Brian Hoyer Discusses Raiders' Coaching Change

Former Las Vegas Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels was known for bringing over former players and coaches from his days with the New England Patriots during his short tenure with the Silver and Black.

One of those players was veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer, whom Las Vegas signed to a two-year deal last offseason. A lot has changed since then, including the firing of McDaniels and the promotion of Antonio Pierce, who served as Interim Head Coach before recently being hired as the full-time Head Coach.

The overnight mid-season change was quite surprising for Hoyer, as it was for many people in the building. Hoyer opened up about the event when he joined Thursday's edition of "The Jim Rome Show."

"I mean, when I look at it, I was only there for a limited time; I wasn't there for his first year," Hoyer said. "But Josh is an offensive genius. I've learned so much from him throughout my career and my time with him, and when I had an opportunity to go play for him, I jumped at it because it was something for me that his system and his philosophies, I really believe in.

"And sometimes, things don't take the right turns and decisions are made, and I was shocked how quickly that was. ... [I] wake up to that news and, obviously, I felt for him and his family. But I've been cut before, it's unfortunately, it's part of the business.