Kubiak Raiders press conference: 'silent tape' and earning trust

Klint Kubiak did not offer a magic phrase to fix the Raiders. He offered something Raider Nation actually believes in.

Prove it on film.

“It’s our silent tape,” Kubiak said Tuesday in his introductory news conference. “It’s nothing that we say, it’s what we do on the field.”

That was his clearest answer to the only question Las Vegas really wants answered first.

How will the Raiders win?

Kubiak was introduced Feb. 10 at the Raiders’ headquarters in Henderson with general manager John Spytek, three Lombardi Trophies on the table and franchise legends seated nearby.

No shortcuts, no speeches, just the film

Kubiak framed winning as an identity built on effort, physicality and details that show up long before Sundays. When asked about building a staff and shaping his defense, he kept returning to the same point.

“It’s not the X’s and O’s,” Kubiak said. “They got 17 games of tape on you. It’s about how hard your guys play.”

Kubiak said he wants coaches who teach, demand finish and make practice matter. He said the defensive coordinator search will start with style, then the standard: effort first, technique right behind it.

“We have to earn your trust”

Kubiak did not sell immediate transformation. He described credibility as something the Raiders have to build with players and with fans, daily.

“We have to earn your trust,” Kubiak said. “We got to earn those seats in the stands by putting a great product on the field. Words will not do it. It’s our actions.”

When asked about the franchise’s coaching turnover since the move to Las Vegas, Kubiak did not ask for patience. He said the job requires earning the right to keep coaching.

“I’m going to have to earn the right to coach this whole season, to coach the next season,” he said. “I have to earn it every day.”