The bar for Aidan O’Connell isn’t very high following Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer
“He’s our best QB,” one Raiders source said of Aidan O’Connell; a powerful sentiment, had Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer not been the competition.
“He’s our best QB,” one Raiders source said of Aidan O’Connell; a powerful sentiment, had Jimmy Garoppolo and Brian Hoyer not been the competition.
Seriously – The Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job is the most desirable [available] job in football. Pull up a chair and grab a snack, discussing this fairytale-like situation for a newcomer coach is going to take a while; from roster, to owner, to city, and everything in between
The Raiders made it a point to welcome Jakobi Meyers to Las Vegas this offseason. Josh McDaniels knew he was gaining a reliable player, but Meyers has been more that that – thus far in the season, no player league-wide has been more reliable than the former Patriot.
There’s a multitude of reasons why the Hunter Renfrow situation is a terrible look for the Las Vegas Raiders; from tossing a player seven weeks into their extension to being in win-now mode yet begging to give a Pro Bowler away, and everything in between
The Las Vegas Raiders are on a two-game winning-streak, looking to extend that streak to three games. Here’s how they stack up vs. the Chicago Bears in Week 7
The Raiders took to free agency this offseason to grab defensive help. Quietly, veteran DT John Jenkins has been one of, if not their best addition.
With a Week 6 victory, ‘the student’ Josh McDaniels is now 3-0 against ‘the teacher’ Bill Belichick as an opposing head coach. More importantly, the Raiders earn their first winning streak of the season – once again, the Silver and Black have their defense to thank, among other things
Raiders GM Dave Ziegler has certainly made his fair share of mistakes up to this point, but he has hit a homerun in one area and deserves his due credit.
It’s easy to count the Raiders out by glancing at their 2-3 record, but you don’t want to do that just that. With a favorable stretch of opponents around the corner, combined with the team’s newfound stout defense, things are about to get much easier for Las Vegas.
The rushing numbers have been down for Josh Jacobs, but the 25-year-old has been as good as any running back league-wide through the air. Quietly, Jacobs is on pace for a historic season with the Raiders franchise as a weapon on passing downs.