To get you ready for opening week 13 Action News Anchor Ross DiMattei spoke to two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Flores.
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LASVEGAS.AND...TO GET YOU READY FORGAMEDAY...A LITTLE COACH SPEAK!
ROSSDIMATEI....TALKED TO....TWOTIME SUPER BOWL WINNING COACHTOM FLORES.THE RAIDERS LEGEND TELLS US...WHAT HE EXPECTS....FROM THE TEAM.....DURING THE INAUGURALSEASON.... IN SIN CITY."I EXPECT A GOOD, SOLID YEARFROM DEREK CARR.THAT'S THE KIND OF QUARTERBACKHE IS.YOU GOTTA GIVE HIM HELP.HIS ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN INFLUX.EVERY YEAR IT'S A DIFFERENTTHIS, THAT.NOW, A NEW CITY, MOVING TO ANEW CITY.IT'S HIS THIRD YEAR ON GRUDEN,SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUEANY LONGER.JON FINALLY HAS THE TEAM THATHE WANTS.WHEN HE CAME TO TOWN, IT WASPRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THEY WEREGOING TO REPLACE A LOT OF THEPLAYERS THAT WERE THERE WITHTHEIR OWN PLAYERS.IF THE OFFENSIVE LINE, WHICH,RIGHT NOW, WHEN I LOOK AT IT,IT LOOKS VERYIMPRESSIVE.THE TACKLES ARE HEALTHY AND THEMIDDLE OF THE LINE IS VERYSOLID.SO, I THINK, IF THEY STAYHEALTHY AND THEY'RE ABLE TOPROTECT HIM, IT WILLBE A GOOD YEAR FOR THEM.BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEBALL, WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TOSTOP OTHER TEAMS TOO."AND THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AREGEARING UP TO TAKE ON THEPANTHERS THIS WEEKEND IN THEIRFIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.THAT GAME IS SET TO KICK OFF AT10 SUNDAY MORNING.STILL AHEAD...
Tom Otter grew up in Oakland and had season tickets from 1974 to 1979. Otter has lived in Vegas for eight years and his three sons..
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