Raiders Have ZERO INTENTIONS To Trade Players As Offense Continues To Shock NFL

As the calendar flips toward November and the rest of society is barreling toward GTA 6 and Avengers Doomsday and Christmas, John Spytek is barreling toward a trade deadline where his team is in no man's land. They're in the desert. They're in Dune 3. They don't know where to take this thing. Luckily for us, I do believe that John Spitek is a capable, smart general manager who may have learned his lesson in terms of taking a running back with a top five pick. Top six, I guess. And we're going to get to the running back situation in a second. All that to say, I do think there is a clear path with this team moving forward in terms of approaching the deadline. It might be the boring answer. But all that to say, we're going to talk about the deadline. We're going to talk about what the prices for Kirk Cousins, which might shock people. It's not insider info. It's what I feel. We got a Kubiak presser. We got to talk about Trey Zun, not only how he played yesterday, but also the idea that he played at all speaks volumes to how this team is being handled versus other regimes in the past. And then we're going to hit on a little Ash and Jenty. I need you guys commenting throughout this whole video. What trade line, trade line? How about trade deadline moves? You think we should make ones we shouldn't make? The prices for certain guys that you would be willing to give up if they were Raiders and now they are going to be on a different team or people that you want to go trade for like a Brian Thomas Jr. Spam the comments. Look, we all know how busy life can be, and with the holidays right around the corner, it's only going to get busier. And for people that work nine to five jobs and come home and are super tired and don't want to cook their dinner that they need to eat, or for people like me who are constantly editing videos for you guys, dinner can feel like such a hassle. 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The AFC East, you got the Bills and the Patriots, and then the AFC West, you got the Chiefs and the Broncos, obviously not in that order right now, with a couple teams like us in the mix. So the question remains. Do the Raiders become sellers, buyers? Do they kind of stay in this gray area where they're competitive, but they want to play their young guys and build to the future? The ultimate have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario would be the Sunhouse still squeaking to the playoffs without having to trade for anybody. Although, is this wide receiver core good enough? I mean, people keep saying we need to add a wide out, and then we keep scoring 30 points per game. It's like, how many points do you want us to score? 45? But. But Adam Scheffner was on Pat McAfee. And as the trade deadline looms, he talked a little bit about what the Raiders are going to do. Not on the move, we would assume. Kirk Cousins is not going to be traded. No, listen. Kirk Cousins, Max Kropp. The Raiders are 500 in November for the first time since 2020, I believe it is. Like, they're not looking to trade their players. They feel like they're building something. They're winning. Like, they like this. They're not looking to get rid of these guys. Kirk Cousins is leading the NFL in touchdown passes. They're going to trade that guy. He's a great example for Fernando Mendoza. They want to keep riding him until they fall out of playoff. contention. They want to try to make the play. Like, no. Kirk Cousins I don't see as an option. I love that. It could be worth a lot, though, you know, because we saw the Buffalo Bills make the playoffs and then get rid of Tyrod Taylor and move on to a number one overall pick in Josh Allen. You know, I'm not saying that the Raiders are looking to move on to Fernando at this time, especially with what Kirk has been able to do with this Raiders team, but Minnesota Vikings might get desperate, you know. They might understand that the quarterback position is what they need to potentially go on a Super Bowl. So, I thought that was interesting. Scheffner says there's no way they're going to move these guys. I would say living in a world of absolutes is, you know, just watch Star Wars if you want to know how that ends. But what's interesting to me is two things. There was a report that came out. I didn't cover it because it's obvious. We all know. Max Crosby's not getting traded. He says, under no circumstances do I want to be traded. I saw what that life was like. Boy, is he happy he's not on the Ravens right now. And boy, are the Ravens happy that they didn't trade their firsts. But speaking of trading firsts, as we shift over to Kirk Cousins, which at this point is the only player I think would be traded, and they only would trade him if the price was right, was perfect. Because I don't think you could sell to Max Crosby and the guys in the locker room, no matter how good Fernando Mendoza could be right now, we've got the league leader in touchdowns. And I don't have this stat on me. But I can't imagine since the merger, since trades were invented, that there was ever a time where, you know, the league leader in touchdowns was traded while he was actively leading the league in touchdowns. I can't imagine there were too many times the league leader in touchdowns was also 38 years old. If anybody has that information, let me know. Maybe it was Brady. Maybe it was Rodgers. Maybe it was Rich Gannon. So, if hypothetically the Minnesota Vikings, or more specifically, Eric DaCosta, Lex Luthor himself, from the Baltimore Ravens called, And said, hey guys, how's it going? Remember me? Remember the Max Crosby thing? That was so funny. That was so funny. I always looked, Johnny, Johnny Spite, I always loved you. We go way back to, you know, being bald together as general managers. That's what we have in common. And I would like to take Kirk Cousins off your hands. You want to start Fernando Mendoza? Okay, yeah, we all know you want to start him. I'll give you a second-round pick. That's pretty good. Maybe this Kirk Cousins thing doesn't work out, and that's a top-ten pick in the second round for you guys. If I was on SpyTech, I would say, Look, Eric, that's totally fair. A second-round pick in a very good draft for a 38-year-old quarterback is totally fair. Unfortunately, you actually owe us. You actually owe us a first-round pick. Because Max Crosby is supposed to be on your team, and you said he was injured. He's actually not injured. He's playing fine. He's out there every day hustling and bustling. So if you want Kirk Cousins, we're going to have to get that first. And if you think that's a steep price, I would refer you to this. I don't think in the history of the league anyone has ever traded the league leader in passes. Let me try that again. Anyone has ever traded the league leader in touchdown passes. And if you're thinking, oh, he's 38 years old. Why would we trade a first for one year? Why couldn't he do this next year? If he could do it at 38, why couldn't he do it at 39? Which raises a larger question for the Raiders. Is Fernando Mendoza on the bench for two years? That's a question for a different day. All that to say, the price for Kirk Cousins, in my mind, maybe not your mind, maybe you think it's crazy, maybe you think it's never going to happen. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if it's never going to happen. My price is first round pick, whether it's this year or next year. If you want Kirk Cousins, if you want the league leader in touch, this isn't a joke anymore. We're in week nine. He's still leading the league in touchdown passes. This wasn't like when Derek Carr was getting MVP votes in 2021 because we were 3-0. This is week nine. Kirk Cousins with 21 touchdowns? I mean, what is his stats? Kirk Cousins, statistics. He's completing 64% of his passes, 2,124 yards, 19 touchdowns, five picks. The only multi-interception game was week one. He had a rating of 141. He's having a career year. His best year with the Vikings, he threw for 4,200 yards. He threw 33 touchdowns and seven picks. Guess who was his coordinator that year? Clint Kubiak. You want Kirk Cousins, it's going to cost you an arm and a leg and then some. Do you believe in your ability to win with him or not, Minnesota? Because right now, you are a decent quarterback away from being a contender to win your conference. But how bad do you want it? How desperate is Kevin O'Connell? How desperate is Kevin O'Connell? How warm is his seat if they collapse and don't make the playoffs? And Sam Darnold is in the playoffs. And J.J. McCarthy is in the playoffs. And don't let Kirk Cousins sneak into the playoffs. That's now three quarterbacks that Kevin O'Connell has let go that are going to be in the playoffs. There's my Seinfeld coming away. I don't know, man. Levi talks about the potential. The potential decision-making here of John Spytek at the trade deadline. Raiders win over Jets muddies John Spytek's trade deadline decision-making. Las Vegas Raiders put an end to their four-game skid on Sunday morning. Sunday morning rain is falling. With a big win over the New York Jets, the result of the Week 8 contest was always going to have wide-ranging implications because of the looming trade deadline. But now the Silver and Black are in a bit of a pickle. John Spytek has a number of paths to travel down with a 4-4 record. All of them have clear benefits and drawbacks. Should the Raiders be sellers? Should the Raiders be buyers? Should the Raiders just stay pat and only bite if an obvious trade package or target falls into its lap? That's probably my vote. Let me know your vote. Luckily, the team still has until November 10th to make such decisions. And a big game against the 49ers will be played in the interim. Oh boy. That contest will certainly go a long way in determining which plan of action is best for Spytek in the front office. But let's evaluate each option anyway. Clint Kubiak's team is 4-4, currently sitting in 9th place in the AFC playoff picture, and the harrowing part of the schedule is in the rearview mirror. Plus, the margins are razor thin in the conference, so the Raiders are far from being out of it. A playoff appearance is still in sight, and anything can happen, but Las Vegas is still a few pieces away, and it can't compete with the very best in its current form. They narrowly lost to two of the AFC's top teams, the Chiefs and the Bills, so a big addition in a key spot like wide receiver, defensive tackle, or guard can make the real difference. With plenty of catch space this year and beyond, plus a full slate of seven picks next year, the Raiders have no seventh-round pick, but now for sixth, Spytek and the front office can make a case for giving up some of those resources to solidify a potential run this year. Plus, draft picks always sound better in theory until they become a name and an actual player. We're not going to name any names. The reality of these picks is it's never as picture-perfect as the hope and optimism surrounding them where they're just kind of an idea. Raider Nation knows that it's been a while since the team was in the mix near the deadline, and a part of us wants to see this through and give the current squad a chance to compete. Fans know that it may be a while until we're back in the situation, even with the franchise's positive direction. Giving up capital to pay? For a potential game changer, it would be both exciting and a signal from leadership that Las Vegas, the rebuild is ahead of schedule, and they see a legitimate path toward competing for a playoff spot, and perhaps even more, while they should still look to sell at the trade deadline. So that was why they should buy, that was why they should sell. Although the Raiders are 4-4, they haven't exactly beaten a good team yet, and while they competed against the Chiefs and Bills, they got blown out by the Rams and the Patriots, both of whom were short-staffed. The team is probably further from competing than we think, lest we forget that Sunday's narrow win against a bad New York Jets team was their first win in over a month, and we were down 9 in the fourth quarter. Um, let's see what he talks about. Max Crosby, Kirk Cousins. I mean, we've already heard that they're not going to move these people through. Colton Miller slowing down a little bit. Other players like JPJ and Izell Polmont could net the team late round picks or day three pick swaps. And given their current rules, the Raiders would be wise to strike deals. The more capital John Spytek has, the fewer expensive long-term deals they have, the better. The rosters are ready to compete for the playoffs, much less the Super Bowl. It'd be best not to buy and perhaps sell at all. What should spy tech do? And this is where you in the comments should be flooding in with ideas. While this sounds like a cop-out answer, it's the best one. Stay put and read the market. I agree, Levi. Should a potentially impactful player become available at the right place, it wouldn't be foolish to take a flyer on them. If a team comes along with an offer that the Raiders can't refuse for a player on that team, then they should ship them off. But Las Vegas doesn't need to force anything. This team is in a unique position with a 4-on-4 record, a blend of valuable veterans and young commodities. They could try to compete this year, and nobody would blame them for that. But the front office and staff have earned the trust of fans to buy... Further into the rebuild as well, if that's the path they take. Over the last few years, the Raiders have been sellers, and rightfully so. It was the obvious choice. But after beating the Jets, there is no clear path forward for the Silver and Black. I still believe in the leadership tandem, so all roads may very well lead to Rome. Okay, Levi, I see you. That was a good article. If Brian Thomas is available for a second, I would consider it. If you can upgrade a defensive tackle or guard. If the Ravens or the Eagles are shipping off some of their offensive linemen, defensive linemen, I would consider it. I would not trade Max Crosby. I would probably baby trade JPJ. He's getting reps at backup center. That's interesting. I like that. I like that a lot. Kirk Cousins is worth a one. If you think I'm crazy, it's because I am. You got to be a little crazy in this league. Let's see what old Clint Kubiak has to say. But hey, before I go any further, hit that freaking subscribe button. Okay, this number has gone down a little. It's about 50% of the people that are watching are now yet subscribed to the channel. We're so close to 17,000. If we could just push toward that, that would be incredible. That would be amazing. Let's watch the press conference, Clint. Talk to me. Talk to me. All right, right where you guys are. Having a quarterback who had his share of convicts in the past, how does that help? How does that, I guess, carry through the rest of the office knowing that someone's going to be calm and confident? Yeah, he's got the greatest comeback in NFL history, right, with the Vikings and the Colts. Thank you very much. Yeah, I think just overall, just as an overall player, he's been a real blessing to our team. He's played really good football, and we're right around that halfway mark, and we have a lot of football left to play. Clint sounds a little sick, like he's got a cold. It's cold season. Make sure we're drinking that vitamin C. Is that what it is? None of us are satisfied with where we're at. We just want to keep getting better. What did you see from Mike that made him such a good fit for what you guys were trying to do yesterday? By the way, speaking of Mike Washington, I saw some people be like, see, you swap out Gentry for Mike Washington, and he didn't do anything either. Tell me you didn't watch the game without telling me you didn't watch the game. Yeah, his yards per carry went down to 3.3 because at the end of the game, we were running the ball, and they knew we were running the ball, and we got stuffed at the goal line. Our goal line, offensive line is horrific, and they ran like. three or four times with Mike Washington in the goal line. He was clearly more vision-centric than Ashton Gentry. Yeah, you know, I thought overall, outside of Mike, just, you know, offensive line did a really good job. Tight ends, blocking well. Mike ran well. Jack Dash blocking. So, you know, gave us a spark. 4-0 when Jack Dash plays. Spark in the run game, but I don't think it was a one-man show. You know, it was a group effort. And, you know, I think we were able to stay more balanced yesterday. What did you think of Trey Zinn's first opportunity getting a start at right guard? Yeah, I thought Trey was calm in there. I thought he was well-prepared. That was not a surprise, but I thought he played well. I think there's things that he's going to want to improve on, but I was pleased along with the coaching staff with the effort that he put on the field and, you know, what his future looks like for us. You know, let me just hit on this right now, and then we'll go back to the presser. We'll leave Clint's beautiful face up there, though. First of all, Trey Zune looked like an upgrade over JPJ or Caleb Rodgers. This now allows JPJ to be a piece of the position to light a fire under Tyler Linderbaum. If they put him in center at some point, he was the backup center there, which I love. And I thought Zune handled himself well. He wasn't any worse than the other two guys. But what I love, what I absolutely love, is an ability from this staff to show, oh, JPJ, you were a second-round pick. I don't care. We're going to start a third-round pick over you. Oh, Ashton, you were the sixth pick in the draft and you ran your mouth. Guess what? We're going to start a fourth round running back over you. There is nobody on this team that is safe from being benched and learning a lesson. And I really appreciate that from this coaching staff because we were preached that before with compete and other other staffs and never, ever saw that. It was always, I'm going to play my guys. Clint Kubiak has no problem. And John Spitek, for that matter, too, because I'm sure he has a little bit of a say in some of the personnel, benching guys they drafted for other guys they drafted or didn't draft. And I absolutely am in love with that approach toward this team, and it's only going to help us get better in the aggregate. Let's get back to this. Ashton said after the game that it was communicated to him that he was going to have fewer carries in this game. Just what inclined the backfield share yesterday? Yeah, you know, I stand by what I said, that we're going to need Mike, we're going to need Ashton, we're going to need Dylan. They're all part of our success, run and pass. And, you know, Ashton made huge plays for us in the game yesterday, in the pass game, in protection, phenomenal in protection like he's always been. And, and, um, Just the way the game went yesterday, Mike got more carries, and going forward, we're going to be counting on all three of those guys. You talked about in... And I'm telling you right now, I'm telling you right now, people are like, oh, it's so obvious that every time Mike's in the game, it's a run, and every time Ashton's in the game, it's a pass. Okay, we scored 38 points, or okay, 31 if you don't want to count the kickoff. 31 points against a decent Jets team, 10 a.m. body clock, a decent defensive Jets team. I guarantee he is setting up big moments in these critical, tough games down the stretch, 49ers, Seahawks, Broncos, to where you think Mike Washington's in the game, it's a run, play action. Ashton Gentry's in the game, it's a pass, draw. It's coming. Get ready for it. The OTA is about the great running backs not wanting to come off the field. Now you have three guys that you are counting on. Do you feel this is more of a shared backfield than initially coming in? I think it's always a moving target. See where your team's at and who's playing the best ball at the time. It's a 17-game regular season where things change every week. They've been changing at guard. They've changed up front defensively. They've changed at corner. That's the NFL. We have a young roster and we're going to give guys opportunities and see what fits us best. But, you know, you're... You're 11, whether you're Whether you're playing really well or not playing well at all, it's always going to change a little bit. You talk about obviously needing all three of those backs to have success, but Mike in particular, what's the biggest thing that you've noticed that he's improved on as to why you believe that he deserves those carries that he got? Yeah, I think it just goes back to proving it in practice. You know, having solid practice days, being, you know, being... You know on point with his with his assignments and you know he's just continued to improve and coming in as a young player like all young players there's a lot there's a lot to learn and you know There's another late round pick that Spytek has hit on. I would say Mass is another one I think so far so good. I would say Tonka is another one so far so good. Things you don't want to expose them to, you want them to learn the meeting room. You want to learn the hard way at practice so that you're not learning the hard way on Sunday. And everyone learns hard on Sunday, coaches and players. But it's been a development process to get him to this point. Back into that, also Tim Keenan is a guy that's got his first sack yesterday. What's been the process of elevating him these last couple of weeks and how he's earned it? Yeah, another guy that's showed up in practice. The guy has really good practice habits. But, you know... I think his overall attitude, he's got winning attributes. He's a good teammate. He's got good energy. He's playing hard. He's earning his opportunities. Do you have an update on Darian Porter? Yeah, it's a groin, and we'll continue to monitor throughout the week. This guy's not going to tell us anything ever. So, you know, I think we'll just kind of see how he progresses throughout the week. Jermod was the guy that went in after he got injured on that first play. Why was he the first guy up? Yeah, we wanted to get Jermod some exposure, and that's going to continue. And what did you make of his opportunity and also Zeke when he went in there? Yeah, you know, I think. Obviously, Zeke made some plays for us, had a big tip pass. Dramad in his first action, he's going to continue to get better. He's got plenty of things to improve on, as does Zeke, as does DP, as does everybody. But we feel like we're going to continue to rotate those guys through. Especially in the secondary, you guys have been comfortable switching out Zeke and DP, whether that's planned or not. Was there any consideration for Eric Stokes after he was kind of struggling a little bit throughout the game? Oh, yeah. No, I think Stokes also made some really big plays for us. You know, he had a tough assignment and they made some plays on him, but he also, you know, he made some really big plays for us. You know what? Especially in the red zone. He's been a great competitor for us but as the competition continues and young guys make plays we're going to play the best guys. Was it a surprise to you all that he was targeted so much in that game? I think the Jets had a really good plan overall. And I think... Again, when you play defensive back in the NFL, you're going to get beat. At some point, you're going to get beat, but how do you respond when that happens? When a defensive back gets beat, everybody knows about it. If a guard loses in the run game, it's not discussed as much. So you've got to have thick skin. You've got to be able to move on to the next down. I like that. And, you know, So I'm really glad we have number five. What are the biggest things that you've noticed with your offense with Jack Best returning to the field on Sunday? I think the fresh legs showed up. Jack was the same player that he was when he left. He kept himself in really good condition, put himself in position to play some meaningful snaps for us. I think Jack brings something to our team, a toughness to our team that has an extreme value and that showed up in the run game yesterday. How rewarding was that to see Jalen get his first touchdown catch after what he's gone through this season? Yes. He's earned it in practice too. Jalen's put together some really good practices And, um, You know, I'm not surprised by the game that he had. You know, he... I said this yesterday, but I do believe it, so I want to repeat it. I think he's a product of the run game. If the run game is going, Jalen can open up. You know, he's deserving of more opportunities, and he made the most of his yesterday. The run defense in the first half struggled. What do you think, you know, after several weeks, the issue is week after week, and what needs to change in order to start that off on a more consistent basis? Yeah, number one, I credit the Jets, you know, they did a great job of, you know, moving the ball on us in the run game. And, you know, guys, that's something as a coaching staff and as players, as coaches that we're working together to fix. And, you know, it's not going to happen overnight, something that is going to take practices, it's going to take experience, it's going to take, it's going to take us, you know, putting our heads together and having a better product so that, you know, we're not giving up those many yards on the ground. But But, um... The people that we have doing it together, our players and coaches, I believe in. And, you know, that's a really important piece of it. We have each other's back. And the thing I love about our defense is that when things didn't go well, we kept playing. We kept playing. We got key stops, made a huge play at the end with Chin. And in the NFL, you know, it's not always going to be pretty. It's not always going to be how you wanted it to happen. But at the end of the game, it's who won the game. And I think as a team, we found a way to win. Amen, Coobz. I mean, I kind of did the thing, the Ashen Genji thing during the presser. So, look, I'll leave you with this. Do I expect us to beat the Niners? No. Do I expect us to be competitive with the Niners? I do. I do. It's going to be a rowdy environment. Those tickets are expensive. And, look, they're banged up. Everybody's banged up. We're pretty healthy. Offensively, they're going to score. They just do. It doesn't matter who's playing, who's not playing. Defensively, they're good, but they're a little banged up, and they can be had if we can get the run game going. The season is at another crossroads. If they could win a game like this in San Francisco against, I would say, maybe pretty consensus best team in the league, then all of a sudden, these other hard games on your schedule look winnable. If you lose this game... And you're competitive, maybe you can steal a different game that you shouldn't have stole. If you lose this game and you get blown out, then it's just more of like, okay, we're good against bad teams, bad against good teams. And that's okay, it's a rebuild. But you know what's also okay, and what's like even more than okay? My $5 and $10 patrons and YouTube members, if you want to become one of these beautiful people, it helps out the channel tremendously. Link in the description below, or click the big join button, you get a bunch of cool benefits. Make sure we're joining that Discord, which is also linked in the description below. It's completely free. Hit that like button, comment away, and please be sure to subscribe to Scrapped on the Church as you. 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