“No one-trick ponies” on the offensive line wasn’t just poppycock — it’s the hard truth for the Las Vegas Raiders. When Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels dropped that statement during his media engagements over the last months, he wasn’t fibbing.
“When you’re putting that group together, you can’t just put a bunch of one-trick ponies together. So, (Brandon) Parker, can he swing? Yes. Jermaine (Eluemunor) has guard, tackle flexibility,” McDaniels said at the NFL owners meeting in March. “You never know in this day and age, what you’re going need, and you certainly can’t go in there with a bunch of one position players.