Raiders' biggest disappointment at midseason of 2023-24
We are at the point of the season where it's time to reflect on everything that has happened so far or everything that happened in the offseason and where we are at now. With the Las Vegas Raiders, things are very different than most imagined.Or, maybe you did imagine it. I mean, almost every single […]
We are at the point of the season where it's time to reflect on everything that has happened so far or everything that happened in the offseason and where we are at now. With the Las Vegas Raiders, things are very different than most imagined.
Or, maybe you did imagine it. I mean, almost every single fan saw a lot of this coming. No one saw Antonio Pierce as the head coach halfway through the season.
This is the point of the season where we grade everything based on whether or not it was a disappointment or even a surprise. We talked about the biggest surprise for the Raiders being the improved defense, and that being a unit that has literally saved the Raiders from losing games. However, what is the biggest disappointment? Other than Josh McDaniels lasting even eight weeks, I think we all know what it is.
Raiders' biggest midseason disappointment
This offseason, the Raiders went on somewhat of a spending spree, as they paid big money for former Patriots players Jimmy Garoppolo and Jakobi Meyers. For Meyers, it has worked out, as he is a solid No. 2 option, as he is 11th in the league in touchdowns.
The one that has been a disappointment is, by far, Jimmy Garoppolo. The Raiders gave him a three-year, $72.7 million deal just for him to be the backup quarterback going forward. Don't get me wrong, Aidan O'Connell is the better quarterback, but Garoppolo has to be on the roster moving forward. If they release him before June 1, 2024, they will take a $28 million dead-cap hit in 2024, according to Spotrac. If they released him post-June 1, the hit would be $15.5 million.
It was the worst decision the Raiders made this offseason. And they are stuck with him for the rest of the year. Basically, they are paying all that money for a backup quarterback.
Garopolo has been terrible, too. He is first in interceptions with nine, has just seven touchdowns, is throwing 65% completion percentage, and has missed two and a half games already as an injury-prone guy.
There is no doubt that has been the biggest disappointment. However, I will say that Raider Nation saw this coming.
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