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

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan breakdown Derek Carr's performance. Raiders defense liabilities. What has to happen for Johnathan Abram to be the player the Raiders hope he'll be? And a quick look ahead to the Raiders Week 12 matchup against the Falcons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan preview the Raiders huge rematch in Vegas vs the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. Hopefully the game will still be on SNF as the Raiders have now put 10 players on the Covid-19 list in the last few days. If they get negatives in the next few days, they will all be cleared for Sunday's big game. If any of the defensive players are out, it could be a long day vs Mahomes an...

Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan break down the Raiders dominating 37-12 win vs the Broncos in Vegas in Week 10. Raiders defense looked impressive as they got 5 turnovers from Lock and the Broncos offense. They had a lot of pressure and a few sacks, which really lead the the blowout win. Raiders pounded the rock on the offensive side of the ball and had over 200 yards rushing. Could be a some guys getti...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming home game vs Drew Lock and the Denver Broncos in Vegas. Drew Lock could be the worst QB the Raiders have faced this season. He is still learning and has made a lot of mistakes with the football. Derek Carr is having a better season then his best season of his career in 2016 and that is with a very banged up O-line all season so far. The Defen...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan & Ted break down the Raiders 31-26 Week 9 win in LA vs the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Raiders hold on late with 2 great defensive plays by Isaiah Johnson in the endzone in the last 15 seconds of the game. The last play was called a TD on the field, but was reviewed and was overturned to end the game and give the Raiders the W. The defense got some pressure on Herbert and that...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming road game in LA vs Justin Herbert and the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Raiders defense looked good vs the Browns, but can they keep it going vs the Chargers potent offense that can run the ball and has 2 very good wrs. The Chargers are much better then their record, but they have blown a lot of late leads this season and in the past few seasons....

The guys break down the Raiders 16-6 win vs the Browns in some terrible weather in Cleveland. Bad weather slowed down the offenses for a good part of the game. Raiders defense was able to slow down the Browns offense even with no pass rush once again. The long drive that ended the 3rd and went into the 4th was huge for the Raiders offense. Carr played well and didn't turn the ball over in the terr...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming game on Sunday in Cleveland vs the Browns. Gruden says there will be changes on the defensive side of the ball, but nobody is really sure what to expect. There was thought that the Raiders could make a trade for some help on D, but they didn't pull the trigger just yet and the guys talk about why not. They discuss what the Raiders need to do...

Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan break down the Raiders 45-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs in Vegas on Sunday. All of the o-line got cleared to play, except Trent Brown who missed the game. The Raiders defense continued to struggle and the pass rush is nowhere to be found. Can David Irving bring some juice to the pass rush or will they try to make a trade to improve things? They discuss if they thought Gr...

Jimmy, Vic, Tashan & Ted preview the upcoming Raiders-Bucs game on Sunday Night Football in Vegas that could be effected by possible positive Covid tests by the Raiders. Trent Brown went on the Covid list Wednesday morning and the rest of the starting o-line were told to go home cause of contact tracing with Brown. The next few days will tell if the Raiders head into the game with most of thei...

The guys talk about the Las Vegas Raiders going into the bye week with a lot of confidence after beating the Chiefs in Week 5. They face the Bucs and Tom Brady next week after the bye. Guys will be getting healthy and rested during the bye and that could help the Raiders in the second half of their season. Clelin Ferrell had one of his best games as a Raider vs the Chiefs. Devontae Booker has has...

The guys break down the Raiders huge 40-32 win in Kansas City vs the Chiefs. Derek Carr finally wins a game in KC after being 0-6 in his career. Ruggs had a few long catches, including a long 72 yd td. Defense struggles in the first half, but changed some things up in the second half and slowed down the Chiefs high octane offense. Jacobs & Booker were a great 1-2 punch in the backfield. Raider...

The guys break discuss the Raiders heading to Kansas City this Sunday to take on Mahomes and the Chiefs. Covid continues to strike the NFL and Raiders DT Maurice Hurst went on the Covid list on Tuesday and that will make things a lot harder to try to slow down the KC offense. Should the Raiders not rush back some injured players with the bye week after the Chiefs game? Derek Carr looks to try to w...

The guys break down the Bills taking down the Raiders 30-23 in Vegas on Sunday afternoon. Raiders defense struggled and had issues stopping Josh Allen. The guys think the Raiders need to have more aggressiveness when in the redzone, since they know they need to score as many points as they can. And they talk about how Derek Carr played pretty well, but had a few mistakes that ended up hurting. Hos...

The guys preview the upcoming Raiders home game vs Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Injuries are gonna be big for the Silver and Black this week with most likely both starting wrs out and maybe a few key guys on defense out. Hopefully getting Kwiatkowski back on defense vs the Bills could give them some energy to try to slow down Josh Allen. Tashan gives his firsthand account of what he saw at Da...

The guys break down the Raiders 36-20 loss to the Patriots in New England. Raiders defense had a good start, but crumbled in the second half and had a few injuries. The youth on the defense showed a few times during the game. Pats took away Waller and the Raiders didn't have an answer on offense. Collins and Littleton have been disappointing on defense so far this season Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The guys discuss the Raiders heading to New England to take on the Patriots on Sunday morning. The Raiders haven't won in New England since 1994 and it will be tough to get a W on a short week with extra time for Bill Belichick to prepare for Derek Carr & the offense. The guys expect the Pats to double team Waller, but he is a tough guy to double. What's the deal with Trent Brown and is there...

The Raiders open their new stadium with a big 10 point win vs Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints 34-24. Derek Carr had a great game, while Drew Brees looked like he might've lost a step. Waller and Jacobs had huge games for the Silver and Black. Should we be concerned with the Raiders defense as they head to New England to face the Pats next weekend? Jon Gruden mentions that he had Covid-19 dur...

The guys gives some final thoughts on the Raiders Week 1 win vs the Panthers and have some updates on injuries sustained by the team in the game. They break down the upcoming MNF game vs the Saints, who will be without their #1 WR Michael Thomas. The Saints defense might scare the Raiders more then the Saints offense after seeing their effort vs TB in Week 1. They talk about if they should be conc...

The guys break down the Raiders 34-30 win vs the Panthers in Carolina in the season opener. Josh Jacobs had a huge game to lead the Silver and black to a big win. There were some key injuries, but not much more is known about the severity of them. Raiders play the Saints in week 2 on Monday night football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys gives a preview of the upcoming season opener for the Raiders vs the Panthers in Carolina. The Raiders will have to do their best to try to slow down Christian McCaffery. The guys gives some over/under prop bets on some of the Raiders skill position guys for the season. They break down what was the deal with trading away Lynn Bowden. And they give their season predictions and picks for th...

The guys break down Vic & Tashan's 53-man roster projections and if there was any surprises to make the team or get cut. They talk about if the injury to Damon Arnette is serious and if his good camp had anything to do with the release of Prince Amukamara. Tyrell Williams is done for the season with shoulder injury and that opens the door for Bryan Edwards era to begin. And the guys take some...

The guys talk about Trent Brown finally making an appearance at training camp and why there is such a mystery surrounding his absence. They give an update on Tyrell Williams injury and how it might open a door for some other guys. They talk about Marcus Mariota continuing to struggle and if Peterman can take the backup spot from him. And they take questions from the listeners. To read all your Rai...

The guys talk about the first few days of padded practice and how the heat has been a big factor so far. It is gonna be hard to gauge guys potential and abilities with no preseason games. They break down the Raiders WR core and how they are young, but have a lot of potential. Who will be the biggest impact rookies from the draft and who are the top 3 most important Raiders. And the guys answer som...

The guys give their thoughts on what they saw in the first official day of training camp in Las Vegas. Not much going on other than a few interesting players missing Day 1. Is Josh Jacobs ready to step up and be one of the top dual threat running backs in the NFL after claiming that he will catch 60 balls this season.? What to expect from Jason Witten on the field and in the locker room. And who t...