Las Vegas Raiders Thread

I don't think Fields is worth it really, better off trying to develop O'Connell and drafting another QB. Outside of a QB, the Raiders really need to strengthen the OLine, it's been a weakness for a few years now although showed a bit of improvement in the last few games. I see the Titans have requested an interview with Pierce as HC in Tennessee, seems to be a demand for him out there.

If the cost for getting Fields is 2nd or 3rd round picks then I wouldnt have a problem trading for him. And prefer to trade for him than sell the farm to trade up into the top 3. No College Graduate is a sure thing and the amount of hype this QB class is generating is unreal. Perhaps it will be a class that we will talk about in 20 years (class of 83, anyone???) but is the cost of trading up worth it? Look at Carolina and the mess they are in to get Bryce Young. Chicago is laughing all the way to the draft. I really would not like that to happen for us. We always draft poorly, especially on supposed "Home Run" picks.

Falcons are the latest team looking to interview Pierce and Raiders have concluded all the interviews for GM.

Top work Mark Davis, let's go Raiders!

So the rumour mill is in full flow.....Wilson to LV on a Minimum Contract, Fields to LV for a number of picks....LV trading up....... God I love the Offseason!!🤣🤣🤣

Oh Dear Lord, no. And to those who are going mad for us to "sell the farm" to draft one of the top 3 QB's, the draft is not necessarily the best place to find your Franchise QB. That guy went no.2 overall. I'm really nervous about us making a huge swing in the draft and sending future No.1 draft picks in multiple seasons for 1 guy.

I agree - our roster has serious amounts of holes in it and we need draft capital to try and shore it up. I agree with you about the O-Line, funny I dont feel as concerned about RB, I think JJ will resign with us and if not, Zamir White has the potential to be a productive back for next season whilst we address other areas.

I think due to the Jamarcus Russell fiasco a few years ago, I am invariably nervous about swinging for the Franchise QB of the next decade for us. The amount of surefire QB picks that went awry are too numerous to mention. Not just for us but a lot of teams in general. If I was honest, and Russell Wilson was available on a Veteran Minumum contract, I'd prefer that option over trading to get into the top 3 picks. Too many teams are needy at QB and the teams holding those picks know it. Atlanta, Minnesota, Tennessee, NY Giants and Denver are all ahead of us with the same needs. I dont want to see us get into a bidding war to land one of those top 3 picks.

So we've signed Alexander Mattison. Now that was a surprise. He couldnt handle the load at the Vikings as the lead back (or maybe the scheme didnt suit him) but as a change of pace back he was really productive. I'm happy with those 2 in the lineup. Then draft a RB and Abdullah will round out the RB room.

As for QB, its a real head scratcher. I couldnt believe Fields went for a 5th or 6th round pick. I'm still not in favour of reaching in the draft, and I'm beginning to think that Telesco is going to wait until 13 and not look to move up. What that brings is anyone's guess. I even saw a tweet from a Raiders fan discussing the benefits of trading for Dak Prescott. Sky's the limit boys!!!! 😎

I don't see Telesco being able to move up to get the fourth best QB, there are too many needy teams ahead of us. The only real chance of moving up is if the Patriots decide not to take a QB and move down but there would be a stiff price to pay for that pick. I also don't think Telesco will reach for a QB at 13, none of the other QBs are first round material so I think the Raiders will go either for a Tackle or a CB at that pick and see if one of Penix or Nix drops down far enough in the second round. Strengthening the OL around either Minshew or O'Connell should be the priority this season.

Minshew is the starter but this could go horribly wrong, the amount of open receivers both QBs have missed in these games is worrying. Wonder how long Adams would hang around if he is getting no production out of Minshew or O'Connell.

Also worrying is the lack of a run defense and the lack of depth at cornerback. Lot of work for the Raiders to do in the next few weeks!

That was quite the turnaround from last week, although some of the OLine deficiencies were still on show. Adams was superb and if Bowers keeps playing like this we have found a real gem. The defense was immense despite a few missed tackles, that move by Jones on Likely on the second-last play was probably the winning of the game. I think Miller is still catching up on his missed pre-season reps so I'm confident the OLine will start to improve, particularly if Jackson Powers-Johnson becomes fit enough to play. Big chance this weekend to put a lot of points on the Panthers.

I didnt get to see the game (early evening gig to play) so was really pleasantly surprised to see the result. The next few opponents are not frightening (I'm not predicting anything at this point, we arent consistent enough to do that yet!!) Panthers, Browns, Broncos can all be beaten IF we play well. Its nice to dream!!

🤣🤣 Well it would certainly be just our luck!!