{"id":446137,"date":"2024-02-21T05:15:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=446137"},"modified":"2024-02-21T05:15:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:15:18","slug":"chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-is-in-his-prime-how-does-coach-antonio-pierce-plan-on-stopping-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-is-in-his-prime-how-does-coach-antonio-pierce-plan-on-stopping-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\u00a0Is In His Prime &#038; How Does Coach Antonio Pierce Plan On Stopping Him?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Antonio Pierce believes that in order to stop Patrick Mahomes, the Raiders should take a cue from the &#8220;Bad Boys&#8221; Pistons.<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\u00a0Is In His Prime &amp; How Does Coach Antonio Pierce Plan On Stopping Him?<\/h2>\n<p>In an appearance on his star defensive lineman Maxx Crosby&#8217;s podcast, Pierce\u2014who was just hired the new head coach of the Raiders\u2014discussed the days when Pistons players like Bill Laimbeer roughed up Michael Jordan to make him reconsider going to the hoop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got the Jordan rules and we\u2019ve got what I\u2019m calling now, from now on as long as I\u2019m here, the Patrick Mahomes rules,\u201d Pierce said, as covered by ProFootballTalk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damn\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raiders<\/a> coach Antonio Pierce <br \/>says they have to \u2018knock the head off\u2019 of Patrick Mahomes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time he came to the hole, elbows, feeling him, love taps. We\u2019re in his head, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, I\u2019m touching you. So I showed my guys Jordan\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnbedOmg4v\">pic.twitter.com\/jnbedOmg4v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1760098342766358933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The things that coaches and players say to one other and the things they say in public typically diverge. Antonio Pierce, the newly appointed Raiders coach, took a sledgehammer to that wall during a recent podcast interview with Maxx Crosby.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce specifically made the subtle point about how violent football is by nature public.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce freely discussed how the Pistons used to play Michael Jordan\u2014that is, with unrelenting, gratuitous physicality\u2014to beat Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antonio Pierce explains the \u201cPatrick Mahomes Rule.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRushWithMaxx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRushWithMaxx<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qIv7VpwKfc\">pic.twitter.com\/qIv7VpwKfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Raiding The Kingdom\ud83c\udf99 (@RaidTheKingdom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaidTheKingdom\/status\/1760088854218891725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou remember when Jordan was going through it with the Pistons, all those guys in the \u201980s before he became Michael Jordan, Air Jordan, the Pistons used to whip his ass. Any time he came to the hole, elbows, feeling him, love taps. We\u2019re in his head, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, I\u2019m touching you. So I showed my guys Jordan getting his ass whooped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pierce disclosed that in an effort to instill a fighter&#8217;s attitude in the Raiders, he has also been showing them films from several professional bouts, including boxing and UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to knock off the head of the snake. Fifteen. Hate the color red,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cThere\u2019s a hatred for the Chiefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antonio Pierce Says He Plans To Institute &quot;The Jordan Rules&quot; When The Raiders Play The Chiefs, Which Essentially Means Kicking The Shit Out Of Patrick Mahomes Whenever They Can <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pqU0iKISMX\">https:\/\/t.co\/pqU0iKISMX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4O8C3HFvC\">pic.twitter.com\/g4O8C3HFvC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1760012707002986714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pierce said he wants his players to get in Mahomes&#8217; head &#8212; &#8220;mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually&#8221; &#8212; and to teach his players to hate the Chiefs quarterback as part of restoring the franchise&#8217;s &#8220;Commitment to Excellence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Did Antonio Pierce win a Super Bowl?<\/h3>\n<p>As the Raiders&#8217; interim head coach in 2023, Pierce\u2014a nine-year NFL veteran and a former Super Bowl champion, team captain, and Pro Bowl selection\u2014finished with a 5-4 record in nine games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Antonio Pierce reveals \u2018Jordan rules\u2019 plan to rough up Patrick Mahomes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00otKJk1hm\">https:\/\/t.co\/00otKJk1hm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bc0ISyalfP\">pic.twitter.com\/Bc0ISyalfP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1760033593915588894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Why did Antonio Pierce retire?<\/h4>\n<p>Due to injuries, Super Bowl-winning linebacker Antonio Pierce had to resign from the NFL after nine seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Antonio Pierce a Hall of Famer?<\/h3>\n<p>The California Community College Athletics Association inducted Pierce into its Hall of Fame in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Blue Jays\u2019 Justin Turner Calls Free Agency \u201cBlack Eye\u201d On The League\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/blue-jays-justin-turner-calls-free-agency-black-eye-on-the-league\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Blue Jays\u2019 Justin Turner Calls Free Agency \u201cBlack Eye\u201d On The League<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antonio Pierce believes that in order to stop Patrick Mahomes, the Raiders should take a cue from the &#8220;Bad Boys&#8221; Pistons. 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