The modern-day enforcer of the Golden Knights should find himself in plenty of action as teams face each other repeatedly during a shortened season.
Ed Graney
Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
In a Q&A with Review-Journal’s Ed Graney, Davis said “this season — and I’ve said it many, many, many times — life got in the way with the virus.”
Cody Glass is one of the more intriguing training camp storylines, the first draft pick in Golden Knights history who hasn’t played in 11 months following knee surgery.
Defense was the bane of the Raiders’ existence. There was no Alpha to lean on for a unit that couldn’t remain healthy. No true leader to follow.
The Raiders barely eclipsed their season win total (7.5) by finishing 8-8 and ended a streak of three straight losing seasons.
Any steps toward improvement for the Raiders must begin on defense, where they ranked 29th in scoring against and 24th in yards allowed.
Handing out marks for a season-ending win in Denver.
The Raiders have now missed the postseason for a 17th time in 18 seasons, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by those who played in the franchise’s glory days.
Miami prevailed 26-25 at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night, a prime example of why Jon Gruden-coached teams struggle in the second half of seasons.
Late-game collapse by the Raiders doesn’t produce many impressive marks.
The Raiders don’t really know good Marcus Mariota could be running their system. Shouldn’t they find out?
The Golden Knights haven’t in their short existence named a captain, but it was Deryk Engelland who represented them most these past three years.
The Raiders, for a second straight season, aren’t improving after a start that put them in a playoff position under head coach Jon Gruden.
What was a must-win game to keep postseason hopes alive ended in disappointment Thursday night, the Raiders falling to Los Angeles 30-27 in overtime.
Defense can’t keep up yet again in team’s loss to Los Angeles.