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The Las Vegas Raiders began the practice week in earnest Wednesday and some key pieces of the offense were not participating when media was allowed to view a portion of the workout. Reportedly, tight end Michael Mayer remained out. He didn’t play in Week 13 at the Los Angeles Chargers. Also, rookie wide receiver Dont’e Thornton did not practice because of a concussion. He left Sunday’s game late because he was being evaluated for a concussion. If Mayer can’t play, Ian Thomas and Carter Runyon will backup star tight end Brock Bowers again. Both Tyler Lockett and rookie Jack Bech will likely play more as part of the rotation at wide receiver if Thornton can’t play Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Fewer ads Create community posts Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts New, improved notifications system! Also, receiver/special teamer Alex Bachman reportedly had a cast on his left arm Wednesday and wasn’t practicing. He was out with a thumb injury. Guard Dylan Parham (back) was out, adding to injury questions on the offensive line. Quarterback Geno Smith was limited by a foot injury as was defensive end Maxx Crosby (knee). Center/guard Jordan Meredith (ankle) was limited. Standout left tackle Kolton Miller, who has bene out since Week 4 with an ankle injury, has not started practicing yet. Coach Pete Carroll is still hopeful Miller can return this season.

There is no doubt, the 11-game tenure of Chip Kelly as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive coordinator was ugly. Despite the hiring of Kelly being considered a coup and the fact that he was the highest paid offensive coordinator in the league at $6 million, his short stint in las Vegas was completely ineffective and his firing was understandable. But things got even uglier in the days after he was fired, hours after another pathetic performance by his unit against the Cleveland Browns on November 23. First, there were a report that Kelly botched his own calls and at times, called plays that weren’t in the game plan. Then, as a rebuttal, there was a report that stated Kelly wasn’t allowed to call his own offense and that it looked more like the Seattle Seahawks’ offense head coach Pete Carroll used in 2023. Clearly, there was a major disconnect between Kelly and Carroll and their two camps were trying to get their side of the story out. Honestly, looking at both sides of the story, it’s believable that Carroll didn’t allow Kelly to do what he wanted to do. And it would also be a reason why he botched the plays and called other plays — because he was forced to run an offense he wasn’t familiar with. Also, the Raiders’ offense didn‘t show much improvement under interim offensive coordinator Greg Olson in the first game after Kelly’s firing ,a 31-14 defeat at the Los Angeles Chargers. So, it’s difficult to pin all of the Raiders’ issues on Kelly. Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Fewer ads Create community posts Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts New, improved notifications system! Whatever the case, these stories are unbecoming of everyone involved. Also, they are not going any favors to Carroll, who also fired special-teams coach Tom McMahon in November. In fact, if Carroll returns as the Raiders’ coach in 2026, it could affect interest in the full-time offensive coordinator job. What top candidate would want to go to a team where there could be a chance he was forced to run an offense that wasn’t his? The whole Kelly-Carroll situation was unfortunate and the nonsense has to end now because it’s not helping anyone.

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Raiders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Las Vegas Raiders have lost six in a row, and don’t look like a turnaround is in sight. Even after Greg Olson’s firing, the team only scored 14 points and was forced into a blowout loss. There is still hope in the building that they can at least pull out a win in the near future. Next up, the Raiders face one of the hottest teams in football, the Denver Broncos, at home. The Raiders almost pulled off an upset last time these two teams met on Thursday night, with the defense playing well. Hopefully, the defense can duplicate that performance, and the offense can come around to help. In this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey, we ask Raider Nation what their confidence is in the team’s direction. Let us know in the survey below. Please take our survey