The Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts are two franchises heading in very different directions. Heading into the season, many weren’t high on what the Colts were doing and their decision to name Daniel Jones the starting quarterback.
Nobody was predicting Super Bowl for the Raiders, but many thought they could be building something interesting. Seven games into the season, the Colts looks like Super Bowl contenders, while the Raiders could be in the running for the No. 1 pick.
Indianpolis embarassed Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, and now they’re signing one of their former players. The Colts announced on Monday that they have signed veteran cornerback David Long Jr. to the practice squad.
Long played in eight games for the Raiders in 2023, starting one of them. He was eventually cut by the team. He spent much of last season with the Colts and was in training camp with them. He was cut before the start of the season and has been sitting in free agency. He’ll now have a chance to get back on the field for Indianapolis. He’s never been a full-time starter, but he’s a solid veteran who will provide depth for the Colts.
Pete Carroll Surprised Raiders Aren’t Further Along
The Raiders’ 31-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 should be a wake-up call for the franchise. They are clearly headed in the right direction.
The good teams get better as the season goes on, while the bad teams worst. The Raiders won in Week 1, but have looked terrible ever since. Head coach Pete Carroll has coached a lot of football, but he didn’t expect his team to be this bad.
“Yeah, I’m surprised that we’re not farther along than we are,” Carroll said Monday. “I thought we would be, and I anticipated being further along and being cleaner with our game. What I’m trying to show you is that we can play really balanced football, meaning that all three phases can do their part and give us a chance to play the game where we’re not giving the game away.
“And early on, we’ve turned the ball over like crazy, and the kicking game was struggling, and defense was kind of holding it together for us, it seemed. And so, the kicking game has come back around. Couple guys have been switched around, moved around, I think Tom [McMahon] did a nice job adjusting and the last couple games have been very solid.”
Raiders Hoping to Get Healthy During Bye Week
Luckily for the Raiders, they finally get a break from losing with the bye week. The team is really beat up and the hope is that they can use the week off to get healthy.
“Well, the first thing is it gives us a chance to have two weeks to get three or four guys back out there, get some starters back out there,” Carroll said. “It should help. Brock [Bowers] should be ready to go, Jakobi [Meyers] I think he worked out in pregame, was close, he should be ready to go. Gives us a chance to get Maxx [Crosby].
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