The Las Vegas Raiders very obviously had a locker room issue during the first half of last season. The players were not happy with Josh McDaniels and the outcomes of the games they were playing. The locker room was split, and the team chemistry was not very good.
That is a big reason both sides of the ball were playing so poorly during that first stretch of the season. Now, things have obviously changed. When Antonio Pierce took power, everything changed. You saw the players actually wanted to play for him, as he was getting them to win games and doing it in a dramatic fashion.
Pierce's success in fixing the locker room issues was so significant that almost every player endorsed him to be the next head coach this offseason. However, building and nurturing team chemistry is an ongoing process, and the Raiders are actively engaged in it this offseason.
Recently, cornerback Jack Jones, who hadn't been with the team for very long, posted something on his Instagram profile that showed the Raiders team getting ready to play paintball together.
Jones hasn't been here long, but he has already mentioned several times on Twitter that he feels much more comfortable in Las Vegas than he ever did in New England. The chemistry is different in Las Vegas, and being this close and doing things like this will only help when the going gets tough.
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