Lately for the Las Vegas Raiders, it's been the same story. A disappointing campaign leads to wide-scale changes for the organization in the offseason, then the fan base gets its hopes up and things look promising, and then everything comes crashing back down again.
While other teams are looking at the playoff picture and NFL standings, in most years, Raider Nation is looking at college prospects and rooting for a myriad of seemingly meaningless game results so as to further move up the draft board. 2025 is no different, and it's not even December.
The 2026 NFL Draft will be a pivotal thing for the Raiders to get right.