Antonio Pierce says his Raiders shall be channeling the “Dangerous Boy” Detroit Pistons after they play Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs so long as he’s Las Vegas’ head coach.
In a current episode of Maxx Crosby’s “The Rush” podcast, Pierce mentioned how he acquired his workforce able to play the Chiefs earlier than they pulled off their 20-14 Christmas Day upset in Kansas Metropolis, which was the Chiefs’ final lack of the season earlier than they went on to win Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
Within the week earlier than the sport, Pierce, then the interim coach, expressed to his workforce that they should “hate the colour purple” and confirmed them movies of well-known boxing and MMA fights and the way the NBA’s Detroit Pistons approached enjoying Corridor of Famer Michael Jordan within the late Nineteen Eighties, with a troublesome defensive sport plan devised by coach Chuck Daly.
“We have got the Jordan guidelines and what I am calling, any more so long as I am right here, the Patrick Mahomes guidelines,” Pierce mentioned on the podcast. “So, you bear in mind when Jordan was going via it with the Pistons, all these guys within the ’80s; earlier than he turned Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, the Pistons used to whup his ass. Any time he got here to the opening? Elbows, feeling him, love faucets. We touched him. We’re within the head, mentally, bodily, emotionally, spiritually, I am touching you. So, I confirmed these guys Jordan getting his ass whupped.”
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In that Christmas Day sport, the Raiders sacked Mahomes 4 occasions and completed with 10 quarterback hits. Additionally they scored two defensive touchdowns, together with a pick-six of Mahomes by cornerback Jack Jones. The 4 sacks is tied for the second-most of Mahomes in a sport in his profession. After that sport, the Chiefs went on to win six straight, together with 4 playoff video games, culminating of their Tremendous Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Pierce, who was employed because the workforce’s head coach after the season, mentioned on the podcast that the Raiders have given the NFL the “recipe” of beat the Chiefs.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid informed NBC Sports activities this month that he texted Pierce a “thanks” for serving to his workforce refocus by beating it that day. Reid despatched the textual content because the Chiefs moved into the Raiders’ facility, their residence earlier than the Tremendous Bowl.
“I simply mentioned, ‘Hey, lovely facility, to begin with. And I recognize you kicking our tail since you taught us a lesson. You get complacent on this enterprise, the margin between successful and shedding is tiny,'” Reid mentioned.
Pierce mentioned the Chiefs utilizing the Raiders’ facility at Allegiant Stadium earlier than the Tremendous Bowl will function “motivation” for his workforce. He mentioned his workforce must win the AFC West if it will obtain its aim to grow to be a constant winner. The Chiefs have received the division the previous eight seasons.
“We have got to win the division first. We have got to knock off the workforce in purple. They’ve dominated for [eight] years. We have got to knock off the pinnacle of the snake: 15. We have got to try this first,” he mentioned.