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The Year 2 bar for Raiders wide receiver Jack Bech
Two weeks ago, Klint Kubiak provided insight on how his Las Vegas Raiders would earn their roles over the course of the offseason. “Yeah, we’re counting on them. We’re counting on them to produce for us,” the Raiders head coach responded when asked how important it is for second-year players to make a sophomore leap. […]
Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza officially graduated from Cal
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the franchise quarterback for the Raiders. The first overall pick for 2026 has begun to make his mark with him impressing early on during OTA’s. Mendoza finished his college football career at the University of Indiana, but started at California Berkley. His play during his […]
Why Joe Woods coaching Raiders secondary is key for Rob Leonard
Joe Woods is no stranger to the Silver & Black. The long-time defensive coach was the Oakland Raiders defensive backs coach for one season in 2014 and the 55-year-old returned last season. And now, Woods is the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Las Vegas variant. In between that time, Woods […]
Mailbag: Is Maxx Crosby back on trade block for Las Vegas Raiders after Myles Garrett trade?
The post-June 1 deadline has passed, and the month got started with a bang for the NFL with arguably the best player in the league, Myles Garrett, getting traded to the Los Angeles Rams right before A.J. Brown was officially sent to the New England Patriots. We’re touching on how that impacts the Las Vegas […]
Raiders new DC Rob Leonard wants them to play fast
The Las Vegas Raiders have had Patrick Graham as the defensive coordinator since 2022. After one year of success, it was time for a change at the position, with new head coach Klint Kubiak becoming the leader of the franchise. He kept it in-house by promoting defensive line coach Rob Leonard to take over the […]
Fernando Mendoza versus Old Dominion, Part I of Las Vegas Raiders’ Mendoza Mania
Now that it’s June and we have some downtime before training camp, Silver and Black Pride is starting a new series, focusing on film breakdowns for each of the Las Vegas Raiders’ No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza’s games from his final College Football season at Indiana. Not only will this […]
The 2026 season will tell Klint Kubiak, John Spytek plenty
By all accounts, the Las Vegas Raiders put all their eggs in the Klint Kubiak basket. Sure, there were other intriguing candidates to assume the mantle of the 27th head coach of the Silver & Black such as Davis Webb (who remained with the Denver Broncos and got a promotion) and Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator […]
Las Vegas Raiders Mailbag: Breakout Candidates
I recently asked for questions for this edition of the mailbag over on Twitter, if you’re interested in any mailbag questions please either leave them in the comments below and/or follow me on Twitter for a future iteration of the mailbags here: Twitter Is there a chance Isaiah Pola-Mao misses the roster? I don’t think […]
Las Vegas Raiders Nickel Cornerback Options
The Las Vegas Raiders traded a 6th rounder in the 2026 NFL draft to the Buffalo Bills for former top nickel cornerback Taron Johnson & a 7th rounder. Johnson was originally slated to be released by the Bills, but Las Vegas swooped in to acquire him. The veteran cornerback has 2 years, 18.6 million remaining […]
Raider Nation is, indeed, everywhere
This is one of my favorite questions of the year. We asked our community members where they are from and it just illustrates how wide spread the Raider Nation truly is. Here are some of your responses: oakrad32 Born in Castro Valley, lived in Fremont until I was 11, Moved to Phoenix until 4 years […]
Las Vegas Raiders rookies standing for 2026
The Raiders are coming off Klint Kubiak’s first draft class, while John Spytek’s second draft class since landing in Las Vegas. The Raiders selected 10 rookies, and signed another 21. The Raiders have a ton of roster turnover heading into their second season with Spytek at the helm, and after a few big ticket free […]
Power rankings indicate Raiders have a chance to make the playoffs
This week, reacting to the blockbuster trade of superstar pass-rusher Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns to the Los Angeles Rams, our colleagues at SB Nation power ranked all 32 NFL teams. Interestingly, they broke the teams in categories. The Las Vegas Raiders were ranked No. 27. Yes, that’s low, but they were part of […]
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What does Las Vegas Raiders’ undrafted free agent pay breakdown tell us about 53-man roster battles?
While just about all undrafted free agent contracts are worth roughly $3.1 million in total value, like any deal in the NFL, the guaranteed money is much more important. That really shows how much a team is committed to a player, and in the case of an undrafted rookie, that can often be an indiciation […]
Where Jordan Meredith fits in Raiders’ new-look offensive line
Jordan Meredith embodied the pivot the Las Vegas Raiders made at offensive line during the 2025 season — literally. Switching to center from guard, the 6-foot-2 and 301-pound undrafted free agent struggled mightily — as did the rest of the Silver & Black front — under the previous coaching staff. Point the finger at incompetence […]
Predicting Las Vegas Raiders Defensive Starters
I broke down the Las Vegas Raiders offensive starters in my projections, and there was a few surprises but not many. Defensively, there’s a lot more room for surprises, especially in the secondary & defensive line. There’s still roughly 3.5 months till the Raiders week 1 game vs the Miami Dolphins, but things have already […]
Las Vegas Raiders 2024 Rookies Standing for 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders have seen heavy usage from their 2024 rookie class through just their first two seasons, with their rookie class having already combined for 6987 snaps across offense, defense, and special teams with waiver claim Jonah Laulu adding another 1239 snaps for a grand total of 8136 total snaps across two seasons. […]
Submit your Las Vegas Raiders mailbag questions!
The Las Vegas Raiders are close to breaking for the summer, as OTAs will wrap up on Thursday this week and mandatory minicamp starts on Tuesday, June 9. After the three practices next week, the Raiders will have some downtime before the position and depth chart battles really begin during training camp. So, we’re in […]
Is December too late to start playing Fernando Mendoza?
The biggest question surrounding the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 season is and will continue to be when will rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza take over as the starting quarterback. That query will hover over the franchise until the time its announced Mendoza, the No. 1 overall draft pick, takes over the offense. There, of course, is […]
Brock Bowers could join elite club in 2026
This post is basically an excuse for me to state that I believe Brock Bowers has a chance to go down as the most productive tight end in NFL history. I have covered this league for 30 seasons and I do not state such things lightly. I not big on hyperbole, so I mean what […]
Thursday open thread
Thursday open thread
Why Corey Rucker has chance to make Las Vegas Raiders’ roster as undrafted free agent
The Las Vegas Raiders are widely expected to have one or two roster spots at wide receiver up for grabs during training camp, giving undrafted free agent signing Corey Rucker from Arkansas State a chance to fill out the depth chart. It helps that he’s tied with Cian Slone as the Raiders’ highest-paid UDFA in […]
Raiders OTA: Maxx Crosby ‘really close’ to practicing
The Las Vegas Raiders have long circled for the start of training camp late next month as a targeted date for star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby to return to practice. Crosby, speaking to Raiders’ reporters for the first time this eventual offseason Wednesday after an open OTA session, didn’t project anything but optimism that that target […]
Predicting Las Vegas Raiders Offensive Starters – OTA’s
The Las Vegas Raiders still have a little over 3.5 months till their week one matchup vs the Miami Dolphins at 4:25 EST on September 13th. The Raiders have a series of camp battles to keep an eye on over the next few months prior to their roster cuts, it’s only May but things can […]
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