Instability, Inconsistency in Oakland Sending Raiders into Black Hole

October 26, 2014   ·   Maurice Moton   ·   Jump to comments


The Oakland Raiders have been the laughingstock of the NFL for the past decade, and it’s their own fault.
The ridicule is the result of a continuous pattern of poor decision-making year after year—from poor draft picks to the constant quarterback shuffle under center. The organization has been unable to find a successful quarterback-head coach combination. Ten years of indecisiveness has buried the franchise.
Currently, rookie QB Derek Carr projects to be a promising player despite the disarray he has already been exposed to—playing on a bad team, under his second coach in six games. Just like Carr, the quarterbacks before him had to adjust to transition but eventually faltered in the face of so much instability. The first-year signal-caller will likely endure the same impediments.
When the season concludes, it’s likely the Raiders front office will hire a new coach, one with his own vision, to replace interim head coach Tony Sparano. I...

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