Welcome to episode 144 of The Autumn Windbags! Now that the Raiders fell disastrously to the LA Rams on Thursday Night Football, the question of the day asks why are you watching the last four games of the NFL regular season? Raiders radio host and insider JT the Brick reported that general manager Dave Ziegler is looking to revamp the Las Vegas Raiders. The Windbags discuss if this is a strategy by Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler as damage control to push the blame to the roster and not the coaching staff. The offensive line has continued to improve but the right guard and right tackle situation could be up in the air. Davante Adams is a lock to stick around. Josh Jacobs, Hunter Renfrow and Darren Waller will all be expensive next year. And finally quarterback Derek Carr is due for a jump in salary next season. On defense, only Maxx Crosby, Nate Hobbs and Chandler Jones are a lock to stay. Trevon Moehrig and Divine Diablo likely stick around. Everyone else is replaceable. In Raiders news today, starting guard Alex Bars went down against the LA Rams and then the Raiders cut John Simpson. They potentially lose the started to injury then cut the backup. Trevon Mullen was traded to Arizona Cardinals then cut but that team turning into a 7th round pick. Linebacker Jayon Brown is headed to injured reserve AND Divine Deablo is not back from injured reserve. The linebacker room is down to basically three guys. NFL Pro Bowler Hunter Renfrow and Darren Waller are designated to return to the team off injured reserve this week and should be able to play against the New England Patriots. The goals are to get them more comfortable in the new system and get the two players as much production as possible to potentially trade them. Patriots Raiders Preview: Mac Jones, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots travel to Las Vegas to take on Belichick's protégé Josh McDaniels and the Raiders. In What Up, Windbags the guys discuss what you can miss for Raiders games, crying in sports and why Josh McDaniels isn't tanking.
0:00 Intro
0:44 Question of the Day
8:37 Raiders Overhauling Roster?
33:35 Raiders News
37:23 Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow Return
45:11 Raiders vs Patriots
58:24 What Up, Windbags
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