The former CEO of the Oakland Raiders, Amy Trask, who is affectionately known by the Las Vegas faithful as the “Princess of Darkness,” is an unlikely suspect. It appears to someone who had not previously been acquainted with this Princess that Trask held a significant position within the executive branch of Al Davis’ company.
The Las Vegas Raiders want to completely revamp their defence in the 2023 NFL offseason, needing to fill a number of positions, chief among them being the linebacker room. Starting with linebacker Robert Spillane, three Silver and Black linebackers had strong defensive Pro Football Focus grades at the end of the season.
In the end, Spillane had the best defensive grade in the linebacker room and the second-best defensive grade on the Silver and Black defence according to Pro Football Focus. In the end, he received a 77.0 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, an 89.0 run defence grade, an 87.1 pass rush grade, and a 58.9 coverage grade. Spillane is ranked as the 17th-best linebacker in the NFL by Pro Football Focus. Spillane finished with 82 solo tackles, 66 assists, 3.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, and three interceptions in 17 games during his rookie campaign with the Silver and Black.
In the Raiders linebacker room, linebacker Divine Deablo had the second-highest Pro Football Focus defensive grade at the end. His final Pro Football Focus defensive grades were 61.1, 60.4, 61.8, and 61.2 for pass rush, run defence, and coverage, respectively. Pro Football Focus ranks Deablo as the 62nd best linebacker in the whole NFL. Deablo, who is in his third season with the Silver and Black, concluded the campaign with 15 games played, 65 solo tackles, 41 assists, one sack, and one fumble recovery.
Finally, Amari Burney, a rookie linebacker with the Raiders, had the third-best Pro Football Focus defensive grade at the end of the season. Burney, a University of Florida graduate, was chosen 205th overall in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. His final season grades from Pro Football Focus were 53.9 for defence, 58.1 for run defence, 48.8 for pass rush, and 55.2 for coverage. Burney ended with ten solo tackles and five assists in seven games during his first campaign with the Silver & Black.
Even while Trask seems to think highly of the seven quarterbacks who are still in the playoffs, it appears that she believes one of them is unfit, and oddly enough, it’s probably not the one you think. according to MLFootball.
Prior to the San Francisco 49ers’ crushing at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, Brock Purdy had gone from being a rookie phenom selected in the seventh round of the 2022 draft to being a skeptic’s dream earlier in the season. One who, coincidentally, led the NFL in voting for the Pro Bowl.
Nevertheless, in his first 1.5 seasons, he posted some incredible passing numbers, including a career passer rating of 111.4, 44 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. Alright, Mr. Irrelevant, quite nice.
He does things really well, so it’s not like I don’t like him or despise him. He has an amazing group of teammates that help him out on both the offensive and defensive ends. Despite his skill as a quarterback, he doesn’t belong in the same league as the other seven.
