The Las Vegas Raiders opened up the 2023 NFL season with a 17-16 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 1. After an impressive and hard-fought victory, where does PFT put the Silver and Black in their latest rankings after one week? While rankings are subjective, they give a fanbase an insight into what the national media …
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The Raiders’ impressive Week 1 win was due to a commanding performance from the defense. This means there should be no shortage of players to monitor on Saturday when Vegas takes the field. Here are three names to watch on defense vs. the Rams.
Is Jakorian Bennett ready to be a solution to what many NFL pundits see as a weakness for the Las Vegas Raiders? One legend of the Silver and Black thinks so. On the other side of the ball, Austin Hooper is eager to mentor rookie tight end Michael Mayer while simultaneously proving he can get back to his Pro Bowl days.
The Las Vegas Raiders preseason is upon us, but before it officially starts. let’s predict a few preseason awards. ORoty, DRoY, OPotY, DPotY
The Las Vegas Raiders are getting ready for their first preseason game, and I get ready to answer your questions in my Raiders mailbag. Will the team’s defense improve in 2022? Can Jesper Horsted make a legitimate impact in 2023? Who will be the most surprising player to make the Silver and Black’s 53-man roster? I’ll answer all of these, and more.
Training camp is truly an exciting time. Fans get an early glimpse at which players on their team to look out for, and personnel around the National Football League get their first chance to evaluate how players fit with what they’re building. When the vision starts becoming a bit clearer, a team will release their …
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Speed was clearly a point of emphasis for the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2023 NFL Draft. General manager and chief personnel decision-maker Dave Ziegler and head coach Josh McDaniels spoke repeatedly regarding the need for explosive plays as the duo head into Year 2 as the Silver and Black power structure. Part of that was adding more juice to the roster, and wide receiver/weapon Tre Tucker and cornerback Jakorian Bennett exemplify the old-school Raiders requisite of pure speed.
The 2023 NFL Draft came and went, and a pair of cornerbacks from Maryland found themselves on an NFL roster. At the 24th-overall pick in the draft, Deonte Banks heard his name called as the New York Giants selected him. Much later, at pick 104, Dave Ziegler and the Las Vegas Raiders took Banks’ counterpart …
Heading into this year’s offseason, Raider Nation wanted nothing more than to see the Silver and Black revamp their defense – and for good reason. During the team’s ’22 season, the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense surrendered the fifth-most yards, seventh-most points and sixth-most first-downs. The lack of playmakers was evident as Patrick Graham‘s defense totaled …
The most underrated position group on the Raiders’ roster: the cornerback room Read More »
Since the start of the offseason, Raider Nation has pounded the table for a cornerback. Illinois’ Devon Witherspoon became a fan-favorite, and with the Raiders holding the seventh-overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the pairing seemed like a real possibility. Even general manager Dave Ziegler held Witherspoon in high regard, as NBC’s Peter King …
