The Las Vegas Raiders decided to go all out and splurge on defensive backs this past NFL draft. Former Illinois cornerback Nate Hobbs got the call in the fifth round. The Raiders’ secondary is a very young unit heading into the 2021 season and this year’s draft haul has a lot to do with that. […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders have had a porous defense for what seems like an eternity. Due to this, Jon Gruden’s team has had to invest a lot of draft capital on defensive backs. The question is, has it been in vain up to this point? Over the course of these past few years, the Raiders
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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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The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t add a single skill position player in the 2021 NFL Draft. However, they made sure they locked up tight end Matt Bushman as an undrafted free agent. While he was an undrafted player for a reason, the BYU product offers the Silver and Black an intriguing option for their third
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The center position within the Las Vegas Raiders offensive line has been a subject of heated debate this offseason. You can now add Pitt’s Jimmy Morrissey to the mix. The offseason for this Las Vegas team has been an interesting one, to say the least. The defense got upgrades at several key positions via free
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In what looks like an annual ritual, the disrespect for Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr continues. It has become the norm to see the Raiders take a signal-caller in every ‘early’ mock draft even though Carr has statistically been the best since Rich Gannon. It never appears to be easy for ‘4’ when it
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Aaron Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks of this generation. Although he once helped the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl, there are reports he no longer wants to play for the Wisconsin team. Should the Las Vegas Raiders try to trade for him? Not long ago, Rodgers told some within the Packers
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The Las Vegas Raiders wasted no time taking safety Trevon Moehrig with the 43rd overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. After all, it’s possible that they didn’t expect him to be available in the second round. Besides the fact they might’ve gotten a steal, they got a player with the potential to become a
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Last season, the Las Vegas Raiders finished 29th in the league in sacks with 21. To put that in perspective, the Pittsburgh Steelers had 56. The Raiders’ pass-rush has been downright awful since the Khalil Mack trade. It was clear once new defensive coordinator Gus Bradley walked through the door he wanted to change that
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Will the Las Vegas Raiders end up regretting releasing their best safety from last season in veteran Jeff Heath? In a move that possibly surprised some, the Silver and Black decided to part ways with Heath. A special teams’ standout with the Dallas Cowboys, the Saginaw Valley State product played 13 games last year. One
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