Jimmy Garoppolo is headed to the bright lights in the desert. What a Silver and Black splash at the onset of free agency for the Las Vegas Raiders, no? What? Not ecstatic at the signing? I get your angst. I really do. “Jimmy G” is a lot of things, and “hurt” and “winner” are first […]
Are the Las Vegas Raiders out of the Lamar Jackson action? The answer depends on who you ask. But the saga that is the Baltimore Ravens quarterback seeking a fully guaranteed long-term contract is yet another example of where the NFL offseason is at this point in time: Lying season. Post-NFL Combine, there are reports
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Man, when I scribbled my initial mock draft — a satirical one at that — it was rife with sarcasm. Full of jest, I postulated the Las Vegas Raiders would take Kentucky quarterback Will Levis with the No. 7 overall pick. But all of a sudden, is Raiders satire going to become Raiders reality? With
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Mock draft season is in full force across the NFL content creator landscape. As we careen towards the 2023 NFL Draft in April, the prognostications will exponentially increase. Yet, to stay true to the “mock” in the mock draft hemisphere, let’s take a trip down the rabbit hole — the satirical Las Vegas Raiders NFL
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While he didn’t pull the Bill Callahan “Dumbest Team in America” jewel, it wasn’t difficult to hear a hint of that when Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler was on the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast released earlier this week. While Ziegler’s comment on perhaps the Raiders not having an “immediate answer” to the
Now we can all say, “Derek Carr, former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback.” There will be no more semantic debates—no more shoulda, woulda, coulda. The deed is done. He was officially released on Tuesday afternoon. The Silver and Black took a sizable pivot in the future of the franchise by sending Carr, the quarterback of the
“Best for business.” That was a kayfabe line uttered constantly on WWE TV during “The Authority” storyline with Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson). Yet the mantra is best practice for any business, such as the NFL. If it isn’t clear already — and it hasn’t been because there are folks out there that believe there’s a
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Dave Ziegler is in an unenviable position. The Las Vegas Raiders general manager wants to build a sustainable winner in the desert, but he’s faced with the monumental task of winning immediately. This is a byproduct of his and head coach Josh McDaniels’ all-in plan for the 2022 season magnificently backfiring and blowing up their
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Look, I get it: You’re tired of reading about Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s moved on; the team has, too, yeah? Well, semantically, nope. DC4 remains a Raider, and until he’s released or traded, Carr is very much a topic of conversation, sadly. Especially since “Carr shopping” was trending this past weekend.
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Decisions, decisions. There’s going to be a lot on Las Vegas Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler’s and head coach Josh McDaniels’ plate this offseason. First on the “to-do” list for Ziegler and McDaniels The first task is to do a review and breakdown of the roster. A roster which boasts a staggering 34 in-house free
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