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Comments From Raiders Rookie Should Be Raising Red Flags

The Las Vegas Raiders’ getting blown out this past Sunday has deflated their once promising start. Unfortunately, the team continued taking losses after the Week 14 embarrassment. In fact, apparently, their practice habits are concerning.

Rookie Divine Deablo didn’t pull any punches and wasn’t afraid to point out what he felt should be a concern. Can we blame him? A 5-2 start has faded away amid the turmoil surrounding the team. 2021 has quickly turned ugly for the Silver and Black. Following the fifth loss in six games, Deablo brought into question the practice habits of his fellow Raiders. It’s never a good sign when a rookie is calling out his team when there should be veterans taking the lead.

There are other factors at play here as well, most importantly, the coaching staff. If players aren’t giving it their all in practice, have they given up? Deablo spoke following Sunday’s loss and made his feelings clear on the lack of intensity and focus.

“Personally I feel like a lot of people just, for lack of a better term just ‘fold. They’ll just lay down, come to practice not ready to practice. I know I’m a rookie but I don’t want my teammates to do that. I want to make sure they’re ready to practice and we bring that intensity every day.”

That is a red flag for a team that has lost its way and is spiraling. On the other hand, Deablo is showing leadership qualities even as a rookie. Moving forward, the Raiders have a mature player who will become a leader as his career progresses.

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*Top Photo: Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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5 thoughts on “Comments From Raiders Rookie Should Be Raising Red Flags”

  1. This team just looks like it is starving for a leader to stand up and call people out on their Sh!t.. Crosby, Ngakoue, Kj Wright.. they know how to prepare and lead by example. But who is gonna step up in that locker room and say something? Somebody with some fire needs to stand up, on both sides of the ball. Especially offense.. DeSean can do it, Derek ( as much as i love the guy) needs to get into the faces of some of these guys and fire them up.

  2. This isn’t just about the other players not holding them accountable. It’s about the coaches. Belichick just cuts people who don’t show up ready to practice. Based on the nonsense Ruggs was up to when he got in trouble when he had practice just a few hours later, this sort of behavior is probably just accepted as part of the Raiders culture. They need a strict disciplinarian to enforce some professional standards. Some of this lax behavior might also come from some of these players from elite schools who have never really been held accountable before because they were too good.

  3. I mean what’s it going to take to wake these guys up it’s embarrassing to be a fan I’ve never said that in 40 years. WTF. Is going on personally I think Derek Carr needs to go on the bench and play Marcus Mariota why are they not doing this is a huge question car is not getting the job done

  4. I have tickets to the Raiders Broncos game and all this crap has made me less excited to go! I knew things would get worse when the Raiders stomped on the KC logo.

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