Former defense coordinator Paul Guenther took the fall for the Raiders’ fight when he was fired in December, but the continued ineptitude of the defense points to a bigger problem. The Raiders hired Gus Bradley on Tuesday to be the coordinator to sort it out. Bradley, 54, has been the Chargers’ defensive coordinator for the past four seasons.
“I think the style you should see is a team that plays with great effort, great enthusiasm, great toughness and a defense that plays smart,” Bradley said at a Zoom press conference on Tuesday. “Our non-negotiable business (are) is fast, physical and we have to find a way to get the ball.
“We’re going to add defenses and we’re going to be very multiple, but not at the expense of not playing fast; that is in the first place. “
The Raiders’ defense has always been bad and things haven’t gotten any better in Jon Gruden’s second stint as …