Antonio Pierce – Raiders have ‘Mahomes Guidelines’ for taking part in Chiefs

Antonio Pierce says his Raiders might be channeling the “Dangerous Boy” Detroit Pistons after they play the Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs so long as he’s Las Vegas’ head coach.

In a latest episode of Maxx Crosby’s “The Rush” podcast, Pierce mentioned how he bought his group 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 group’s interim coach, expressed to his group that they should “hate the colour crimson” and confirmed them movies of well-known boxing and MMA fights and the way the NBA’s Detroit Pistons approached taking part in Corridor of Famer Michael Jordan within the late Nineteen Eighties, with a tricky defensive sport plan devised by coach Chuck Daly.

“We have the Jordan guidelines and what I am calling any more so long as I am right here, the Patrick Mahomes guidelines,” Pierce stated on the podcast. “So, you bear in mind when Jordan was going by it with the Pistons, all these guys within the ’80s earlier than he grew to become Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, the Pistons used to whoop 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 whooped.”

In that Christmas Day sport, the Raiders sacked Mahomes 4 occasions and completed with 10 quarterback hits. In addition they scored two defensive touchdowns, together with a pick-six of Mahomes by cornerback Jack Jones. The 4 sacks are tied for the second-most in a sport for Mahomes 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 group’s head coach after the season, stated on the podcast that the Raiders have given the NFL the “recipe” of the best way to beat the Chiefs.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid instructed NBC Sports activities earlier this month that he texted Pierce a “thanks” for serving to his group refocus by beating them that day. Reid despatched the textual content because the Chiefs moved into the Raiders’ facility, their dwelling earlier than the Tremendous Bowl.

“I simply stated, ‘Hey, stunning facility, to begin with. And I respect you kicking our tail since you taught us a lesson. You get complacent on this enterprise, the margin between profitable and dropping is tiny,'” Reid stated.

Pierce stated the Chiefs utilizing the Raiders’ facility at Allegiant Stadium earlier than the Tremendous Bowl will function “motivation” for his group. He stated his group must win the AFC West if they’ll obtain their objectives to turn into constant winners. The Chiefs have gained the division for the previous eight seasons.

“We have to win the division first. We have to knock off the group in crimson. They’ve dominated for [eight] years. We have to knock off the pinnacle of the snake. Fifteen. We have to do this first,” he stated.