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The Raiders hired Gus Bradley to take over as defensive coordinator on Tuesday, with Bradley saying he wants Las Vegas to be a quick, physical defense that will deliver results.
Although the Raiders have invested heavily in their defense through the draft and the free agency in the past two seasons, the team still finished 30th in allowed points in 2020.
Entering the fourth season of his second stint as head coach of the Raiders, Jon Gruden is not looking for Bradley to be the only solution to all defense problems.
“I don’t think a guy is going to fix the defense,” said Gruden, through Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com. “We are all going to fix this together. We have a young team and this guy is a great motivator and a great teacher. He will teach a system that won a world championship, which he developed ”.
Tafur reports that the Raiders will hire former defending coach Ron Milus of Chargers and lineback coach Richard Smith, who worked under Bradley in Los Angeles. Although Bradley is known for using a Cover 3-based scheme, he said on Tuesday that the system is multiple and adaptable.
“I’m not going to go into statistics and everything, but I like the results over time and how he adjusted them. Every year, it presents a little differently. It is solid and it is a system that can be learned, ”said Gruden. “You can accompany young players. You can put players and follow them quickly, that’s what I really like. And it has a history of work. “
It may not be necessary to have just one person, but Raiders need the Bradley system to be effective with their people to reach the postseason.