The Raiders need to compete and coach as if their season depends on the outcome when facing Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Another midseason slide seems likely after a 32-13 loss to the Bengals on Sunday.
At one point between this week and last, the Raiders missed converting on third down 14 straight times.
UNLV, under first-year coach Kevin Kruger, lost to No. 4 Michigan on Friday night, but the Rebels stayed with the Wolverines for most of 40 minutes.
The Raiders rank just 28th across the NFL in rushing average (85.0) and yards per carry (3.7).
Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer knows how much better his team will be when key injured players return to the ice. Until then, the Knights will try to stay competitive.
The Raiders were beaten down in every way by a Kansas City side that hasn’t done much of that this season, a 41-14 thrashing by the Chiefs.
The Raiders managed just 15 first downs on offense. And on defense, they had just three hits on Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes via 50 dropbacks.
The former Golden Knights and current New York Rangers coach talks about his feelings — then and now — regarding his time in Las Vegas in a candid Q&A with RJ columnist Ed Graney.
No opinion should be dismissed after the past month of controversy and one tragic event.
Henry Ruggs and Damon Arnette are gone, but nothing is more important to an NFL team than finding players you believe are good enough to win.
Whether or not news of Henry Ruggs being involved in a crash that took the life of another translated into how the team performed Sunday, the Raiders’ offense was a hot mess.
Playoff berths seemed likely the last two seasons before the Raiders self-destructed and fell out of the postseason race. Why could this season be any different?
The Golden Knights addressed what has been their most pressing need, landing one of the NHL’s best centers to direct a top line with Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty.