With the Las Vegas Raiders set to depart, Jimmy Garoppolo is still facing the same demons he faced with the 49ers
It hasn’t been a year since Jimmy Garoppolo put pen to paper on a big-money deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. At that point, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the team’s new QB1 as Raiders fans hoped that Jimmy G was the man who was going to lead the team to glory.
Why Las Vegas Raiders Could Part Ways With Jimmy Garoppolo
Garoppolo got himself a clean slate when he made the big move to Vegas. He had a tremendous opportunity to put the past behind him after a rather tumultuous past couple of seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.
NFL insider Albert Breer sheds some light on one of the main factors that led to Garoppolo’s downfall in Las Vegas:
Things went from bad to worse for Garoppolo after he tested positive for a PED this week. Not only will he be suspended for two games, but this development has forfeited an $11.25 million roster bonus he would have received in March.
He’s somewhat looked the part of a competent QB1 when he’s on the field. However, his health has been another major concern. Jimmy G played just seven games in his debut campaign with the Raiders, which is the least amount of games he’s played in three years.
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Antonio Pierce Says Raiders Will Prepare for Patrick Mahomes By Treating Him Like Michael Jordan
Antonio Pierce is heading into his first full season as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, and he revealed that he’s already begun game planning for how to slow down reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes ahead of their two matchups against the Kansas City Chiefs in the upcoming regular season. During a recent appearance on Maxx Crosby’s podcast, “The Rush,” Pierce said that his team prepares for Mahomes much like the Detroit Pistons got ready to face Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during the 1980s and 90s. Pierce revealed that he’s taking inspiration from the Bad Boy Pistons era, one of the most physical teams in NBA history, in order to best concoct a strategy to stop Mahomes and the Chiefs.
“We’ve got the Jordan rules and we’ve got what I’m calling now, from now on as long as I’m here, the Patrick Mahomes rules,” Pierce said. “You remember when Jordan was going through it with the Pistons, all those guys in the ’80s before he became Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, the Pistons used to whip his ass.
Any time he came to the hole, elbows, feeling him, love taps. We’re in his head, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, I’m touching you. So I showed my guys Jordan getting his ass whooped.”
Pierce is hoping that Las Vegas can channel some of that fierce mentality from the iconic Detroit team that so frequently made things difficult for Jordan and the Bulls, and use it to gain an advantage over the Kansas City and its star quarterback.
He added that he’s shown his team boxing and MMA clips in order to further motivate them to play physically against the Chiefs, and Mahomes in particular.
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