The Las Vegas Raiders' new leadership tandem of John Spytek and Pete Carroll chose to keep defensive coordinator Patrick Graham in the building when they accepted their jobs in January. That made their decision to completely gut the Raiders' defense this offseason all the more surprising.
While the new duo was hard at work rebuilding the roster and melding Carroll's and Graham's defensive philosophies together, Raider Nation had a hard time believing that the unit would have as much success as years past.
Graham, however, has hung his hat on getting the most out of his players since his arrival in Las Vegas.