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Raiders have struggled to retain their first round picks
The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off a draft where they landed an elite tight end in the first round. Brock Bowers was a highly touted coming out of Georgia and should help elevate the Raiders offense.
However, Raider Nation has heard this all before. Since 2018, the Raiders have had nine first-round picks. The only ones on the roster are Kolton Miller and recently drafted Tyree Wilson. It has led to the Raiders struggling to get over the top as genuine playoff contenders.
According to Jason from Over The Cap,...
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Diving into the 3rd-round pick’s game
In the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders addressed their offensive line by selecting Delmar ‘DJ’ Glaze out of Maryland. Glaze is an interesting prospect because while he has a strong track record in pass protection at offensive tackle, his traits suggest he’d be better suited as a guard at the next level.
For example, the former Terripan earned pass-blocking grades from Pro Football Focus in the mid-80s and only gave up 32 pressures on over 1,000 opportunities over the last two seasons. However, he lacks some foot speed/quickness...
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Sixth-round rookie can make veteran Ameer Abdullah expendable
Tom Telesco hinted early on, shortly after he was hired as Las Vegas Raiders general manager, that the team may to take a running-back-by-committee-approach instead having a bell cow back when Josh Jacobs was the unquestioned starter.
Based on the moves Telesco made at tailback, the committee is shaping up.
The Silver & Black’s chief personnel man went about adding more talent to the running back room by brining in veteran Alexander Mattison via free agency, re-upping veteran Ameer Abdullah, and drafting Dylan Laube out of New Hampshire in the sixth round...
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Raider Nation thinks there were plenty of draft steals
We’re still in draft mode and we spent this week’s Tuesday Community Question by asking our great community members who was their favorite Day 3 pick by the Las Vegas Raisers in last week’s 2024 NFL draft.
To recap, here are the five players the Raiders selected on Day 3 (rounds 4-7):
By the varied responses, it is clear the Raider...
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7th-round cornerback from Pittsburgh is intriguing
The Las Vegas Raiders drafted Pittsburgh cornerback MJ Devonshire in the seventh round of the recent 2024 draft
Let’s take a closer look at Devonshire:
Size:
5-11, 186 pounds.
2023 Stats:
He had a team-high four interceptions (including one for a touchdown return) with 10 pass breakups. He was a second-team All-ACC selection. He played in all 12 of Pitt’s games with nine starts.
Career highlights:
He spent the 2019 and 2020) seasons at Kentucky. He transferred to Pitt in 2021. He was a reserve that season and then started for most off the...
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Good to start games is a good thing
The Las Vegas Raiders’ offense had its shares of issues in 2023, but it wasn’t all bad.
The unit did have some good success at times. One of the areas was production on their opening drives during the 2023 season.
According to a recent tweet by SB Nation teammate Kyle Posey, the averaged the 12th most points on their opening drive last season with an average of just under three points on the drive. Here is the full list:
That is a trend new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Luke Getsy can build...
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Tackling is fourth-round pick’s calling card, takeaways should be offseason focus
A throwback to the classic Las Vegas Raiders architype for a defensive back, Decamerion Richardson is indeed as fast as he is big. The fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft brings 4.34 speed and a 6-foot-2 and 188-pound frame from Mississippi State.
Richardson, the 112th overall pick, brings something to the Raiders defensive back room that none of the other 10 cornerbacks on the roster can: That size-speed ratio.
That shouldn’t be a surprise, considering the 23-year-old was rated as the most athletic cornerback at the NFL Combine...
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The two tight ends play the same position but differently
With the Las Vegas Raiders spending a second-round pick on tight end Michael Mayer during last year’s NFL Draft and then using a first-rounder on tight end Brock Bowers last week, naturally, the question arises of how both players can coexist in the offense.
It’s a completely rational inquiry to have, but while Mayer and Bowers play the same position, they have different skill sets that complement each other.
Here, we’ll take a look at several elements that tight ends are asked to do and touch on the different roles...
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What do you want to know about the Raiders draft class?
It’s a week later and I’m still in shock that the Las Vegas Raiders used their first-round pick of the 2024 NFL Draft on Georgia tight end Brock Bowers! The decision certainly came with some controversy, giving us plenty to talk about for this week’s mailbag.
Also, the Raiders made a fairly significant late-free-agent signing by bringing in former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup. So, we have lots to go over and fire away with anything that’s on your mind.
Send your questions my way by either dropping...
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His college position coach thinks he’s a ‘perfect’ Raider
What will be the lasting memory of Jackson Powers-Johnson for his Oregon offensive line coach A’lique Terry?
“His presence every day,” Terry said without hesitation in a recent telephone interview with Silver and Black Pride. “He was exactly what you wanted in an offensive lineman. He brought the same presence every day, whether it was spring practice, the summer or the season. He was the type of player that his defensive teammates thought he was a (jerk) because they way he practiced every day. But when the season started, they...
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Raiders’ offense needs to become more efficient in 2024
We know a key to the Las Vegas Raiders becoming a true playoff contender in the 2024 NFL season is better and more efficient play from the offense.
The Raiders’ problems on offense in 2023 were well documented. Yet, a recent tweet by NFL anala
yt Warren Sharp shows just how frustrating the unit was at times last season.
The Raiders 60 percent of their offensive drives end with either an A.J. Cole punt or a turnover. That’s pretty rough. In fact, it was sixth highest percentage in the league. Only...
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