Amid all of the Las Vegas Raiders' on-field struggles during the 2025 NFL season, there has also been a clear philosophical difference between veteran head coach Pete Carroll and first-time general manager John Spytek about playing the team's young players.
At 74, it is fairly understandable that Carroll just wants to win now, and typically, that means playing the team's veteran players. But Spytek can also see that this team needs to rebuild and start young, and that's why he made moves to get 11 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft last April.
It has been a struggle all year to get any rookie not named Ashton Jeanty to play a significant role, and while Darien Porter, Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr.