There were nine head coaching vacancies this offseason and there are still two left to be filled (Saints, Texans). The NFL has never had so many head coaching openings during one offseason and the list of potential candidates wasn’t the deepest either.
So how did the Raiders do during this cycle? Did they get one of the better coaches on the market or did they have to settle for just an average coach?
In a recent article by ESPN’s insiders, they graded every head coaching hire. The Raiders got one of the best grades (A-) after stealing Josh McDaniels away from the Patriots.
