Deja Vu (But probably not – Enjoyable Comparability now a minimum of)

Just Tuesday with nothing higher on my thoughts for the time being…

The Raiders have employed a primary yr head coach, simply 39 years outdated, and paired him with a “washed up” veteran QB paired with a younger, extremely coveted operating again. Behind the QB sits newly drafted rookie QB meant to be the way forward for the franchise. The finest receiver on the workforce is a decent finish. The protection has one huge title anchoring the line of defense. The first two video games of the season they face the Dolphins and the Chargers…

It’s 2012… 39 yr outdated Dennis Allen is on the helm and the offense is led by 33 yr outdated Carson Palmer (keep in mind when that was an outdated QB?), operating again Darren McFadden, observe star DHB, and the highest receiver is tight finish Brandon Myers who managed 79 catches for 806 yards and 4 TDs. Palmer, who nonetheless had a cannon, would cross for 4,008 yards earlier than Terrell Pryor would begin the ultimate sport. They misplaced the primary two video games decidedly earlier than pulling off an upset over Pittsburgh.

Despite the 0-2 begin, the s would rise to 3-4 earlier than defensive anchor Richard Seymour can be positioned in IR following an damage in week 8. They would fall to 3-8 after permitting a median of 42 ppg the following 4 weeks. A 3 pt loss to the Brandon Weeden led Browns would safe a shedding season with the one spotlight the remainder of the season being a 15-0 shut out of the chiefs securing the sweep for the 4-12 squad…

This yr feels a lot completely different already although… Dennis Allen was chum nobody else wished and the Kubiak rent was like Steak and Lobster. Definitely the primary HC rent in a very long time that wasn’t a retread or scraped from the underside of the barrel…

Cousins would be the similar age Palmer was when he retired from Arizona, but it surely feels he’s extra invested within the success of the workforce than Palmer was (he performed his finest however was prepared to depart ASAP).

Tre Tucker could have run a 4.4 to DHB’s 4.3, however he additionally appears to know easy methods to run a route and catch… Rod Streater and Cody White could also be an identical comparability for the time being, but it surely’s early within the yr…

Mayer vs Myers possibly comparable… Bowers blows each away when he is on the sphere.

But sufficient comparability, this workforce feels higher coached by a landslide… And it isn’t the remnants of the earlier two season’s determined 8-8 squad making an attempt to recover from the hump… It is meant to be the beginning of a rebuild, and it’s beginning very effectively… A 3-0 begin can be important. Since the brand new format, solely 4 groups have began 3-0 and missed the play offs… Colts/Buccaneers final yr and Donkeys/Panthers 2021. That 2021 Panthers workforce completed with the worst document of those groups at 5-12. That was the yr Cam Newton returned… other than these 4, 82% have made it…

McKenzie would intestine the 2012 Raiders within the following offseason and so they’d win simply sufficient video games to not choose #1 once more till McDaniels made certain they have been too terrible to even win sufficient late season video games to lose the #1…

It’s early, however this workforce feels lots completely different already, and I hope they get it performed in New Orleans and add to that 82%…