Say what you want or feel how you want to feel about Mike Mayock’s tenure as the Las Vegas Raiders general manager, but there’s no denying that the Raiders played better when he was piecing together the roster than before he took over.
Mayock was able to find a few late-round gems like Maxx Crosby, Hunter Renfrow and Nate Hobbs, as well as bring in a few veterans like Yannick Ngakoue, Casey Hayward and Denzel Perryman, all of whom played a large role in Las Vegas’ playoff berth this year. However, the first-round whiffs were ever-present and one playoff game in three seasons wasn’t good enough for Mayock to keep his job.