The Las Vegas Raiders clearly don't have the talent or cohesion to compete during the 2025 NFL season. They've been blown out just as often as they've competed, and a majority of the cheap veterans that they signed during the offseason haven't exactly answered the bell.
One would think that a 2-6 team approaching the trade deadline would take stock of where they are and look to acquire some draft picks and get a bit younger. After all, that is what fellow lost teams like the Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins are doing.
But the Raiders' recent signing of wide receiver Tyler Lockett was emblematic of exactly what head coach Pete Carroll said ahead of the deadline, which is that he is not worried about the future, and the team is trying to get better right now.