The 2020 NFL season exposed a lot of areas in need of improvement for the Las Vegas Raiders. Perhaps, in need of the most help, the Raiders defense received a serious off-season makeover. Starting with a personnel change, Las Vegas added Gus Bradley as its defensive coordinator. Jon Gruden also addressed positional needs in both […]
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As Organized Team Activities wrap up across the NFL, there’s still a long way to go before final rosters are set for Week 1. Regardless, it’s always fun to guess what that final roster may look like. Take this one with a grain of salt for now, but here is what the Las Vegas Raiders’
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The Las Vegas Raiders took a flyer on a familiar school when they drafted Malcolm Koonce this year. Is the team doing its part to break the stigma associated with small, lesser-known programs? Big-time NCAA programs are generally the ones associated with impact players that come into the NFL. Schools such as Alabama, LSU, USC,
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It looks like we’re going into yet another year of Las Vegas Raiders football with questions on defense. Perhaps, the biggest question mark will be the new front four. There are doubts for all three levels of the defense, with the unit as a whole having a lot to prove. Considering the production these past
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Coming off a disappointing 8-8 season, the Las Vegas Raiders have reshaped their roster on both sides of the ball. A restructure has made for parity when determining the Raiders’ strongest position group. Head coach Jon Gruden has new tools everywhere, but the improvement was most necessary on defense. After drafting an offensive tackle in
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Believe it or not, there are some rational reasons behind a possible playoff run for the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders. Before diving into why the Raiders will make it to the dance this year, let’s rewind 15 years, back to 2006. That’s when I first began watching the Raiders. That team, in case you’ve forgotten,
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The Las Vegas Raiders’ decision to draft Malcolm Koonce is already being tossed aside without a down of football played. However, is the criticism fair at this point? Judging draft picks before they play a single down of football is usually asinine. While stating that ‘X‘ player won’t work out can be far-fetched, there are
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The Las Vegas Raiders have invested heavily in their defense after a historically bad season in 2020. All roster subtractions and additions aside, the team still has some free agent options ahead of camp. We recently looked at some offensive free agents that could still make their way onto a Raiders uniform. Much like the
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With plenty of time left before the season starts, let’s take a look at how the Las Vegas Raiders roster might look in 2021. It’s too obviously early to know who will make the team before camp even starts but there’s no problem guessing, right? The draft gave us a better idea of how the
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The Las Vegas Raiders decided that they had seen enough from their defense; a major renovation was in order. One legend says that’s great but the coaching staff needs to do more. For the past three years, the Raiders’ defense has been tough to watch, whether it be for fans or former players. Under Paul
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