Silver And Black Pride
The Las Vegas Raiders have been mostly bad for years. So, ranking and comparing rough moments in the franchise is a difficult task. There are so many to consider.
And this season has been a series of disappointments under new coach Pete Carroll. Every week, the Raiders see to make more mistake and lose in more unseemly and embarrassing ways.
But Sunday, they truly may have reached a new low as they were completely outplayed by the Cleveland Browns in a battle of 2-8 teams in a 24-10 loss and it was never really close and the Raiders were beaten by double digits once again.
The Browns were starting rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders for the firs time and he became the first Browns quarterback since 1999 to win his first start.
The Browns are bad, but this game was never in doubt. All of the same Raiders’ problems showed themselves Sunday. This season is going nowhere and it’s getting worse.
Pete Carroll, Chip Kelly, Geno Kelly; why should any of them come back next year? This is one of those games, where the Allegiant Stadium fans booed from the start, where somebody could get fired.
This team is just not competing. They haven’t won six Week 6 and they have been beaten by double digits six times. They have scored 10 or fewer points in five times. The Raiders clinched their fourth straight losing season in the process of the Browns’ defeat.
They just can’t compete. It’s just all so bad.
Here are some key aspects of the game:
10 sacks:
This was a bad matchup going in and it was even worse than expected. The Raiders’ offensive line has been awful all season and the Browns, led by Myles Garrett, have a hot defense. In the end, the Browns sacked Smith 10 times. It was the most sacks allowed in a game by the Raiders since 1998. The Raiders have allowed 21 sacks in the past three games. Garrett had three sacks. He has 13 sacks in the past four games and 18 on the season. It was pure dominance.
Likely won’t get better soon:
The Browns dominated the Raiders and they are bad team. The Raiders won’t be facing many bad teams the rest of the way. They finish the season at the Chargers, at home against the Broncos, at the Eagles, at the Texans and at home against the Giants and the Chiefs. Only the Giants have a losing record of the Raiders’ remaining opponents.
Draft-pick win:
On the bright side, Sunday’s loss helped the Raiders’ draft -pick cause. They are now projected to pick fifth in the April draft.
Injuries on offense:
Not that the Raiders’ offense can use any more challenges, but tight end Michael Mayer suffered an ankle injury that forced him out. Carroll said it was a sprained ankle after the game. Also, Carroll said rookie running back Ashton Jeanty tweaked an ankle late. At the moment, it seems like Mayer’s injury may...
