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Sunday Divisional Round Playoffs open threads
The weekend ends as the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots at noon PT. Then, the Los Angeles Rams visit the Chicago Bears at 3:30. Discuss it all here.
Mailbag: Where does Fernando Mendoza rank compared to recent quarterback prospects?
It’s Mendoza mania in Las Vegas as the expectation is that the Las Vegas Raiders will be using the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza in just a few months. Obviously, that’s one of the big topics for this week’s mailbag, and we’ll also touch on the […]
Las Vegas Raiders head coaching search 2026: Tracking candidates, reports and rumors
The Las Vegas Raiders fired coach Pete Carroll on the first day of the 2026 season, kickstarting their fourth head-coaching hiring search since 2022. The team, which is being led by part owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek during the search, has had a round of interviews and have six up several more. […]
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 […]
Saturday Division Round Playoffs open threads
The Denver Broncos host the Buffalo Bills at 1:30 p.m. PT. Then, the San Francisco 49ers visit the Seattle Seahawks at 5 p.m. Discuss it all here.
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. […]
Las Vegas Raiders have big trip to South Florida coming up
The future of the Las Vegas Raiders may take shape in Miami early next week, The team’s brass, led by part owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek, will be traveling to South Florida to watch Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza in the National Championship game against Miami. It will kick start a process that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Las Vegas Raiders fans seem cautiously optimistic about current state of franchise
We figures the timing was right. This week, for our Tuesday Community Question, we asked our readers how they feel about the current state of the Las Vegas Raiders. Some fans are nervous, but many seem cautiously optimistic about the change that is coming. Here are some of your responses: radrntn Now that Pete Carroll […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday open thread
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thursday open thread
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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 […]
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