Gannon was a great athlete but the guy had a noodle arm, he was a smarter and more durable Jimmy G basically, it just worked really well in the style of offense the Raiders ran at the time. NFL athletes are too fast for that offense to work anymore.

I’m for giving AOC more time, he’s a late-round rookie who came to a team that had just signed a quarterback and he’s using an offensive scheme that the Raiders have already basically admitted is a failure (by firing JMD mid-season). The only way I’d consider replacing him is if an absolute unicorn of a QB becomes available via FA or trade, otherwise there’s no reason to replace him with another experiment.

He’s proven he can make the throws, stand in the pocket, take NFL hits, etc. The thing to prove now is if he can adjust to the speed of the NFL game, and it’s unfair to expect that from him today. 2024 is the better gauge because he will have the first team reps in camp and face first stringers in preseason.

AP situation really depends on if the team can find a good offensive coordinator who is willing to work under him. Our new OC will need to completely reinstall the offense so we need someone who will hold down that spot for years and not just immediately go for a HC job elsewhere.

So the thing you have to remember about Bo Jackson through the eyes of those of us old enough to remember his career is there was no internet, no 24/7 sports cycle, less national TV access to games, etc. To us, Bo was a literal myth, a human highlight reel who did freakish things on the field. You are not likely to get an objective opinion on Bo from people that were there, it’s like asking a hardcore Christian what Jesus was like. I’m not surprised some people here think the Raiders would have won multiple SB’s if he’d stayed healthy.

The truth is more complicated - Bo liked football, but he LOVED baseball. He originally turned down NFL football altogether for baseball, the Tampa Bay Bucs offered him $7 million and he chose instead to sign with the Royals for $1 million.

His body was not going to survive many more seasons playing 162 MLB games then 8-10 NFL games then NFL playoffs. If he hadn’t hurt his hip, he’d probably have done another 1-2 seasons with the Raiders max then signed a long term baseball contract.

Other things to note - the Raiders were a poorly coached and GM’ed team at the time. They had what could have been the greatest 2 headed monster RB tandem ever but Al Davis had a personal vendetta with Marcus Allen and Bo was his way of getting back at Marcus

See that final thing is the main reason for my post

Really good OC’s want to be head coaches, the main exception is OC’s who have already been head coaches and sucked at it and unlikely to get another shot

The Raiders have to completely revamp the offensive system because they fired an offensive minded coach whose system wasn’t working. It places elevated importance on our next OC, they won’t really be working “under” anyone as AP isn’t an offense guy.

It limits our OC choices - we need a guy who will be there for at least 3-4 years. Our offensive personnel haven’t had any stability, our offensive line will need to be rebuilt around the scheme.