What’s Going On In Las Vegas?
The second half of the season has been too far of a familiar storyline for Raider Nation.
The Las Vegas Raiders were 6-3, looking like they were going to clinch a playoff spot after heading into the “easy part” of their schedule.
With a week left in the regular season, the Silver and Black are 7-8 after losing five of the last six games. A win over the Denver Broncos in Week 17 would only improve the Raiders to a .500 win rate for the season.
So, what in the world is happening in Las Vegas?
Clearly, a huge area for issues has been the Raiders' defense. Las Vegas had finally seen enough when defensive coordinator Paul Guenther was fired a couple of weeks back.
Injuries have been a struggling point for the Raiders all season long. Frankly, it’s been a continuation of last year.
It seems as when someone gets healthy, someone else goes down.
Then there’s the entire situation with COVID-19.
Players have been fined right and left and a six-round draft pick was stripped from the Raiders by the NFL for multiple COVID-19 violations.
There was a span of over 25 days where at least one Raider was on the COVID-19 list.
While in no way shape or form are these excuses the Silver and Black can sit on and mope about during their off-season, systematically something is going in Las Vegas.
A new fresh defensive coordinator will help. It’s evidently clear the Raiders need pass rushers and effective safeties.
The linebackers will get looked at again.
From the Raider Nation’s perspective, it’s super frustrating. But a little reading through the lines tells fans exactly what’s going on in Las Vegas.
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