How does the Las Vegas Raiders offense become elite in 2021?

While the Las Vegas Raiders defense has been a sight for sore eyes year in and year out for the past decade, the team’s offense is not without fault. While the Silver and Black were the 10th best scoring offense last season, the metric behind that specific statistic does not tell the whole story.

An offense that averages 27.1 points per game, in a perfect world, should be a microcosm of an elite football team. In reality, the Raiders were incredibly efficient in moving the ball between the 20 yard-lines but struggled mightily in the red zone.

For Las Vegas, they were ranked 23rd in red-zone efficiency, Meaning, they do not score touchdowns on a consistent enough basis to be deemed an elite offense. As they head into the new 2021 campaign, this disparity must be addressed.

There is no conceivable reason for how a team that averaged 383.3 yards in 2020 converted for fewer touchdowns in the red-zone than the Chicago Bears offense led by Nick Foles and Mitch Trubisky.

Fixing the defense hasn’t come easy in recent years, so even with Gus Bradley’s addition as the new defensive coordinator, the organization must ensure that they capitalize when given the opportunity if the Jon Gruden led offense truly wants to take the next steps of being formidable anywhere on the football field.

Here is how the team can become elite on offense next season.