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Las Vegas Raiders: “Rome” did not need to be built by new regime

By Brad Weiss

HENDERSON, NEVADA - JULY 27: (L-R) Owner and managing general partner Mark Davis, head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler of the Las Vegas Raiders talk during the team's first fully padded practice during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 27, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA - JULY 27: (L-R) Owner and managing general partner Mark Davis, head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler of the Las Vegas Raiders talk during the team's first fully padded practice during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 27, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Nov 13, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) drops back to pass as Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (99) moves in during the second half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) drops back to pass as Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (99) moves in during the second half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

The 2022 Las Vegas Raiders have been a wild disappointment this season, and recent comments by Mark Davis show how far off management is right now.

After another historically bad loss, this past weekend to the Indianapolis Colts, Las Vegas Raiders team owner Mark Davis continued to be bullish about new head coach Josh McDaniels. Davis went as far as to say McDaniels is doing a ‘great job,’ and that “Rome was not built in a day.”

The issue with those statements is that it shows just how far from reality the Raiders’ front office is right now. Las Vegas was coming off a 10-7 season, one that saw them make the playoffs by rallying around interim head coach Rich Bisaccia and winning their final four regular season games.

Those guys played for Bisaccia in a way that we had not seen a Raiders team play for a head coach in some time. However, once the Silver and Black were bounced in the playoffs, Bisaccia was shown the door, and Davis ushered in a new regime, led by two guys from the New England Patriots.

Since their arrival, Las Vegas has been on a steady decline on the field,

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