The Las Vegas Raiders’ handling of former GM Mike Mayock has alienated some within the organization, according to a report.
Members of the Raiders organization, including coaches and scouts, have been working as usual on offseason duties, including scouting for free agency and the draft. Those doing so were not aware that the Raiders had already made the decision to fire Mayock and search for a replacement, according to Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network.
If there is an issue, it is the abruptness of the change and what it could mean for the future of staffers. A new GM might not want to retain everyone currently working, or might want to go an entirely different direction in terms of the types of players he or she wants to pursue.
On the other hand, Mayock’s firing does not exactly come as a surprise, as he was Jon Gruden’s choice for the job. With Gruden gone and owner Mark Davis clearly leaning toward hiring a new coach, there was no way Mayock’s position could have been viewed as secure. The fact that the Raiders reached out to GM candidates before officially firing Mayock isn’t a great look, but nobody should have been blindsided by this.
Internally, there definitely appears to be some frustration with how the Raiders are being run. Fair or not, Davis might have some cleaning up to do once the overhaul is complete.
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