Silver And Black Pride
Between the Las Vegas Raiders’ Week 7 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL trade deadline creeping up, we have a lot to go over for this week’s mailbag. So, let’s get to it!
Q: Are the Raiders sellers at the trade deadline? If so, who might be leaving?
A: The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Vincent Bonsignore said that it depends on the next two games and the Raiders aren’t in a hurry to make a move. My take is that if they lose this weekend to the Chiefs, they’ll use the bye week to at least shop players and a deal or deals get done before the Jaguars game on Nov. 2. I don’t have much confidence in Las Vegas pulling off the upset in Kansas City, so I think the Raiders will be sellers.
Jakobi Meyers is the player most likely to get traded, considering he’s already asked for one, is in a contract year and has been the subject of trade rumors recently. After that, I could see Tyree Wilson or Malcolm Koonce getting dealt (probably just one and not both, though), with Zamir White, Chris Smith II and Tommy Eichenberg being on the trade block. However, I don’t think they’d get much for the last three; they just aren’t getting much playing time and were brought in by previous regimes.
Q: Looking back, is there a player from the 2025 draft’s first round that you think would have had a bigger impact on this team’s success than Ashton Jeanty so far? I’m scared to think of what this offense would look like without him.
A: For starters, I think Jeanty is playing well, and I’m certainly not disappointed with what I’ve seen from him so far. But I would have liked to see the Raiders get Armand Membou, given how the offensive line has had issues this season, and Membou has been playing well for the Jets.
The only other rookie who comes to mind that could help the offense and potentially be more impactful than Jeanty is Emeka Egbuka. However, that’s a complete hindsight take since Egbuka wasn’t considered a top 10 prospect. Also, the Buccaneers’ situation is better than the Raiders’, so I don’t think Egbuka would have the same success in Las Vegas that he’s having in Tampa Bay.
Q: Will Jeanty or Cam Skattebo be having a better season (statistically speaking–total TDs, total YRDs, avg rushing YRDs) by the time the Raiders face off against the Giants on Dec 28? Which team’s offensive line is worse–New York Giants or Las Vegas Raiders?
A: I think Jeanty will have better numbers because he’ll get more carries with the Raiders than Skattebo will with the Giants, since New York has more depth at running back than Las Vegas does.
Granted, the Giants’ offensive line is definitely better, especially with Kolton Miller out. They have a good amount of talent up front with Andrew Thomas, Jermaine Eluemunor, Jon Runyan, John Michael Schmitz and Greg...
