ESPN: Inside Raiders' 2025 collapse, Tom Brady's influence
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ESPN: Inside Raiders' 2025 collapse, Tom Brady's influence
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/475 ... ysfunction
Good read..here’s an excerpt on the Oline..
"A lot of guys were out of their natural position," left tackle Kolton Miller told ESPN. "It's not easy, but [Brennan Carroll] tried to get the best of us together each week."
An agent of a Raiders offensive lineman said that his client told him the position group met multiple times on their own with Smith and Jeanty, and specifically without coaches, so the quarterback and running back could talk to them about how they wanted the offensive line to create blocks.
"It was that bad," the agent told ESPN. "They were meeting on their own and trying to figure it out together, which I have never heard of in my history of working in this league."
"There is some sort of nepotism going on," a fourth agent of a Raiders player said.
Good read..here’s an excerpt on the Oline..
"A lot of guys were out of their natural position," left tackle Kolton Miller told ESPN. "It's not easy, but [Brennan Carroll] tried to get the best of us together each week."
An agent of a Raiders offensive lineman said that his client told him the position group met multiple times on their own with Smith and Jeanty, and specifically without coaches, so the quarterback and running back could talk to them about how they wanted the offensive line to create blocks.
"It was that bad," the agent told ESPN. "They were meeting on their own and trying to figure it out together, which I have never heard of in my history of working in this league."
"There is some sort of nepotism going on," a fourth agent of a Raiders player said.
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He was never a Patriots coach until this year. He played for the Patriots.
2011–2013, Ohio State, Linebackers / Defensive Line Coach
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Edit: Got curious if Vrabel ever worked with a coach from the “Belichick Coaching Tree”. In his 7 years as a Head Coach, only one year has he worked with/hired one. This year. Josh McDouche.
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Well I stand corrected GTC my point is he took them from a dumpster fire to the best record in the AFC in one year which can only give me some semblance of Hope:)GoodTimeCharlie wrote: Sat Jan 10, 2026 7:53 pm He was never a Patriots coach until this year. He played for the Patriots.
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