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This time a year ago, Chip Kelly was the head coach at UCLA. And after leading the Bruins to an 8-5 record and a win over Boise State in the LA Bowl, the university had planned to have him back. But Kelly had other ideas. And it involved a rare decision to give up his head coaching job to return to being an offensive coordinator. It’s not unusual for a college head coach to … [Read more...] about Raiders new OC Chip Kelly walked away from head coach job, ‘rekindled’ love for football

Before we talk about anything else, it’s important to remind fans of what the senior bowl really tells us. It can help us ease concerns about the competition that some small school players face during the season, but there’s absolutely nothing a player can show us during a few days of practice and a scrimmage that should overrule multiple full seasons of game tape. If someone … [Read more...] about 2025 Senior Bowl Risers and Fallers

The Raiders aren’t messing around this offseason. They are aggressively going after what they want. Though they may not have reeled in the prize head coach candidate of the offseason, with Ben Johnson heading to Chicago, they immediately shifted to landing former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. With Carroll’s legacy established, the Raiders made sure they got their choices at … [Read more...] about Raiders make OC Chip Kelly NFL’s highest paid coordinator

The makeover of the Raiders front office continues. Today it included snagging a long time Broncos executive to come to the dark side. The #Raiders are hiring #Broncos executive Mark Thewes as their Senior Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy, per sources. Thewes spent the previous 16 seasons with the #Broncos, most recently as VP of Football Operations and … [Read more...] about Raiders steal away longtime Broncos executive to be Senior VP of football ops

With free agency a month away, it’s time to check in on the Raiders’ running back position to give it a condition of either Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical. Starter: Sincere McCormick Backups: Zamir White Free agents: Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah Zamir White was the incumbent starter after finishing the 2023 season on a strong note. None of that showed up … [Read more...] about What condition the position is in: Assessing Raiders level of need at RB