Johnathan Abram. Isaiah Crowell. Dwayne Harris. Karl Joseph. Arden Key. Foster Moreau. Nathan Peterman.
The list of Raiders players expected to play big roles who have been lost to season-ending injuries this year is indeed a long one. And that’s not even counting the numerous other players who have missed games at some point because they were too banged up, players like Josh Jacobs, Trent Brown, Tyrell Williams, Hunter Renfrow and LaMarcus Joyner.
While it’s certainly true that no NFL is immune from the injury bug, the Raiders entire season has been thrown into upheaval at least partially due to the long line of players taking up residence in the trainers room.
Yet to a player and coach, the Raiders have carefully avoided using the injuries as an excuse even as they continue to push guys in and out of the lineup because of those same injuries.
“This game is next man up,” quarterback Derek Carr said in a now famous post-game interview following Oakland’s lopsided loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 14. “Nobody cares the situation. Nobody cares who is playing. Nobody cares who has been here, who has not been here. The people who have played this position, played that. I have learned that in my six years. Nobody cares. We didn’t win the football game and it is what it is.”
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‘We have to be a much more detailed football team'
Like so many Raiders fans, coach Jon Gruden found himself searching for answers after the Raiders’ second-half collapse that cost the team a spot in the expanded playoffs.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Starting Tackle Kolton Miller is entering the final year of his rookie contract.
Wanted: Defensive coordinator
The Raiders didn’t wait long to begin their search for a new defensive coordinator, and it’s becoming clear that Jon Gruden has already narrowed his list down.
Raiders' good, bad, ugly
Raiders’ good, bad, ugly
NEWS & NOTES
The Raiders had one of the easier schedules in 2020 and got only eight wins to show for it. Things won’t get any easier in 2021, either.
Looking back at 2020 season
The 2020 season will absolutely be remembered for being one of the strangest and most disappointing in franchise history.
Gruden feeling the heat?
“I know there is a big bull’s-eye on my chest, certainly. If the people want to use that as an incentive, then so be it. I worked for Al Davis in 1998. That was pressure. I was 34 years old. I’ve dealt with pressure before. I don’t really feel pressure. I love the excitement and thrill of competing, and I can’t worry about things I can’t control in that regard. I know people will want to step on me and beat me, and that is just the way this league is.”
From the SILVERANDBLACK.com Message Boards
S&BI continually scans the message boards across Raider Nation to see what Raider fans are talking about now that the 2020 season has ended for the Raiders. We chose some of the better posts and present them here.
Checklist for 2021
Now that the 2020 season has been put to rest for Las Vegas, the Raiders have shifted their focus to what figures to be a busy offseason as they prepare for 2021.
AFC WEST ROUNDUP
The Chargers fired coach Anthony Lynn after four seasons.
