

The loss of linebacker Micah Kiser - he played for McMahon in Denver last season - to a season-ending injury hurts Las Vegas’ special teams crew.

Cole’s punting numbers and averages would’ve been even more impressive with stout coverage. Namely the Raiders coverage and return units need upgrading. We want the same exact ball, and that’s really what we are shooting for.”Ĭonsistency is required in other aspects of McMahon’s group, too. “It’s no different than a three-point shooter, he makes all his threes, he shoots it the same. We want the same ball all the time by both of them because if they hit that same ball, that’s perfection,” McMahon noted. “From a coaching standpoint, I think the biggest thing and the way I’m approaching it is consistency.
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If anything, McMahon is coaching consistency with Cole - who was first-team All Pro last season - Carlson and Sieg. Cole III, right, is one of the league’s best. Punt it, kick it, far and high and straight, all that good stuff.” The special teams kicking battery of Daniel Carlson, left, long snapper Trent Sieg, center, and punter A.J. “For me and AJ, for the most part our job stays the same. We’ve played against him and now it’s fun to have him on our side and some of the schemes and stuff like that,” Carlson said. “Tom (McMahon) has been here a long time. Leave it to Carlson to put what he and Cole do in the simplest of terms. “So, we are trying to go out there every single day and build that cohesion, build that trust and there is never a point where we’ve gotten enough reps and we’ve gotten enough trust in each other, so that’s really big.” It’s something that we have a lot of reps in the bank, but it’s not something we are taking for granted,” said Cole when asked what he’s been working on in training camp. “Just working on the cohesion with Trent (Sieg) and Daniel (Carlson).

The kicking game should be the least of McMahon’s worries as the trio are dialed in and have worked to hone their craft. What helps McMahon in Vegas tremendously though is having a stellar battery in long snapper Trent Sieg, place kicker Daniel Carlson, and punter A.J. So there’s a bit of angst in how McMahon can reach the bar set by his predecessor. The kicking game fluctuated in effectiveness in McMahon’s most recent stop ( Denver Broncos 2018 to 2021) as did the coverage and return units. Unlike Bisaccia, however, McMahon doesn’t have the consistent track record of leading quality special teams groups. Louis Rams from 2009 to 2011 - coincidentally, that 2011 season was when now Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels was the Rams offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Like Bisaccia, McMahon is a longtime special teams coordinator dating back to his initial stint with the St. The veteran coach wore many hats for the Silver & Black last season going from special teams boss to the head honcho. To learn more, see the privacy policy.Rich Bisaccia’s departure left a noticeable void in the Las Vegas Raiders special teams room. Please note that Urban Thesaurus uses third party scripts (such as Google Analytics and advertisements) which use cookies.
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