New Details Emerge In The Saga Of The 2023 Las Vegas Raiders

 

The Las Vegas Raiders tenure under Josh McDaniels was an absolute disaster, with the team officially parting ways with McDaniels and former GM Dave Zeigler through just 25 games in which they posted a 6-19 record, and now, surprising new details have emerged.

Reportedly, Zeigler felt that tying the team to Jimmy Garoppolo was a dreadful idea, but McDaniels, who comes from the Bill Belichick coaching tree with links to Jimmy G insisted it was the best move, and ultimately, he got his way.

REPORT: Ex-#Raiders GM Dave Ziegler was against signing QB Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason and tried to talk Josh McDaniels out of it, via @SInow https://t.co/wXcNiSKMhn

McDaniels "Pushed" to sign Garoppolo and gave him a $72.75 million contract, but Ziegler reportedly said it… https://t.co/fI4m8dcYaM pic.twitter.com/2vl4cgZKiZ

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 8, 2023

Now we already know that it ended up being a dreadful move, as their offence couldn't score more than 20 points a game in eight tries this year, but it's this type of arrogance from McDaniels that makes him one of the biggest Head Coach failures (alongside several other former Patriots) in the modern day, so it's no surprise that this group fell apart so quickly.

Photo Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports