Raiders Owner was Mark Davis Pleased with Sunday’s Win Over the Hapless Jaguars

The Raiders snapped a 10-game losing streak on Sunday and it might have been the most disappointing win in the history of the organization.

Prior to Sunday, the Raiders had a clear path to the top pick in the draft and an opportunity at one of the top quarterbacks in the draft. With the 19-14 win over the Jaguars, the Raiders fall to the sixth-overall pick and will have good opportunity to slide even farther next week.

Predictably, Raider fans were torn on how to feel after beating the Jaguars. The win was good to see, but if the team was hoping to draft Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward, the cost to get one of the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft will probably involve the loss of an additional first-round pick or two.

Nevertheless, team owner Mark Davis was said to be thrilled with Sunday’s achievement at Allegiant Stadium.

According to The Athletic’s Tashan Reed, Davis was clapping and in a “good mood” in the locker room after the game.

Davis doesn’t deserve criticism for congratulating the players, but in the big picture, it’s hard to imagine Sunday’s victory did anything to move the organization in a better direction.

Years from now, no one will remember Sunday’s win, but they will remember the quarterback (or quarterbacks) the Raiders add in the offseason. If the Raiders don’t have a top 5 pick, they will have to make an aggressive move for a quarterback in free agency, unless they are willing to go into the 2025 season with Aidan O’Connell at the top of the depth chart.

With that thought in mind, O’Connell’s chances of being the starting quarterback next year definitely got a boost with Sunday’s win.

Now the Raiders will travel to New Orleans in week 17 and they will face a Saints’ roster that might be even more depleted than their own.

That means this time next week the Raiders could be sitting on the ninth pick as they prepare for a Chargers team in week 18 that will be tempted to rest their starters ahead of the playoffs.

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