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Another overall lackluster effort by Tyree Wilson

Here is a look at the 2023 Las Vegas Raiders’ draft class fare this season: Tyree Wilson: The No.7 overall draft finished the season strong with a massive game against the Chiefs deep backups. But don’t let that sway you. Wilson had another underwhelming season. He had just four sacks and played 41 percent of […]

24 days ago | 6 reads

Tom Brady is ready to deliver a winner in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Raiders have not been well-received by Vegas fans since moving there from Oakland. They have only one winning season, no playoff wins, a 39-62 record, and just finished with the worst record in the league. When Tom Brady became a minority owner of the franchise, the expectation was that the Raiders would […]

24 days ago | 2 reads

Friday open thread

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24 days ago | 1 read

Divisional Round free agents Las Vegas Raiders should keep tabs on

While the Las Vegas Raiders won’t be participating in the NFL playoffs during the Divisional Round this weekend, the Raiders do have an opportunity to get a look at a few players they should be interested in during free agency. So, let’s dive into one impending free agent from each remaining playoff team to keep […]

25 days ago | 2 reads

How do Las Vegas Raiders stack up in head coach openings around NFL?

It feels like this article has become an annual tradition since the Las Vegas Raiders continue to churn through head coaches, firing Pete Carroll at the end of the season. But here we are, with the Raiders on the head coach search again. So, let’s rank how Las Vegas stacks up against the other eight […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Submit your mailbag questions!

We’re set to have our first official Las Vegas Raiders offseason mailbag after skipping the column last week. Apologies for that; unforeseen circumstances led to a few schedule changes for me. But I’m back and ready to answer any head coach, 2026 NFL draft and free agency questions that you have! Plus, we have some […]

25 days ago | 2 reads

John Spytek’s history in coaching hiring searches

Las Vegas Raiders second-year general manager is running the team’s head-coaching search with part owner Tom Brady. Both are pretty inexperienced in being part of coaching searches. Brady helped run last year’s process that ended up with the awful hiring Pete Carroll as head coach. The Raiders hired Spytek on January 222 to be the […]

25 days ago | 3 reads

Reviewing 2025 1st-year coaches

There were seven new head coaches in the NFL in 2025. Some are still enjoying big success, while others fell hard. Let’s review, presented in alphabetical order of the franchises: Chicago Bears: Ben Johnson was considered the top prize in this class and he has shown why. The Bears went from worst to win as […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Michael Mayer quietly effective when it counted

In the big picture, Las Vegas Raiders backup tight end Michael Mayer had a mostly quiet third NFL season with modest stats. The second-round pick from Notre Dame in 2023 had 35 catches for 328 yards on 50 targets in 13 games. Yet, Mayer did make an impact based on this recent X post from […]

25 days ago | 4 reads

Thursday open thread

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25 days ago | 1 read

Las Vegas Raiders shouldn’t pursue Mike Tomlin

On Tuesday, the Steelers announced that head coach Mike Tomlin was stepping away from coaching following a 10-7 season which saw the Steelers lose 30-6 in the AFC Wild Card to the Houston Texans and Tomlin reach 7 straight playoff losses tying the NFL record. The Steelers do retain the rights to Tomlin, making it […]

26 days ago | 4 reads

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search 2026: Thoughts on where it stands

The Las Vegas Raiders’ have had a head-coaching opening for nine days since they fired Pete Carroll early on the first day of the offseason. What have we learned from the early stages of the search, led by part owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek, thus far? It has been slow and methodical […]

26 days ago | 1 read

Fernando Mendoza takes another big step toward Las Vegas Raiders

Many believe Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 overall pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL draft in April no matter what. Well, that narrative just took a big step toward becoming reality. Wednesday, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore announced he will go back to school for the 2026 season and not enter […]

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Brock Bowers’ targets needs to be priority for new Las Vegas Raiders staff

Let’s review how the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 drat class fared in the 2025 season: Brock Bowers: The star first-round pick missed five games due to a Week 1 knee injury. He ended up with 64 catches for 680 yards and seven touchdowns. As a rookie, of course, Bowers, broke basically every rookie receiving record […]

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26 days ago | 2 reads

Las Vegas Raiders will be challenged at Allegiant Stadium in 2026

The Las Vegas Raiders have had a difficult time establishing a winning atmosphere since they moved into Allegiant Stadium in 2020. The have the losing winning percentage at home in the NFL in that time span and they they went just 2-7 at Allegiant Stadium in 2025. Apparently, we may be prepared for another rough […]

26 days ago | 4 reads

Wednesday open thread

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26 days ago | 0 reads

Las Vegas Raiders 2026 season awards

The Raiders wrapped up the 2025 season at 3-12 and will enter 2026 with a brand new coaching staff and likely a brand new quarterback. Despite finishing at a horrific record, tied for the worst in the NFL, and earning the first overall selection it’s time to take a look at the Las Vegas Raiders […]

27 days ago | 3 reads

Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham will interview with Miami Dolphins

In a bit of a surprise, the Miami Dolphins have requested to interview lame duck Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham for their open head-coaching job. Last week, the Washington Commanders asked to interview Graham for their open defensive-coordinator job. It is likely Graham will get more interest as a defensive coordinator rather than […]

27 days ago | 6 reads