Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders' coach. For now, anyway. Pierce spoke at a news conference wrapping up his team's 4-13 season on Monday and said he hasn't “been told anything different” about his job status.

The fact that a formal meeting with team owner Mark Davis hasn’t happened yet means that Pierce is no lock to return for a second full season in Silver and Black.

Davis' decision to keep Pierce despite a 9-17 record across two seasons as Raiders head coach can have only one logical reason: The owner craves to project stability. Since taking