So curious to see what this Raiders draft looks like with coach AP the alpha voice in the building and room. IMO, Telesco is lead scout overall, and primary picker in the late rounds: while, like Gruden, AP will mostly steer the ship in the early rounds. Gruden is firmly established a terrible scout/drafter. But that doesn't mean AP is as well.
I don't see it that way...
Just look at what AP did and has done. As an interim HC he went out and tapped into Coughlin, Lewis and Gase.
“Their knowledge and wisdom is beyond anything I can ever try to mimic, make up, have in the building,” Pierce said. “They’ve seen it, they’ve done it, they’ve built programs and organizations from the ground up. They turned bad organizations into really good ones and ones that have been winning programs, so why not learn from them? I’d be a fool not to use my resources.”
Building his coaching staff, hired Lewis as Assistant Head Coach, Joe Philbin as Senior Offensive Assistant, and almost Kliff Kingsbury as OC until he was poached by the Redskins. Lewis and Philbin were clearly added for their HC experience and for AP to tap into that as those positions basically are "we want you on the staff- we will figure out a title for you." and seeking to bring Kingsbury on as an ex-HC himself shows not desire to shy away from a collaborating type of engagement.
All of this is strong evidence that AP doesn't have an ego that makes him have to be the one making the decisions. As the HC, he will but he has shown every step of the way his desire to seek out those with a voice that he can tap into. Also, keep in mind, that he was in on the last interviews for GM. I don't see any reason to believe that he will all of a sudden run over others in the room to what he thinks. As the HC, obviously his voice will be a significant one but I think he wants to work with the staff- coaches and front office, to come to these decisions together.