Raiders announce hiring of former Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator - CBSSports.com
Raiders stammer hiring of former Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley as defending coordinator
The Las Vegas Raiders have their new defending coordinator.
The team announced on Tuesday that it has hired Gus Bradley, who was most recently the defending coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers (2017-2020). He previously ensured as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-2016) and defending coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks (2009-2012). Bradley also has a connection to Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, as he was hired by Gruden in 2006 to be a quality control coach and later linebackers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Last season, Bradley's Chargers defense used the season ranked 10th in yards gave, 23rd in points allowed and 20th in efficiency, per Football Outsiders' DVOA. His defenses in prior days with L.A. fared a bit better, despite the team trading with various injuries throughout his time there. The Jaguars defense was largely subpar with Bradley as head coach, but he helped gain what would eventually become one of the most dominant defenses of the 2010s during his time with the Seahawks.
The Raiders carried on from former defensive coordinator Paul Guenther toward the tail end of last season, replacing him with defending line coach Rod Marinelli, who served as the interim coordinator. With Bradley coming on embarking, the Raiders will likely remain in a 4-3 base defense, while spellbinding toward heavy usage of cover 3 zone schemes in the passing game, which Bradley -- like spanking former Seahawks assistants -- deploys heavily.
The Raiders have been a considerably below-average defense above the second Gruden era, and will need to show stout improvement on that side of the ball in shipshape to make a significant jump forward in their examine for a playoff berth.
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