The Las Vegas Raiders saw a sharp turnaround towards the end of the season under interim head coach Rich Bisaccia. The team managed to sneak into the playoffs after sending the Chargers home but ultimately were defeated in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals. Per Vince Ferrara, After the game, Bisaccia took the time to sit in his Cincy hotel room and hand-write letters to each one of his players, thanking them for their hard work since he took over for Jon Gruden.

That's an incredibly thoughtful and heartwarming gesture from Bisaccia. While his future as Raiders head coach remains unclear, it's easy to see that Bisaccia has won over the locker room. As Ferrara mentions, Bisaccia is beloved within the Raiders' organization, going as far as to describe the interim head coach as being an “unbelievable person.”

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While Bisaccia did a quality job during his tenure as interim head coach, the Raiders haven't made any decision yet regarding his future in that role. Players seem to want Bisaccia back for 2022, so it is really down to the opinion of ownership as to whether or not the 61-year-old will remain with the franchise.

The Raiders' gig was Bisaccia's first head-coaching opportunity, and he absolutely made the most of it. Bisaccia has been coaching for nearly 40 years, having started all the way back in 1983 as an assistant coach for Wayne State's college football team. He then worked for South Carolina, Clemson, and Ole Miss, before making the leap to the NFL in 2002. His first NFL coaching role came with the Buccaneers, where he coached from 2002-2010 in various roles. He then joined the San Diego Chargers before taking on a job with the Cowboys. He was hired by the Raiders as their assistant head coach/special teams coach in 2020, and was named interim head coach in 2021.