Today in Football Tropes 101: we’re exploring what a “culture fit” is, what makes a good one, and what makes a bad, and why Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is a poor judge of it. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer shared some insight on the Raiders’ surprising decision to move from longtime franchise quarterback Derek Carr to San Francisco 49ers stopgap Jimmy Garoppolo.
But hey, whatever: the New Orleans Saints stood to benefit from it. We’ll see how this works out for Las Vegas. From what Breer is hearing, McDaniels and the Raiders view Garoppolo (who McDaniels coached with the New England Patriots nearly a decade ago) as a better culture fit for what they’re installing in Las Vegas:
