ESPN sources: the Raiders are releasing last season’s starting quarterback Geno Smith, barring a trade before the start of the new league year. By releasing Smith, the Raiders will open up $8M in salary cap space while taking on $18.5M in dead money.
Breaking: After meeting Saturday with Las Vegas, Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak intends to try to work out a deal to become the next head coach of the Raiders, a source told @AdamSchefter.
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Orthopedic surgeon weighs in on Christian Wilkins’ foot injury, offers best and worst-case scenarios based on what’s been reported to this point…
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the correlation between each component and winning percentage since 2019:
1. pass offense: 0.72
2. pass defense: 0.54
3. rush offense: 0.48
4. rush defense: 0.24
usually won't fault a team for trying to upgrade their pass offense during this draft weekend because of this
I asked earlier which unit was better—offense or defense—and it’s wild how many Raiders fans are convinced the defense is actually good. 🤔 #RaiderNation