Klint Kubiak isn’t brushing off the noise as the Raiders’ season keeps sliding.
Las Vegas opened 3-0 and looked like it might finally be turning the corner, but that fast start has unraveled quickly. The Raiders have lost four straight, and the skid has pushed them into the bottom half of the AFC with next month’s trade deadline getting closer by the day.
That’s why the conversation around the roster is heating up. A move before the deadline could be the difference between salvaging the season and watching it fade away. Kubiak said the Raiders are keeping the door open on every possibility, according to The Athletic’s Sam Warren.
“We're talking every day about those things. Spy (John Spytek) and his staff do a great job, and that's every day in the NFL. Especially this close to the deadline, you're talking about many scenarios,” said Kubiak.
Kirk Cousins, Maxx Crosby, Jackson Powers-Johnson, and Isaiah Pola-Mao have all been mentioned as possible trade candidates.
The pressure is building because the Raiders are trying to snap a four-year playoff drought, and this four-game losing streak has made that goal look much more fragile.
There’s also growing buzz around the quarterback spot. Some want Kubiak to turn to Fernando Mendoza instead of Cousins, but the coach has stayed with the veteran rather than making a switch to the promising No. 1 pick.
The Raiders head to MetLife Stadium on Sunday to face the New York Jets.
Their latest setback came in Week 7, when they fell 35-21 to the Los Angeles Rams at Allegiant Stadium. Cousins completed 26 of 44 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
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