Las Vegas Raiders General Thread

[Leonardfan]

https://nfltraderumors.co/report-momentum-building-for-ben-johnson-to-raiders/

I actually think Ben Johnson is one of the few coaches in the league right now being an innovator with his playcalling. The Lions offense has been high scoring and entertaining to watch. If he does indeed end up with the Raiders hopefully they either let O'Connell be the guy or draft a White QB. Brady playing a role within the organization and engaging with both Caleb Williams and Shedeur Sanders makes me a bit uneasy about the route they will go at the position.

 

[Don Wassall]

Geno Smiff reunites with Plantation Pete, not a surprise. Minshew was recently cut.

Leaves Sam Howell atop the Seattle depth chart for now.

Raiders acquired QB Geno Smith from the Seahawks in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick. Ian Rapaport of NFL.com was first to report the deal, and multiple outlets report that the signal-caller is expected to get a new contract with the trade. Smith finished his third year as the starter for the Seahawks with 4,320 yards passing, a 70.4 percent completion percentage and a 20/14 TD/INT over 17 starts. The 34-year-old will head to Las Vegas to be the starter, and it’s fair to say that the weapons at his disposal — with all due respect to Brock Bowers — are a downgrade over what he had in Seattle. Still, it’s a reunion with former coach Pete Carroll, and he’ll get a chance to help the Raiders try and compete in the vaunted AFC West. The big question now is what Seattle does to address the quarterback position.

 

[jacque]

Geno Smiff reunites with Plantation Pete, not a surprise. Minshew was recently cut.

Leaves Sam Howell atop the Seattle depth chart for now.

Raiders acquired QB Geno Smith from the Seahawks in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick. Ian Rapaport of NFL.com was first to report the deal, and multiple outlets report that the signal-caller is expected to get a new contract with the trade. Smith finished his third year as the starter for the Seahawks with 4,320 yards passing, a 70.4 percent completion percentage and a 20/14 TD/INT over 17 starts. The 34-year-old will head to Las Vegas to be the starter, and it’s fair to say that the weapons at his disposal — with all due respect to Brock Bowers — are a downgrade over what he had in Seattle. Still, it’s a reunion with former coach Pete Carroll, and he’ll get a chance to help the Raiders try and compete in the vaunted AFC West. The big question now is what Seattle does to address the quarterback position.

Seahawks are targeting Darnold. As a Seahawks fan this is practically the only good news I’ve heard in years

 

[Don Wassall]

Seahawks are targeting Darnold. As a Seahawks fan this is practically the only good news I’ve heard in years

Let's hope so but I wouldn't count on the Seahawks to start a White QB, maybe never again. Ideally now that the Raiders are adding to the number of Black QBs starting, I'd like to see Howell get a chance to start for Seattle and Darnold start for another team and the Vikings go with McCarthy, but that's probably closer to fantasy than actually happening. Howell is more talented than Geno but needs more of an opportunity than he got running for his life with Washington.

 

[Don Wassall]

OurLads has Bech already listed as a starter, which is what I've also seen in some articles. And of course Brock Bowers should be their top receiver again in '25.

And Tommy Mellott is listed as the backup to Jacobi Meyers. Listed behind Tommy are Alex Bachman and Kyle Philips, so it's looking like the Raiders will have two White receivers this season and maybe even three. Did Pete Carroll have some kind of conversion experience?

 

[jacque]

OurLads has Bech already listed as a starter, which is what I've also seen in some articles. And of course Brock Bowers should be their top receiver again in '25.

And Tommy Mellott is listed as the backup to Jacobi Meyers. Listed behind Tommy are Alex Bachman and Kyle Philips, so it's looking like the Raiders will have two White receivers this season and maybe even three. Did Pete Carroll have some kind of conversion experience?

John Schnieders Seahawks and Plantation Pete’s raiders both massively whitened up, which is confusing because it still leaves me unsure of who was making these past Seahawks teams coal black.

Realistically I think both Schnieder and Pete probably didn’t magically change, they just don’t have as much control over the roster of their current teams.

 

[Gator Dad]

John Schnieders Seahawks and Plantation Pete’s raiders both massively whitened up, which is confusing because it still leaves me unsure of who was making these past Seahawks teams coal black.

Realistically I think both Schnieder and Pete probably didn’t magically change, they just don’t have as much control over the roster of their current teams.

Sounds plausible. Wigger Pete was like an African kang in Seattle, his power over his little fiefdom was enormous. With the Raiders, other people have decision making power too.