Silver And Black Pride
There’s no sugar coating it, the Kansas City Chiefs thoroughly embarressed the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7. While the scoreboard only read 31-0 by the time the fourth quarter clock ticked down to zeros, the game was a lot more lopsided than that. It was clear the Raiders and Chiefs weren’t on the same level, with Kansas City picking up as many first downs (30) as Las Vegas had plays run.
A matchup that is one of the NFL’s longest standing rivalries turned into one side waiving the white flag while the other showed mercy, pulling starters in the final frame. That leaves no room for winners in this week’s winners and losers column as Sunday’s performance was a complete failure by the Raiders.
The blame has to start at the top after a miserable outing like this. It’s pretty clear the Raiders weren’t ready to play, as the Chiefs scored on their first five possessions with four touchdowns and a field goal while the Raiders had just two first downs and one was via a penalty. That falls squarely on the head coach’s shoulders, especially since the team looked checked out and like it was already on upcoming the bye week.
Carroll has a strong resume and talked all offseason about how he’s ready to win now in Las Vegas. However, it feels like the organization is headed in the opposite direction.
For comparison, the Silver and Black were also 2-5 through seven games with Antonio Pierce last season and had a point differential of negative 59. This year’s Carroll-led squad is sitting at negative 77 points after suffering it’s second over 30-point loss in the last three weeks.
That’s led many to speculate about the 74-year-old’s job secruity, especially since a lot of signs are pointing toward another offseason rebuild.
Kansas City converted 27 more first downs, won the time of possession battle by over 24 minutes and outgained Las Vegas by about 340 yards, in addition to everything that was said above about the team not being ready to play/being underprepared. So, Chip Kelly and Patrick Graham could be singled-out, but the truth is Sunday’s performance was a complete failure by the entire coaching staff.
The Raiders were outclassed in every facet of the game, from the first snap to the last. Especially since it isn’t the first time this has happened this season, the entire coaching staff needs to look themselves in the mirror and figure out how to get this team to at least be competitive.
Since Davis took over for his father as Principal Owner in 2011, the franchise has had seven full-time head coaches and five general managers (not counting Hue Jackson as the GM in 2011 and Champ Kelly’s interim stint in 2023). So far, that has yielded a record of 93-142 (39.6 winning percentage) and just two winning seasons/playoff apperences. It’s time — and probably is even...
