2023 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS WIN PREDICTION

BY ADAM GREENE

In case you missed this show before when he was the head coach of the Denver Broncos, Josh McDaniels, fresh from his offensive coordinator spot with the New England Patriots, immediately showed up to the Las Vegas Raiders team facility, alienated his starting quarterback and rode his team right into the dirt.

A squad that finished with a winning record and made the postseason a year before under interim head coach Rich Bisaccia, won a total of six games and suffered two of the most embarrassing losses of the season (Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams), if not all time. It is the Josh McDaniels way.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

2022-23 Record: 6-11

Playoffs: N/A

Presumed Starters

QB: Jimmy Garoppolo

RB: Josh Jacobs

WR: Davante Adams

WR: Jakobi Meyers

WR: Hunter Renfrow

TE: Austin Hooper

FB: Jakob Johnson

LT: Kolton Miller

LG: Dylan Parham

C: Andre James

RG: Greg Van Roten

RT: Jermaine Eluemunor

LDE: Max Crosby

LDT: Jerry Tillery

RDT: Bilal Nichols

RDE: Chandler Jones

WLB: Divine Deablo

MLB: Robert Spillane

SLB: Luke Masterson

LCB: Nate Hobbs

RCB: Marcus Peters

SS: Marcus Epps

FS: Tre’von Moehrig

K: Daniel Carlson

P: AJ Cole

PR: DeAndre Carter

KR: DeAndre Carter

2023 NFL Draft: Round 1: Tyree Wilson, Edge, Texas Tech, Round 2: Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame, Round 3: Byron Young, DT, Alabama, Round 3: Tre Tucker, WR, Cincinnati, Round 4: Jakorian Bennett, CB, Maryland, Round 4: Aidan O’Connell, QB, Purdue, Round 5: Christopher Smith II, Safety, Georgia, Round 6: Amari Burney, LB, Florida, Round 7: Nesta Jade Silvera, DT, Arizona State

Players Gained: Jimmy Garoppolo – QB (FA), Jakobi Meyers – WR (FA), Marcus Epps -Safety (FA), Robert Spillane – LB (FA), Brandon Facyson – CB (FA), Brian Hoyer – QB (FA), Jacob Bobenmoyer – LS (FA), Marcus Peters – CB (FA), Austin Hooper – TE (FA), Greg Van Roten – OG (FA), Deandre Carter – WR (FA), David Long – CB (FA), John Jenkins – DT (FA), Duke Shelley – CB (FA), OJ Howard – TE (FA), Cam Sims – WR (FA), Phillip Dorsett – WR (FA), Jordan Willis – DE (FA)

Players Lost: Darren Waller – TE, Derek Carr – QB, Foster Moreau – TE, Jarrett Stidham – QB, Rock Ya-Sin – CB, Andrew Billings – DT, Denzel Perryman – ILB, Mack Hollins – WR, Clelin Ferrell – DE, Trent Sieg – LS, Sidney Jones – CB, Tashawn Bower – DE, Jackson Barton – OT, Anthony Averett – CB

Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Odds

2023 Super Bowl Odds: +9000

2023 AFC Championship Odds: +5000

2023 AFC West Odds: +2000

Team Wins: Over 6.5 (+110), Under 6.5 (-140)

Is Josh McDaniels the worst head coach in the NFL or just the worst head coach in the AFC? In 18 weeks or so, we’ll know for sure. Last season, McDaniels inherited not only a playoff team, but a team that nearly upset the eventual AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card Round. A team that had to win its season finale, as an underdog to the Los Angeles Chargers, to even make into the bracket.

There’s still star talent on this team, on both sides of the ball, in spite of McDaniels shipping out star tight end Darren Waller for a fistful of magic beans. Jimmy Garoppolo is probably a push with Derek Carr if he can stay healthy and Devante Adams should remain atop the league’s Best WRs lists.

2023-23 Win Prediction: 7-10

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