WarPanthers89

He got benched for THE……P.J. Walker

I would like to have him back (he was solid) but by no means should we consider paying him larger money. We have too much tied up in the line already and need to draft someone

I respectfully disagree. Pro bowl player, A+ leader and locker room presence who sets the tone for the entire team, 1k rusher, 1k receiver, would be the perfect weapon for Bryce, we later spent a second round pick on a RB, and have spent big money on Chubba who was benched at one point this season, and none of the resources used still don’t come close to matching the production we got from CMC when he was with us. Sure he got injured (although some missed games were the coaching staff protecting him at the end of the season) but he was still young and you cannot replace a guy like him. This team would be a hell of a lot better with him, DJ and even Burns still on the team (we would kill for a double digit sack guy much less 16.5 and he’s #10 highest paid at his position currently

The Raiders have completed a second interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The team has complied with the Rooney Rule after interviewing Evero and former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, who appears headed to the Chargers as offensive coordinator. That allows the Raiders to hire a new coach at any time. Evero has served as the Panthers’ defensive coordinator since 2023, first taking the job under former head coach Frank Reich. While Carolina finished at the bottom of the league defensively in 2024, Evero helped turn the unit around to finish No. 16 in yards and No. 15 in points allowed in 2025. Evero has coordinated two top-10 defenses — first with what the Broncos in 2022 (No. 7 in yards allowed) and then with the Panthers in 2023 (No. 4 in yards allowed). He has also worked for the 49ers, Packers and Rams. The Raiders also have Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, 49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula and Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb among their candidates. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/raiders-complete-second-interview-with-panthers-dc-ejiro-evero

If he's a game changer like Greg Olsen was for us it’s, a great idea. I'm with you though, I think the odds are much higher that we can get an impact LT, LB, or D-Line player that would fill a much larger hole than the three man rotation we have now in the TE room.

He’s okay….but that’s still a pretty high cap number. He only had 2.5 sacks, and was 35th in hurries. He’s good at batted passes at 3 which is 13th best but all his stats were basically down year over year. He’s still good at run defense, and I honestly think he’s a good locker room presence, and would be happy with a 1 year extension at a lower salary to level it out. I also would not be surprised if they decide they could use that 9.5 million to upgrade another position group, or use that money to help get a higher profile FA like a top tier LB, OLB, DE, or speed WR

Yes…..that they had the best results together. Also Brady went to Tampa due to the makeup of the team, not because he wanted an offensive head coach. Hell he basically was the coordinator in Tampa.

I agree but if you get a proven coordinator like Brian Daboll (or someone similar as an example) to pair with the #1 pick, suddenly it does not look so bad, especially if they see Evero as someone young who they will be patient with to be the long term guy who builds a program.

Everyone saying Tom wouldn’t pick a defensive head coach but he played for one and won many super bowls with that formula

I agree we were screwed when we didn’t take the trade but at that point we should have kept him and signed him to a long term deal. We can only pray to have someone with the production he has this past season and he’s only 27. If he played well after that, we could have traded him later if we really wanted to for more picks rather than nickels. I know the money at the time seemed like allot but he’s only #10 highest paid right now and we have spent more than that trying to get a sliver of that production on people like DJ Wonnun, Wharton, Patrick Jones etc. and are still searching for answers. It’s similar to the CMC trade, we did nothing with the picks, and people complained about what he made, yet we paid Chubba, benched him at one point, spend a 2nd round pick on another RB, and still to this day we would kill to get his production back, much less mentioning his skills as a WR.

I meant for what we did. We got almost no return for those draft picks and I disagree with you. He’s the 10th highest paid edge rusher in the league right now and was #2 in sacks. We paid his salary with players who have had almost no impact (see Tershawn Wharton and Patrick Jones). Burns is 27 and yeah….we absolutely could have used a player who got 16.5 sacks. At this point I’d take any player who could sniff double digit sacks

Yeah we should never trade home grown pro bowl talent no matter what people on this board say. Burns and the CMC trade both turned out to be bad for us and I would take both on the team right now in a heartbeat. You can’t tell me we don’t miss someone who can get double digit sacks.

Yeah he would be perfect, that would be an amazing pickup and would fit perfect in the role we need. With that being said I highly doubt he hits free agency.

Like I said before…a return mid season is possible if his quad strength is at a level they are happy with. 8-12 months is the expected return time. Let’s all pray that’s the case and that his age is a factor in the healing process being expedited. Someone in a skill position would be much more impacted so I hope the young man can make a full recovery.