2024 season: 4-13, fourth in AFC West, missed qualifiers
Preview: It was a difficult season for the Raiders, their first and the only one in the head coach Antonio Pierce. While they have won two of their last three games, the Raiders have lost 10 games in a row and missed the playoffs for a third consecutive campaign.
They had a hard time finding consistency, especially at the quarter-Arrière. They filmed between Gardner Minshew II, Aidan O'Connell and Desmond Ridder due to injuries and bad global games. The Raiders dismissed the attacking coordinator Luke Getsy after only nine games, as well as two other position coaches in November.
To worsen things, the raiders started winning at the end of the season. Although this could be a good sign for the franchise – to gain a little positive momentum in the off -season is rarely a bad thing – it has moved away from raiders out of position to land what would be their first choice of draft n ° 1 since 2007. Given the needs of the team (we will get there later), this finish could make this off -season much more difficult in Las Vegas.
The team made a Very solid hiring in Pete Carroll To replace Pierce in the head coach. If someone wants to bring stable and veterans franchise leaders, it's Carroll. He will have a familiar face at the quarter after the Raiders exchanged for the veteran Geno SmithWho started for Carroll in Seattle in 2022 and 2023, and stability in this position could be enormous.
Raiders also have a cornerstone of a franchise in defense to build after accepting a Record extension of $ 106.5 million $ 106.5 million for the Rusher Maxx Crosby.
NFLPA report card
Classification: 4th
A new team installation has received high notes in all areas, as is the owner Mark Davis. The players did not always feel the previous head coach Antonio Pierce was effective with their time, but Pete Carroll is the man in charge now.
Here's how he broke down from the NFLPA and where the raids are classifying:
Key -free agents
S Marcus Epps
RB Ameer Abdullah
CB Nate Hobbs
DT Adam Butler
Dt John Jenkins
LB Robert Spillane
LB Divine Deablo
S Tre'von Moehrig
Who is in / out: Raiders should work to keep this off -season Moehrig. The former TCU star had 104 plated, a career summit and two interceptions last season. It has been the safety of the first 15 in the league in interceptions, the rate of forced incompletion, plated for loss or no gain and defensive judgments in the last two seasons, according to Professional football focus. For a defense losing a good part of his entries, Moehrig is an easy to keep guy.
Key needs for free agent
Back
Wide receiver
Offensive line
Apart from the defensive holes with which the team is faced, the raiders made an average of 79.8 yards per game per game last season, so a veteran ball carrier would go very far if they did not want to take a recruit of a marquee in the draft. A trooped wide receiver target would also help, and would support Brock Bowers, the tight wing. And, of course, a line player or two additional huts.
Do they have the money?
Yes. Raiders are offset with a 96 million dollars estimated In Cap Space, which is second in the league behind the Patriots of New England.
Notable potential cuts
QB Gary Minsheww II (Cut)
C other james
Why they might have left: Minshew, despite the start of a good mandrel from last season, is at the door, saving the team about $ 6.3 million in the CAP space. Raiders probably going to a new quarter-rear, there was no reason to keep it.
James lost his starting job against the Center recruit Jackson Powers-Johnson last season, and the team could save more than $ 3 million if they drop the veteran after June 1.
Draft choice
1st round: n ° 6
2nd round: n ° 37
3rd round: n ° 68
3rd round (jets): n ° 73
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Good draft adjustment
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Too rich for choice n ° 6 overall? Perhaps, but the Raiders' ground play was terrible after letting Josh Jacobs go to a free agency. And although the help of the offensive line is always a good thing, in particular with the new quarter-back Geno Smith having treated so much rush pressure towards the Seattle passes in recent seasons, another way of mitigating which is a stronger racing game.
No one has increased in the rear field that Jeanty in this draft class. The Heisman trophy finalist is the fourth -row global player in Yahoo Sports NFL Draft Experts Nate Tice and Charles McDonald's Consensus Big BoardAnd whatever you want on a back – speed, bursting, tenacity between the plasters, the balance, the vision, the protection of the passes, you call it seriously – you will find in Jeanty. Imagine an offense with Smith, Brock Bowers, invest more in the O-Line and Large room, then Jeanty. It's solid.
Add Geno Smith
The fantastic outlook of Las Vegas continue to depend on obtaining a capable quarter, and now they seem to have one. Fantasy managers begged Las Vegas to ensure that Brock Bowers is a QB. Bowers has the top 10 of the rise in fantasy, but its 112 captures as a recruit led to five modest affected. The raiders modeling in a quarter move the needle. –Dalton del Don
