This week, Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock said he and coach Jon Gruden think the team should make the playoffs in 2021 — and they are not backing down from those expectations.
It seems, however, that the expectations from the Raiders themselves and a segment of the NFL are starkly different. The Athletic talked to five executives to rank the 16 AFC teams heading into the season ... the Raiders finished 12th. Seven teams, of course, advance to the playoffs this season.
What does it mean? Nothing.