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For Antonio Pierce, the motivation of players as HC is different from his playing days

For Antonio Pierce, the motivation of players as HC is different from his playing days

The Las Vegas Raiders will play at home for the second week in a row.

They face the Cleveland Browns in a game that both teams need, but the Raiders have to have. The Raiders started 1-3 last season, and after believing they had improved this offseason, they can ill afford to start 1-3 again.

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was a Super Bowl-winning linebacker with plenty of experience rallying and motivating players. However, he has more experience as a player than as a head coach. He says motivating players as players is different than motivating them as a head coach.

“Everyone is different. I mean, I don’t talk to the quarterbacks like I talk to linebackers,” Pierce said. “But the message to the team is the team’s and what our thought process is. The attitude was the same this week too. “Character, being a professional and having another chance at home. I believe audiences will be as disappointed as we are, but we expect them to come through strong Be Loud and Raider Nation to show up.

“But as a player you probably go more face-to-face, like here, at eye level, and as a team you have to look at the big picture and not overreact. And I don’t think I really do. I am more direct and direct. You understand that, and then we just move on.”

Pierce noted that his approach to motivating players as a coach is a two-way street. He said he believes open lines of communication are crucial to preventing outside noise from entering the locker room.

“It’s nothing personal,” Pierce said. “It’s basically nothing personal. And they do the same to me, right? They shout to me, ‘AP, you’re not the same today.’ What’s wrong with you?’ So that’s the good thing about it. I think just the lines of communication that are open all week long, especially in times like this when we’re under attack from outsiders trying to play each other off, and that’s not going to happen.”

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