back to this. And shame on me, shame on us for not doing this fully, because that’s what our records show.

“So obviously there was something missing there, but we need to get back to it. And it all starts with introspection, and we as coaches will do that first before we talk about the players.”

The Raiders recently named Scott Turner their interim offensive coordinator, Norv Turner their senior adviser and Joe Philbin their offensive line coach. All three employees showed how much Pierce needed and valued years of NFL experience.

While the Raiders have many problems that no one coach can solve, coaching has certainly been part of the offense’s woes in the first half of the season. Getsy made many questionable decisions that directly led to changing the dynamics of the opposing teams.

Again, it must be noted that the players needed to perform better on the field. Getsy did not throw a single interception and did not lose a single attempt. However, an offensive coordinator’s job is to put his players in the best position to succeed, and Getsy rarely did that.

Getsy fought a difficult battle that lasted for years. Many of the problems the Raiders offense faced had nothing to do with Getsy. However, even with all the injuries and poor team play, as well as the absence of Davante Adams, the Raiders were still competitive in almost every game.

This made the division’s struggles even more frustrating as the game was often the determining factor on game days. Firing Getsy won’t solve everything, but it will at least force the Raiders offense to mix things up for the final eight games of the season.

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