In a way, it is no surprise that the Las Vegas Raiders' 2025 NFL season has gone the way that it has. When the new coaching staff took over, they immediately started making some questionable personnel decisions, the most prominent of which came on the interior offensive line.
Jordan Meredith, who played quite well at guard last season, became the focal point of Pete Carroll's reshuffling. To him, and perhaps then-offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, Meredith was a true center, which meant Jackson Powers-Johnson moved to right guard and Dylan Parham flipped to left guard.
Obviously, these changes have not panned out.