The Las Vegas Raiders and Josh Jacobs continue a stalemate that has been ongoing for most of the 2023 calendar year. Things were set in motion when general manager Dave Ziegler chose not to exercise the fifth-year option in Jacobs’ rookie deal last offseason.
The Las Vegas Raiders have been on a tear to start the 2023 NFL Preseason. The team secured a 34-7 victory last weekend vs. the 49ers, an outcome that was never in question. Josh McDaniels and Co. followed it up with another 34-point outburst in Week 2 vs. the Rams. Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd is starting to buy in.
Although the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr parted ways this offseason, the franchise legend still has strong feelings for the organization. The 32-year-old is now the QB1 in New Orleans, but it will seemingly take some time for his family to get used to the switch.
Josh McDaniels and Co. sent a resounding message to Raider Nation this past weekend. A good old-fashioned beatdown of the San Francisco 49ers got the 2023 football season off to a hot start. Granted, it is only the first game of the preseason; this is true. But even with most starters sitting out — the Raiders still asserted their dominance all afternoon.
The talk has been overwhelmingly positive from the Raiders since drafting quarterback Aidan O’Connell. The word “steal” has become synonymous with his name, as the Purdue product continues to look the part of a grizzled veteran.
The Raiders hit the ground running on Sunday vs. the San Francisco 49ers with a 34-7 blowout in the team’s preseason opener. Head coach Josh McDaniels got inspired effort out of his young players and some veterans competing for a roster spot. The energy on defense paved the way, with fourth-rounder Aidan O’Connell flexing serious potential at quarterback.
Training camp is typically a boring couple of weeks for casual NFL fans, serving as nothing more than a tease for “real” football. But as for the diehards of the sport, the offseason workouts can be just as exciting as a regular season matchup. For the Raiders and Niners, camp has been anything but boring.
The Las Vegas Raiders sent shockwaves around the NFL Draft community when they used a top-100 pick on Cincinnati star Tre Tucker. As an undersized and underutilized pass catcher, the Bearcat alum held a fifth-round grade on my Big Board. But early reports from training camp say that Vegas may have been right to take Tucker on Day 2.
Many interesting topics have unfolded through this year’s Raiders training camp, with the latest being who will start for the Silver and Black: Thayer Munford Jr., or veteran offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor. Why not both?
Ask a hundred people what they think about the Raiders’ offensive line, and there’s a solid chance it’s a 50/50 split. Horrible. Lackluster. Subpar. These would be the adjectives that half of the people use to describe the unit. Underrated. Ascending. Talented. These are words that summarize the other side of the argument. The truth, as is typically the case, falls somewhere in between.
