Podcast: An Early Look at Raiders vs. Broncos

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The Las Vegas Raiders' 2023 National Football League regular season is finally here. The time for bloviating, pontificating, predicting, and prognosticating is over.
In our latest episode of the Raiders Insider Podcast, we look early at this Sunday versus the Denver Broncos.
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In this podcast, we discuss multiple topics, including:
· Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have the nation's attention and earned it, but are we the only ones talking football in Colorado, and about the Buffaloes?
· Will the Las Vegas Raiders steal a win against the Denver Broncos in Denver this weekend?
· Coach Don Shula once told me: "A road win in the National Football League is always a steal.” Is he correct?
· Is the pressure to win this game on the Broncos or the Raiders?
· Sean Payton is a good coach, but not great. Is that fair? Does he belong in the conversation with Andy Reid? Bill Parcells? Bill Belichick? I don’t think so.
· Will the injuries on the Denver Broncos roster keep them from winning on Sunday?
· How much better will the Las Vegas Raiders and the Denver Broncos be?
· Are all signs pointing to the Silver and Black on Sunday?
· No doubt that Russell Wilson will be coached better in 2023, but he isn’t the Russell Wilson of 2013, and can he run the offense Sean Payton wants?
· Will Sean Payton be loyal to Russell Wilson?
· Will Russell Wilson be the Denver Broncos quarterback in 2024?
· Las Vegas Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels’ job is not in jeopardy. But what are realistic expectations of him in 2023?
· Kolton Miller, Maxx Crosby, Josh Jacobs and Davante Adams are Silver and Black building blocks, but what about Jimmy Garoppolo?
· Trying to understand the calls for rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell?
· The Las Vegas Raiders do not have a quarterback controversy but a quarterback luxury. Is that accurate?
· If quarterback Aidan O’Connell does start a game in 2023, does that mean bad things have happened in 2023?
· Mark Davis has handled the Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler administration, and he deserves credit for it.
The Silver and Black open the regular season at the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT.
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Hondo S. Carpenter Sr. is an award-winning sports journalist with decades of experience. He serves as the Senior Writer for NFL and College sports, and is the beat writer covering the Las Vegas Raiders. Additionally, he is the editor and publisher for several sites On SI. Carpenter is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
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