Offensive positional stability
It s that time of year again, gents. Watching other teams in the playoffs wondering what the F happened to our beloved team. The Raiders had the 2nd most expensive Offense in the NFL and they played well for the first half of the season. But it all came crumbling down again, just like 2019, where they couldn t run or score in the redzone when they truly needed it down the stretch. The Offense finished in the top half of most categories, but needs some retooling heading into 2021. The Raiders are well over the expected cap and need to cut some fat and add some fresh blood.
2021 offseason predictions
Another year, another collapse. All that s left is an ugly loss in Denver and talk about the offseason. Many are expecting big changes, especially on Defense. I don t see it. Gruden has had 3 offseasons to cook up his team the way he wants it. He s not going to blow up anything. Incremental changes and a similar draft profile.
Here s what I think will happen.
Offense
QB
Carr will return for his 8th season as the starter. There is no moving on from him as long as Gruden is here. Everyone expects Mariota to be traded or released, but I expect Gruden pays him another $10M to sit his toy on the bench another season. Peterman returns as the #3, but hopefully at a lower price than 2020, even he was overpaid. Either way the Raiders will have one of the most expensive QB rooms in the NFL and that s exactly how Chucky likes it.
But the biggest smile on his face came as he danced and jived on the sidelines.
Jackson was positively ebullient when former Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley made his NFL debut in the second half of the Ravens 40-14 win Sunday over the Jacksonville Jaguars to keep pace in the playoff chase at 9-5. And when the former Utes star bolted for a 19-yard run in the fourth quarter, the third-year signal-caller couldn t control himself any longer. I didn t want to let anybody know about Tyler, about Snoop, Jackson said of Huntley. But he showed glimpses today what he can do. Hopefully, he can show you guys some more.
Raiders assist in development of young athletes through ELITE Academy Dec 16, 2020 at 01:00 PM Copied!
HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders are building on the momentum of the popular ELITE chats that were instituted this summer. The ongoing ELITE series (an acronym representing Education, Leadership, Integrity, Teamwork, Equality) consists of weekly virtual meetings with high school football programs in Southern Nevada featuring Raiders players and Alumni.
The Silver & Black recently introduced a new program, ELITE Academy, a position training platform developed by the Raiders to assist in the development of young athletes. ELITE Academy offers football position specific drills at moderate and advanced levels. In addition, ELITE Academy provides tips, film study and words of wisdom from current and alumni Raiders. Every position group is being covered during this series, which is another coffering by the Raiders in supporting the gam