Josh McDaniels’ first year as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders is going about as poorly as it could have. In nine games he’s already matched the team’s 2021 loss total with seven — something that year’s Raiders achieved with the desiccated husk of Jon Gruden and interim head coach Rich Bisaccia (now special teams coach of the Green Bay Packers) at the helm.
Three of his losses came after staking early 17-0 leads. He was shut out by a 3-7 New Orleans Saints enterprise in Week 8. He lost to the 3-7 Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9. In Week 10 he lost, at home, to the Indianapolis Colts — a franchise so disinterested in winning it turned to former player Jeff Saturday as interim HC after firing Frank Reich last week.
