The start of the 2018 season has not been kind to the Oakland Raiders as they find themselves at 0-3 going into week 4. The high of having Jon Gruden return has quickly ended for some fans, and the reality of this team’s deficiencies are showing at the end of games.
After the Khalil Mack trade, there was an expectation that the pass rush would likely struggle, so that’s not a shock. And with the lack of high-end athletes or playmakers on defense, it is hard to imagine them being anything more than average.
The idea when they traded Mack was that Derek Carr would become the face of the franchise and the offense would be what carried the team.