As the free agency period looms around the corner, the Las Vegas Raiders’ new general manager Dave Ziegler has an entirely new problem on his hands, Russell Wilson. Almost overnight, Las Vegas’ front office went from dreaming about which receiver(s) they want to target, to putting secondary help at the top of their priorities. The Raiders’ defense, which was top-10 in most passing touchdowns given up as well as the highest opposing quarterback rate, has to take a notable leap forward. The timing couldn’t be worse, either, as this comes with the departure of Casey Hayward, who served as the team’s CB1 in the ’21 season. It doesn’t help much that no team in the NFL had fewer interceptions than Las Vegas, who were only able to come away with 6. If there was any positive, it’s that teams didn’t fare too well when going deep against the Raiders secondary, who helped limit opposing offenses to just 43 20+ yard passing plays; A number that’s tied for the fifth-lowest.
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