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Las Vegas Raiders officials will be in Miami to watch Mendoza

The Las Vegas Raiders are looking for the newest head coach with over 13 interviews at the moment. It is due diligence that they did not display last season in the search for their next leader of the football team, and it exhibits how much they want to get it right this time around. One […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search: Mike McDaniel will interview

The Las Vegas Raiders continue to request interviews for the coaching opening left by the firing of Pete Carroll. They have have requested interviews with Vance Joseph, Klint Kubiak, Davis Webb, Matt Nagy, Kevin Stefanski, Jeff Hafley, Nate Scheelhaase, Mike LeFleur, Chris Shula, Ejiro Evero, Jesse Minter, Joe Brady, Klay Kubiak and now Mike McDaniel. […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

NFL Divisional playoffs predictions

We’re onto the the second round of the 2025/26 NFL playoffs and are are down to eight teams remaining after a wildly entertaining Wild Card Playoff round last week. So, let’s make our picks: SATURDAY Buffalo Bills at Denver BroncosI know the Bills aren’t what they should be, but they got Josh Allen and that’s […]

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search: Klay Kubiak will interview

The Las Vegas Raiders continue to request interviews for the coaching opening left by the firing of Pete Carroll. They have have requested interviews with Vance Joseph, Klint Kubiak, Davis Webb, Matt Nagy, Kevin Stefanski, Jeff Hafley, Nate Scheelhaase, Mike LeFleur, Chris Shula, Ejiro Evero, Jesse Minter, Joe Brady and now Klay Kubiak. Let’s get […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search: Joe Brady will interview

The Las Vegas Raiders continue to request interviews for the coaching opening left by the firing of Pete Carroll. They have have requested interviews with Vance Joseph, Klint Kubiak, Davis Webb, Matt Nagy, Kevin Stefanski, Jeff Hafley, Nate Scheelhaase, Mike LeFleur, Chris Shula, Ejiro Evero, Jesse Minter and now Joe Brady. Let’s get to know […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads

Ranking the Top 5 known coach candidates for Las Vegas Raiders

Those looking for instant gratification when it comes to the Las Vegas Raiders’ coaching search are not going to be happy. The Silver & Black is among nine NFL teams seeking to land a new head coach this offseason, and thus far, the Raiders’ venture in finding a replacement for Pete Carroll is deliberate. Las […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Divisional Round NFL picks, Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition

While there’s no Las Vegas Raiders football this weekend, we do have some NFL playoff games to watch with the Divisional Round on deck. Also, we’re reaching the final stretch of the Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition with just seven games left! Odds below are provided by FanDuel Sportsbook and are subject to change. […]

about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Key former Las Vegas Raiders in NFL Divisional Playoff round

Last week, Las Vegas Raiders general manager Jon Spytek noted that there were plenty of former players still playing. Now , as the playoffs move onto the divisional round, let’s look at the former Raiders still playing, presented in alphabetical order: Buffalo Bills: None. Chicago Bears: Defensive tackle Andrew Billings. Billings is a Bears’ backup […]

about 2 months ago | 11 reads

Another overall lackluster effort by Tyree Wilson

Here is a look at the 2023 Las Vegas Raiders’ draft class fare this season: Tyree Wilson: The No.7 overall draft finished the season strong with a massive game against the Chiefs deep backups. But don’t let that sway you. Wilson had another underwhelming season. He had just four sacks and played 41 percent of […]

about 2 months ago | 9 reads

Tom Brady is ready to deliver a winner in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Raiders have not been well-received by Vegas fans since moving there from Oakland. They have only one winning season, no playoff wins, a 39-62 record, and just finished with the worst record in the league. When Tom Brady became a minority owner of the franchise, the expectation was that the Raiders would […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Friday open thread

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about 2 months ago | 1 read

Divisional Round free agents Las Vegas Raiders should keep tabs on

While the Las Vegas Raiders won’t be participating in the NFL playoffs during the Divisional Round this weekend, the Raiders do have an opportunity to get a look at a few players they should be interested in during free agency. So, let’s dive into one impending free agent from each remaining playoff team to keep […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

How do Las Vegas Raiders stack up in head coach openings around NFL?

It feels like this article has become an annual tradition since the Las Vegas Raiders continue to churn through head coaches, firing Pete Carroll at the end of the season. But here we are, with the Raiders on the head coach search again. So, let’s rank how Las Vegas stacks up against the other eight […]

about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Submit your mailbag questions!

We’re set to have our first official Las Vegas Raiders offseason mailbag after skipping the column last week. Apologies for that; unforeseen circumstances led to a few schedule changes for me. But I’m back and ready to answer any head coach, 2026 NFL draft and free agency questions that you have! Plus, we have some […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

John Spytek’s history in coaching hiring searches

Las Vegas Raiders second-year general manager is running the team’s head-coaching search with part owner Tom Brady. Both are pretty inexperienced in being part of coaching searches. Brady helped run last year’s process that ended up with the awful hiring Pete Carroll as head coach. The Raiders hired Spytek on January 222 to be the […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Reviewing 2025 1st-year coaches

There were seven new head coaches in the NFL in 2025. Some are still enjoying big success, while others fell hard. Let’s review, presented in alphabetical order of the franchises: Chicago Bears: Ben Johnson was considered the top prize in this class and he has shown why. The Bears went from worst to win as […]

about 2 months ago | 0 reads

Michael Mayer quietly effective when it counted

In the big picture, Las Vegas Raiders backup tight end Michael Mayer had a mostly quiet third NFL season with modest stats. The second-round pick from Notre Dame in 2023 had 35 catches for 328 yards on 50 targets in 13 games. Yet, Mayer did make an impact based on this recent X post from […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Thursday open thread

Head to the comments section to share your thoughts and join the conversation. You can sign up for a commenting account below and we have full-time moderators to enforce the Community Guidelines.

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Las Vegas Raiders shouldn’t pursue Mike Tomlin

On Tuesday, the Steelers announced that head coach Mike Tomlin was stepping away from coaching following a 10-7 season which saw the Steelers lose 30-6 in the AFC Wild Card to the Houston Texans and Tomlin reach 7 straight playoff losses tying the NFL record. The Steelers do retain the rights to Tomlin, making it […]

2 months ago | 7 reads

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search 2026: Thoughts on where it stands

The Las Vegas Raiders’ have had a head-coaching opening for nine days since they fired Pete Carroll early on the first day of the offseason. What have we learned from the early stages of the search, led by part owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek, thus far? It has been slow and methodical […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Fernando Mendoza takes another big step toward Las Vegas Raiders

Many believe Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 overall pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL draft in April no matter what. Well, that narrative just took a big step toward becoming reality. Wednesday, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore announced he will go back to school for the 2026 season and not enter […]

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