Derek Carr and Maxx Crosby lobbied the Las Vegas Raiders to retain Rich Bisaccia next season.

Bisaccia was promoted from special teams coordinator to interim head coach following Jon Gruden's resignation on Oct. 11.

"I think we can all think that he's the right guy," Carr said of Bisaccia. "He's proven that people listen to him. Our team listens to him. And I love him so much, I'm thankful for him. All those things will be decisions that I don't make, I don't get to make. I just play quarterback ... but with everything that went on, if you really look at what happened, all the pieces missing, everything that changed, yeah, he held it together."

Crosby, who was just named second-team All-Pro, called Bisaccia a "great leader" for the Raiders.

 
"If it was up to me, I think everyone in the world knows what my decision would be," said Crosby, who had a sack among his six tackles on Saturday. "I love Rich. You know, I'm biased, obviously, but he's -- he's a great coach ... he came in and got us to 10 wins. We came on the road, on a short week, and gave Cincinnati everything they could handle.

"One of the best people I know. One of the most honest dudes I know. And I'll go to bat for him any day of the week. I love that dude to death. He knows that. I appreciate everything he's brought to the table. I hope we keep doing it."