The season ending injury to possession WR Tyrell Williams was a big blow. I like the addition of veteran WR Nelson Agholor, but 7 years experience among the remaining 5 wide receivers makes me uncomfortable. Maybe a 4 tight end set will be a goto more often this season. At least they have 31 years of experience among them and know the tricks of the trade. And Darren Waller is a beast!
I thought defense was much improved, definitely in the linebacker corps, but seeing some of the cut names makes me wonder if Raiders scouts just got it wrong or got gun shy after training camp. Questionable cuts at all positions has me second guessing the Raiders commitment to excellence this coming season.
Can they afford to kick the wheels on a 35 year old Adrian Peterson for depth at running back? I'm just thinking out loud because RB Josh Jacobs is the current star of the show, and if he misses any playtime the Raiders become sitting ducks for another losing season.
This season kind of reminds me of the saying from the great sports movie 'Field of Dreams', "If you build it, he will come." Except, the Raiders built a new stadium and guess what? due to a pandemic nobody's coming. The stadium will be as empty as signature shows on the Las Vegas Strip because Coronavirus is still lurking and taking down American lives. We as football fans are definitely in unchartered territory.
I'm thinking for the first season ever that maybe this is not the Raiders year. With BLM, Covid-19, Election 2020, Unemployment, Recession, Wildfires, Locusts, and a gun-toting nation ready to blow each other away for wearing or not wearing masks, this Raiders season should maybe just be wished into the cornfield son. Then again, maybe not.
It's just so hard to Keep Hope Alive when questionable decisions are made by those steering the ship. Win, Lose or Tie, I am Raider.
Let's Go Pillaging Raiders!
note: The Biblical Locust Plagues of 2020
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