Luke Getsy came to the Raiders after the team’s negotiations with Kliff Kingsbury broke down. Eventually pivoting to a Commanders offer (with some help from minority Commanders owner Magic Johnson), Kingsbury sought a three-year deal from the Raiders, who were offering a two-year pact.
The Raiders circled back to Getsy, who had received interest for official and unofficial (in the Jets’ unique case, which also involved Kingsbury) OC jobs following his Bears firing. Getsy has seen the Raiders change quarterbacks and the latest preferred starter (Aidan O’Connell) go down with an injury. The Raiders have also traded their top offensive player, unloading a disgruntled Davante Adams. As could be expected, Las Vegas is struggling on that side of the ball.
Las Vegas ranks 26th in scoring (18 points per game) and 28th in total yardage. DVOA slots Getsy’s offense in that neighborhood, measuring it 27th through eight games. Although Antonio Pierce is not contemplating a change, the Raiders HC took aim at his play-caller amid a four-game skid.
“It has to get better,” Pierce said of Getsy’s play-calling, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore. “… There’s been a lot of opportunities for us to score points and make opportunities. And, yeah, that’s on the play-caller. It does start with the coordinator. He’s got to be the one that takes the fall for that and gets most of the blame. But it is collective.”
Pierce further couched that assessment by saying the team’s struggles are “on all of us,” but this situation will be one of the many to monitor moving forward. The Raiders have not scored more than 20 points since Week 3, when the Panthers stampeded to their only win of the season (after a bounce-back 2023, Patrick Graham‘s defense ranks 27th in points and 23rd in DVOA). The Raiders rank 31st in rushing yards, as their post-Josh Jacobs period has not started well.
Las Vegas let Jacobs walk, not submitting an offer in the ballpark of a four-year, $48MM Packers deal that included just $13.5MM guaranteed at signing. The Raiders instead added Alexander Mattison to play behind Zamir White, adding the ex-Vikings Dalvin Cook replacement on a one-year, $2MM deal. Neither White nor Mattison has impressed, respectively sporting 3.0 and 3.2 per-carry averages. Pro Football Focus ranks the Raiders’ O-line 18th.
The Raiders have seen Brock Bowers become their runaway lead target but would-be sidekick Michael Mayer, whom the team traded up for early in the 2023 second round, land on the reserve/NFI list. Pierce said earlier this month Mayer is dealing with “personal stuff” and did not have a return timetable. Jakobi Meyers, who has landed in trade rumors, leads Raiders wide receivers with 325 yards. Adams contributed just three games to the Raiders’ cause, going down with a hamstring injury. The team viewed Adams as slow-playing his return amid trade uncertainty.
Getsy drew some iffy hands with the Bears as well, with Justin Fields not establishing consistency as a passer. He now looks to be in a worse situation, as the Raiders remain in search of their next franchise QB and appear to be considering moving Meyers after trading Adams. How the team’s second half unfolds will affect Pierce’s future, and Getsy’s will certainly be tied to it.
This dude won’t last lmao
If only they had some way of knowing that Luke Getsy isn’t a great play caller before they hired him.
No s___ Sherlock. That’s why he’s not here anymore. You hired him.
It’s always a bad sign when HCs start throwing their staff and players under the bus (Pederson)
Not the first time for the Raiders. Gruden threw GM Reggie McKenzie under the bus when he (Gruden) started taking heat for trading Khalil Mack to the Bears.
Don’t know if you just promoted HC Luke Getsy to GM or are comparing Antonio Pierce to Jon Gruden? But either way, to have to go back six years for an example is a reach. Some team have headlines like this on the regular.
I’m not suggesting the Raiders are the only team that uses the “fall guy” approach when things go bad but back in the day Al Davis was man enough to to swing the axe himself. He didn’t rely on underlings to do the dirty work like his incompetent son does.
The question the Raiders need to ask themselves is: Do we trust Getsy to develop whichever QB we draft in the 1st round this year (Ewers, Sanders, Insert your choice here) when he’s already failed with Fields? And believe me when I say that I don’t see a sure fire walk in and start playing option like last year. Anybody you pick in this years draft is gonna need a lot of developing and a long leash. I’d vote no.
As a Bears fan I completely agree. Getsky, like Nathaniel Hackett, fooled some NFL teams riding the coattails of Matt LaFleur. The Bears, Raiders for Getsky. The Broncos and now the Jets for Hackett.
Getsy needs to be fired. And take AP with you.
Getsy is a terrible OC. Still, it’s not a good look for Pierce to sit there and basically say: we all share some blame, but you should mostly blame that guy. Those coaches meetings are going to be awkward. Lol.
His words portray a lack of confidence in his job security.
“I’ve done nothing wrong – it’s that guys fault”
Bears fan here. Getsy is being exactly what he is. Don’t be surprised he sucks
Pierce is in WAY over his head…he will be gone shortly after the season or next year at most. Pointing fingers is a sign of insecurity.
I’m not crazy about AP throwing Getsy under the bus, but the offense looks pretty weak to me. A tiny bit more imaginative than under woeful McDaniels, but hardly inspiring.
Why would u hire him in the fire place ?!?!?!
Bad OC, bad roster, questionable HC.
Not necessarily defending Getsy here but if you can’t run the ball, don’t have any reliable WR’s and rotate between two below average QB’s it doesn’t really matter what plays you call. They’re not going to work anyway.
sure, but a scheme can still be seen as viable or not regardless of actual performance, this isn’t exactly the first time a getsy offense has done exactly this.
Are you implying Minshew is just not capable of throwing the ball more than 5 yards? It has not worked out well for the Raiders since Rich Gannon’s ‘west coast offense’. And yes the running game is subpar, but why continue to call running plays, especially at the goal line. Anyone here would destroy Getsy at Madden.
How is this story different from when an inexperienced Jeff Saturday was the interim coach for the Colts? Everyone mocked that decision but praised AP for being hired with little experience.
Pierce is starting to smell like Hugh Jackson
I wonder what Tom’s input will generate.
Is he actually a qualified evaluator or just another ex player with money and a ballooned ego!
“Wasn’t my fault we lost … that guy is the 1 who sucks!” Don’t sugar coat it coach tell it like it is.
Not saying Getsy is the greatest, but get rid of your best offensive players and blame the OC? What quality OC wants to work for that dysfunctional organization?
Bears fans everywhere laugh in unison