Mark Carman, Josh Hill, and Matt Verderame all sat down and discussed the Oakland Raiders playoff potential in the most recent episode of Stacking the Box. The group discussed the possibility of the Raiders getting into the playoffs this year.
The conversation starts at about the 45:30 mark and the question is “are the Raiders a playoff team?” Both hosts were quick to answer no for various reasons.
The biggest reason mentioned was Derek Carr’s play ability and his lack of taking shots down the field. One host stated Carr didn’t complete a pass over five yards in the Bears game and made the point you can’t win against Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Philip Rivers twice, and the multitude of other quarterbacks they play against after the bye-week.