JUST IN: Las Vegas Raiders General Manager Tom Telesco’s Evaluation of the Raiders

Tom Telesco, general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders, took over a great team that had a lot of shortcomings, particularly in terms of offence. As general manager of the Raiders for his first season, Telesco will have his hands full. While at the NFL Combine, Telesco shared his opinions about the team’s roster. “I think the one thing that jumped off kind of doing a deeper dive is how tough a football team it was, and I would say that on offence, defence, and the kicking game,” Telesco stated. However, strong, tenacious, and genuinely dedicated to the task at hand. Observing the entire scenario, including how the season progressed from the beginning to the end and how you replaced your head coach to wrap it off.” “But a football team that is extremely psychologically and physically strong.

 

That’s what sort of emerged the most, then. Furthermore, you are discussing both sides of the ball. We have a lot of offensive work ahead of us, and I think that’s quite obvious. The quarterback position will be one of the Raiders’ and Telesco’s main concerns this offseason. During quarterback Aidan O’Connell’s debut season, Telesco was impressed. “I kind of liked even watching how Aidan O’Connell kind of handled the situation,” Telesco stated. “You’re talking about a rookie, first of all, coming and playing – by the time he starts playing a lot, he no longer has his head coach; it was also the offensive coordinator, so it’s a new offensive staff essentially that he’s kind of working with.”
“Then, considering how well Josh Jacobs performed at the end of the season, we had some injuries late in the season, including a left tackle injury. However, we still have a lot of offensive work to do. Furthermore, I believe that a large portion of their success defensively came from their consistent performance throughout the entire season.” Telesco expressed his admiration for the defensive work that Patrick Graham, the defensive coordinator, accomplished with the unit last season.

“And what a great job Patrick Graham did with the groupon a day-to-day basis, but then how they played on the field on Sundays and the mentality that theyplayed with, which is a lot of what you see on defence,” Telesco stated. Additionally, we have some really good long snappers, punters, and kickers on our special teams, which is fantastic to have in my opinion. Although we still have work to do on all three, I was impressed by the football team’s tenacity.” On April 25–27, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan, the NFL Draft will take place. The No. 13 overall pick is presently in the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders.