State of the Nation: A show about the Las Vegas Raiders

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan & Ted are ready to talk some more Raiders football and this week they discuss the Khalil Mack trade rumors, the evolution of Alex Leatherwood and what to look for in the game vs the 49ers. Raiders head back to the Bay Area to take on the 49ers on Sunday and the guys talk about if the Raiders players actually about coming back near their former home. They discuss Vic's story...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted are ready to talk some Raiders football this week. They are joined by The Athletic Rams writer Jourdan Rodrigue to break down the crazy joint practices between the Raiders and Rams down in LA. The joint practices featured some great battles, some fights and some frustrated coaches on both sides. The guys give their thoughts on what they have taken away from practices so...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted are ready to break down another week of Raiders Training Camp and how they are looking heading into their 1st Preseason game this weekend in Vegas vs the Seahawks. Raiders vs Seahawks on Saturday in Vegas and they guys break down what they expect to see from the offense vs Seattle. The give a health update on Marcus Mariota and Darren Waller. The Raiders defense is gonna...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted are a week into camp and have some thoughts on what they have seen so far from the Raiders. The D-line has a more confident look to it this season with some of the new additions. The Raiders signed Gerald McCoy this week to bolster the defense. They talk about if they signing meant the team was disappointed with what they have seen from Solomon Thomas so far. Mike Sando...

Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan are back from their offseason break and ready to talk about the opening of Raiders Training Camp and what they have seen so far. The Raiders have a lot of questions heading into camp on what to do with the defense to make it be much better than last season. Gus Bradley is coming in with a lot of energy and is ready to see guys step up and show out. Clelin Ferrell is a gu...

Jimmy, Vic & Ted are back for an offseason episode of SOTN and they talk about Raiders training camp, Carl Nassib coming out & players that could have breakout seasons. Not much to see for the media at training camp. One big note from Jon Gruden was that Henry Ruggs looked much better then he did last season and to expect some big things from him. Carl Nassib on Monday came out as gay and...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted are ready to recap the Las Vegas Raiders 2021 Draft. After taking Alex Leatherwood in Round 1, the Raiders drafted a player that a lot of the experts thought was a steal for the Silver & Black. They traded up with the 49ers and drafted S Trevon Moehrig and hope to slot him in as a starter day 1. The guys break down the rest of the Raiders draft picks and if they thin...

The guys are here and ready to break down the Raiders surprising everyone and taking OT Alex Leatherwood at #17 in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. In the eyes of a lot of the experts, the Raiders made a huge reach with this pick, but the Raiders think they found their guy. Leatherwood's technique is the biggest thing that people are concerned about. He was Tom Cable's favorite guy in the Draft, so they...

The guys are back to talk about the upcoming NFL Draft and what they think the Raiders should do with pick #17. The guys give their thoughts about a tweet from Mark Davis on the Raiders Twitter on Tuesday. The guys think there was no context to the tweet and there was a great chance of it being taken the wrong way. They also thought that not deleting it was a very questionable decision. On to the...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted are back to talk about some of the recent Raiders moves that have raised some eyebrows. The Raiders signed Kolton Miller to an extension and they guys talk about it if they overpaid for a guy that might not be a top 5 player at his position. The Raiders also signed running back Kenyan Drake to a 2 year deal. The first year is pretty low money, but the second year is pret...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted discuss the Raiders 2021 free agency. A look at their new signings, Yannick Ngakoue, John Brown, Quinton Jefferson and Solomon Thomas. Players the Raiders lost in free agency. And are the raiders loading up for 2022?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back and there is a lot of Raiders news to talk about heading into Free Agency next week. The Raiders earlier this week traded Trent Brown to the Patriots. The guys discuss if they think the Raiders might the right move dealing Trent. The o-line has a few more holes after a few more guys getting cut, but some might be brought back. Could Rodney Hudson be the next to go? The Raiders co...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted have a lot of things to talk about in this Super Bowl edition of State Of The Nation. Vic's story about Nelson Agholor's speech after the loss to Miami came out. Very telling that a newcomer to the team had to be the one to say something after the team was in the middle of another second half collapse. Do they need to do something to change the locker room culture and is...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted discuss the Raiders hiring Gus Bradley to be their new Defensive Coordinator. Bradley is a huge Gruden guy. He was given his first NFL job by Gruden back in Tampa Bay. The guys are concerned that the Cover 3 defense that Bradley runs is not a great fit with the Raiders cause of the talent they have to rush the passer. The Raiders will need to sign a big name pass rusher...

Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan give out their season ending awards for the Raiders. Some of the categories are the Warm Bum 2021 award, Positive Surprise award, Rookie of the Year on each side of the ball and of course Team MVP award. They discuss some interesting results that came from their voting. They also answer some questions about what the Raiders should do in the offseason regarding their free...

The guys break down the Raiders dramatic 32-31 win vs the Broncos to end the season. With the win the Raiders finish the season with an 8-8 record. Was good to see the young wrs get more snaps and chances this game, but it will be interesting to see if the Raiders decide to bring back Nelson Agholar next season. They really need to improve on defense and hiring a new defensive coordinator is gonna...

Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan preview the Raiders season finale vs the Broncos in Denver on Sunday. Not really sure what to expect in the finale since both teams are out of the playoffs and banged up. Will the Raiders play more young guys or still with the team that got them here this season? What are some things that the team needs to improve on in the offseason? Will they try to bring back Nelson A...

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan break down the Raiders 26-25 loss to the Dolphins and all the craziness that happened in the 4th quarter. A tough crushing loss for the Raiders that eliminated them from the playoffs. Was the decision to play for the field goal late the right or wrong call? Things changed offensively for Miami when Ryan Fitzpatrick came into the game and showed off a little FitzMagic. Th...

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan give their thoughts on what positives they want to see from the Raiders in the last 2 games of the season to build towards next season. Raiders are pretty much eliminated from playoff contention, but they are still alive with many things needing to go their way to get in. Derek Carr is pushing to play vs Miami, but we will see on Saturday what the team decides. Mariota l...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted break down the Raiders 30-27 OT loss to the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. Just a strange and weird football game between 2 struggling teams. Derek Carr injured his groin in the first half and Marcus Mariota came in for his season debut and gave a spark to the team. He gave the team a shot to win the game, but threw a interception late in regulation. It could be in...

Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan break down the Raiders 44-27 loss to the Colts and Defensive Coordinator Paul Guenther getting fired after the loss. The big story is that Guenther was fired a few hours after the loss and Rod Marinelli will take over as the interim defensive coordinator to finish the season. Was it Guether's schemes, was it the players signed to improve the defense that didn't or was it...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming home game vs the Colts on Sunday and how they could be getting some of their big named players back for it. The Colts and Raiders are neck and neck in the playoff standings heading into this big game in Vegas on Sunday. Reports from Raiders practice on Wednesday said they expect Josh Jacobs, Trent Brown and Johnathan Abram back for the Colts...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted break down the Raiders dramatic last second 31-28 win vs the Jets in New York. Carr to Ruggs for a 46 yard miracle TD with 5 seconds left to win it for the Silver and Black. The Jets had a shot to win their first game of the season, but come up a little short. An ugly first half, but the Raiders led 17-13 at half. The Raiders take on the Colts next Sunday with lots of pl...

Jimmy, Tashan, Vic and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming game in NY vs the terrible 0-11 New York Jets. Coming off a butt kicking from the Falcons, the Raiders look to bounce back and the perfect opponent is next up for the Silver and Black on Sunday, the winless Jets. Not a ton of positive things to say about the Jets, other then they are decent vs the run and Frank Gore is still playing some prod...

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan break down the Falcons crushing the Raiders in Atlanta 43-6 in Week 12. Raiders had a lot of issues in this game. Turnovers were the biggest issue for the Silver and Black and that led to short fields for Matt Ryan and the Falcons offense. Raiders o-line played maybe their worst game of the season. Penalties were also a huge problem for the Raiders and they turned some b...