What the Raiders need.....2026

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What the Raiders need.....2026

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Next year the Raiders need to hire an up and coming offensive coach who has earned the opportunity to be a head coach. No more retreads or coaches who haven't worked their way up through the coaching farm. They tried hiring Ben Johnson and when that didn't succeed fell back on Pete Carroll. Hopefully we have better luck next year.

Draft a QB that can pair with the coach. No need for a retread QB unless a really great option becomes available (Stafford this year would've been great but was a pipe dream). I wouldn't mind AOC battling out the newly drafted rookie in camp.

Build the offensive line with the 2nd rd pick, through free agency, and a few we still have under contract. This is the most important step and hopefully the new coach can get a stellar O-line coach. IF Miller needs to be traded due to cap and his age I'm ok with that trade. Biggest issue is that the O-line needs to be the off season focus.

The defense also needs some help through free agency.
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LayneStaley wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:27 pm

New owner.
What surprised me the most was we actually won 85 games in that span when it seems like we won maybe half that many.
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Hellbound wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 5:03 am That's the rumor

I was a massive Lamb fan but wasn’t the consensus Jeudy at the time.

If Ruggs was becer an idiot he would’ve been a stud in this league
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WolfRaider wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 2:29 pm I was a massive Lamb fan but wasn’t the consensus Jeudy at the time.

If Ruggs was becer an idiot he would’ve been a stud in this league
I wanted lamb also. Jeudy was Amari cooper 2.0. Drops wayyyyy to much
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Didn't Denver take Jeudy the very next pick after The Raiders took Ruggs?
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Ruggs was starting to come in to his own before his wreck.
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Toast wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 4:22 pm Ruggs was starting to come in to his own before his wreck.
He went from total bust to serviceable IMO
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To be fair ruggs was in the beginning of year 2. Receivers rarely look good in year one. Year 2 start seeing what they’re capable of. Generally year three is their breakout year.
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Ruggs was starting to flash and you guys are all calling him a bust…I mean with the horrible thing I guess you can say that..but he had that Tyreek Hill gear and would have been a stud..maybe not Ceedee good,but maybe so..no one knows.
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HesterLayes wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 4:57 pm Ruggs was starting to flash and you guys are all calling him a bust…I mean with the horrible thing I guess you can say that..but he had that Tyreek Hill gear and would have been a stud..maybe not Ceedee good,but maybe so..no one knows.
Well he was a top 15 pick who was out of the league within 2 years. That's a bust regardless of circumstances. What is it? He would've been a stud or not quite CeeDee Lamb good? My opinion is that he was a bust
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What the Raiders need, 5 more losses for 26

With a legit shot at Mendoza Matteer Moore
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LayneStaley wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:27 pm

New owner.
Also a side note that Carr was the QB for those 2 playoff seasons and the team is 14-34 since he was benched, even though some clowns here will keep talking shit on him, he's the only QB to win in this SHIT franchise since Mark took over.
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FlyBono24 wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 1:14 am Also a side note that Carr was the QB for those 2 playoff seasons and the team is 14-34 since he was benched, even though some clowns here will keep talking shit on him, he's the only QB to win in this SHIT franchise since Mark took over.
Side note Derek Carr had 7 losing seasons out of 9 playing for the Raiders and 2 more for the Saints, that's 11 losing seasons.

Derek Carr has lost the most career games by a Raiders quarterback, with 79 losses
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rcraider wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:00 am Side note Derek Carr had 7 losing seasons out of 9 playing for the Raiders and 2 more for the Saints, that's 11 losing seasons.

Derek Carr has lost the most career games by a Raiders quarterback, with 79 losses
Not really fair to judge Carr record; the Raiders defense under Carr most of career was really bad…
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A new head coach
A new OC
A new owner
Another DE opposite Maxx
A rotational DE
A Qb
A true number 1 receiver
A true number 2 receiver
80 percent O line
A couple linebackers
A true number 1 cornerback
A true number 2 cornerback
Upgrade at safety
An anchor in the middle of the D line

Get rid of
Tyree
Koonce
Devin White
Zamir White
Roberts
Cappa
Geno
Lockett
Adams
Putnam

Play the rookies the remainder of the season so you can give them a proper evaluation.
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rcraider wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:00 am Side note Derek Carr had 7 losing seasons out of 9 playing for the Raiders and 2 more for the Saints, that's 11 losing seasons.

Derek Carr has lost the most career games by a Raiders quarterback, with 79 losses
It’s amusing that the President of the Derek Carr fan club still can’t bring himself to admit reality.

Then again this is the poster who had to make two separate accounts on a Saints Forum to defend Derek Carr. Basically the equivalent of having to climb the water tower to defend his sisters honor with a paint brush.
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