are caused by years and years of bad drafts.
We have a talent deficit. Guys who were supposed to be rock solid starters just aren’t there.
And Mark Davis has chosen (up till now. crossing my fingers) poor coaching talent.
It comes down to poor judgement of talent all the way through the organization. This could continue to happen… spirals and fractals of poor judgement. Scary sheet.
I was assured Tyree Wilson is going to be good eventually.
Your flaw is thinking “eventually” means “December” and not “next year” or even “2025”. Teams are patient for a reason; just look at the packers with Rashan Gary
I don’t know how many times this needs to be said: DL are not drafted in the first round to be developmental.
Please, go look at the historical numbers. See how many “late bloom.”
They are. All the time. Khalil Mack had 4 sacks his rookie year. Gary had TWO. Boye Mafe was drafted high just last year and he’s “bloomed” in a huge way. I can throw dozens more examples at you of D Linemen who didn’t produce as rookies but came on strong in year 2 or 3. This is not an uncommon occurrence and it’s exactly why we drafted Tyree.
Go look at their rookie stats and compare them to Tyree and get back at me.
“Wait til his foot is healed” is what I keep hearing now
When is that supposed to happen?
Honestly, had we won against the Bears and the Steelers, which I believe we would have if we had AP as the HC and have gotten rid of Marcus Peters, we would be 7-5 heading to the bye. Im not trying to convince you or disagree with you, but I will say that we arent far away as many people think.
If you rewatch the game, theres an issue inside the O line that has prevented us from being able to take advantage in play action and most run plays. Aside from that, we have always had issues with statue QBs that just arent a threat with their legs. If you can fix the inside of the O line, get a QB that is smart and athletic enough to use their legs, and continue to build the defense through the draft, we can get to the next level.
After the bye, we have the Vikings, Colts and then division games. Its not as bad as some think. Dobbs already has 4 INT. Minshew is beatable and division games can go either way… one week at a time
“continue to build the defense through the draft”
Continue? We have drafted one A player since Mack left. That is six years!
Mahomes just picked us apart like it was practice. Our DC didn’t make any adjustments. This is literally the same movie over and over.AP better make the most of his opportunity. Breakout of the spiral.
The Raiders have a long history of bad draft picks but a lot of that was Al Davis’ stubbornness. Hopefully Mark picks a good GM that can create a more complete roster.