Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss Las Vegas’ strengths and weaknesses and what can carry the Raiders under Antonio Pierce this season. Listen and subscribe to the “Zero Blitz” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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The Las Vegas Raiders, a new era for them.
What is the one big thing we should be talking about with the Las Vegas Raiders, your Las Vegas Raiders this season.
So for my beloved Raiders, I think it’s easy to say who’s Antonio Pierce, who’s a coach?
I thought about that is the one big question.
How does the quarterback battle shake out?
I thought about that is the one big question, but neither of those were the thing for me because here’s the, the reel of it, the quarterback battle shakes out.
I still don’t think they’ve got their quarterback of the future on the roster right now.
So that’s not gonna, and there’s nothing this year that’s gonna make or break.
Api don’t think so.
To me, when I look at the one thing that will really make or break the Raiders season this year, the question is, can the defense save the team again?
Because last year there wasn’t a lot of street cred for this defense coming in for the defensive coordinator or for the talent other than Max Crosby by the end of the year, there still wasn’t, but there were other guys, Robert Spillane Jack Joe on this defense that played really well.
And by the end of the year, the defense was the way that the Raiders were winning games.
Uh, the, their ability to sort of emulate the charge and fire and passion with which max plays was really incredible.
They go out, they spend $100 million on Christian Wilkins.
They have a lot of questions in that defense, Frank, I’m not gonna lie about that secondary.
I, I don’t know what to expect.
What I do know is that the only path for the Raiders to get to mediocrity this year is if their defense is great.
I think there are some really good options on the offensive side, but I don’t think you got a quarterback…
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Publish date : 2024-06-26 12:00:25
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