Regarding the Raiders hiring Tom Telesco as their general manager, owner Mark Davis said they wanted to get the “right guy” and feels the Chargers always had “great talent” under Telesco.
“I had to get the right guy, at the right time, to fit the Raiders,” Davis said, via Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. “It was always a battle to play the Chargers. They always had good talent. At times, great talent. They scared you. I actually liked him, which was different for me with guys from other teams. I respected him.”
Davis hopes to keep Champ Kelly on staff despite electing against hiring him for the full-time general manager job.
“I think he brings a lot to this organization,” Davis said. “I have a lot of respect for him and what he was able to do.”
Telesco intends to build the roster in HC Antonio Pierce‘s vision.
“As far as building the roster, you’re working through the vision of the head coach. How does he want to play on offense? How does he want to play on defense? How does he want to play on special teams? And you build it that way. There’s a lot of discussions. You work through things. We’re going to be able to bounce ideas off each other.”
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