{"id":7714,"date":"2025-11-14T03:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/raiders-tabbed-to-add-patrick-mahomes-favorite-qb-to-fix-geno-smith-mistake\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T03:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:44:03","slug":"raiders-tabbed-to-add-patrick-mahomes-favorite-qb-to-fix-geno-smith-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=7714","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Tabbed to Add Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Favorite QB to Fix Geno Smith \u2018Mistake\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With a 2-7 record, in last place in the AFC West with the playoffs effectively out of the picture for the fourth year in a row, and eighth in the last nine, the Las Vegas Raiders season is not turning out the way they planned it when they took on legendary future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady as a minority owner, and hired another likely Hall of Famer, Pete Carroll, as head coach.<\/p>\n

Obviously, there are a multitude of reasons why any season turns out to be a failure. But in the Raiders\u2019 case fingers are pointing at the quarterback, 35-year-old Geno Smith, who followed Carroll to the Raiders from the Seattle Seahawks\u00a0thanks to an offseason trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn paper, the move gave Las Vegas the best quarterback in years. However, nine games into the regular season, it is evident the move did not work out,\u201d\u00a0wrote\u00a0SI.com<\/em>\u00a0analyst Ezekiel Trezevant following the Raiders drab 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 10. \u201cSmith has played a significant role in the team\u2019s struggles, although he was brought in to help eliminate many of those same struggles. The Raiders have once again fallen victim to an high-paid veteran quarterback on the back end of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Case Keefer of the\u00a0Las Vegas Sun<\/em>\u00a0called the acquisition of Smith \u201ca costly mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the Raiders restructured his contract to allow for a bigger bonus with a smaller cap hit, Smith ranks as the NFL\u2019s sixth highest-paid player with a $40 million salary this season,\u201d\u00a0Keefer wrote before the dispiriting\u00a0Denver defeat. \u201cSmith has responded by being the No. 32 ranked quarterback in the league by expected points added (EPA) per play among those who have taken 100 snaps.\u201d<\/p>\n

After nine games, Smith has\u00a0thrown 12 interceptions, already the fourth-highest total of his 12-year career, and the Raiders still have eight games to play. His passer rating of 81.4 is down from 93.2 last year, his final season in Seattle, and 100.9 just two years before that.<\/p>\n

There doesn\u2019t seem to be anything the Raiders can do about Smith this season, short of benching him in favor of back Kenny Pickett, a\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers first-round\u00a0draft pick in 2022 who never lived up to his promise.<\/p>\n

But next season, according to new mock draft published\u00a0Thursday by the\u00a0Cleveland Plain Dealer<\/em>, the Raiders are predicted to take the Oregon quarterback who no less an authoritative source than\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0three-time Super Bowl winner\u00a0Patrick Mahomes has called\u00a0\u201cmy favorite quarterback to watch in college.\u201d<\/p>\n

That would be the Ducks\u2019 third-year sophomore signal-caller Dante Moore, who in his first full season as a starter has so far led Oregon to\u00a0an 8-1 record and No. 7 ranking in the AP poll.<\/p>\n

Completing 158 of his 224 pass attempts, the 6-foot-3, 206-pound Moore is ranked No. 2 among quarterbacks eligible for the 2026 draft by\u00a0the scouting site\u00a0NFL Draft Buzz<\/p>\n

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\u201cMoore has been another breakout player at the quarterback position this year,\u201d wrote the\u00a0Plain Dealer<\/em>\u2018s Tim Bielik. \u201cHe has mobility, tremendous poise and can make things look effortless. Moore may be inexperienced, but his tools make him an intriguing option for a Raiders team that hasn\u2019t gotten good play out of Geno Smith this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bielik sees the Raiders picking sixth, and taking Moore as the\u00a0third of three straight quarterbacks\u00a0taken. According to Bielik\u2019s predictions, the Cleveland Browns will take Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza with the fourth pick in Round One, followed by Alabama\u2019s Ty Simpson who goes to the\u00a0New York Jets.<\/p>\n

As of this week, the Raiders\u00a0do in fact occupy the No. 6\u00a0draft slot.<\/p>\n

Boxing fans were left stunned when it was announced that Mike Tyson would clash against Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout in 2026. Since then, however,\u00a0reports have emerged\u00a0of a 2026 Mayweather fight against Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

Tyson last fought in 2024, losing a unanimous decision to Jake Paul. At 58, Tyson looked his age, and many believe that he shouldn’t be back in the ring. ‘Iron’ Mike clearly thinks otherwise, and his fight with a fellow legend in Mayweather will likely generate massive fan traction.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch news also came as a surprise, leaving fans scratching their heads about the Tyson vs Mayweather rumors. Tyson has now broken his silence on the topic.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Hard Rock Bet, Tyson commented on the fight and his relationship: “Floyd wanted to fight me. Think I got a pretty decent relationship with him. I don\u2019t hate him, you know what I\u2019m speaking. I don\u2019t have any harsh feelings.”<\/p>\n

When asked when the fight will take place, he added: \u201cI have no idea, maybe in March or April.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyson then reacted to the Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch rumors and what it means for his fight against ‘Money’, saying, “I wish I could give you some input, but I have no idea what you\u2019re talking about as far as those two guys fighting. He definitely reigns with the greats, there\u2019s no doubt. He put in his work.”<\/p>\n

Mark your calendars \ufe0f\u00a0#MayweatherTyson\u00a02026 \u00a0pic.twitter.com\/5oZwERIT29<\/p>\n

Tyson also claims the Mayweather clash supersedes any other fight either of them has had before in their careers. Considering their achievements inside the ring, that’s quite a statement from ‘Iron’ Mike.<\/p>\n

Tyson, ever confident in his legendary abilities, also promised to knock Mayweather out if they eventually face off.<\/p>\n

Mayweather was polarizing throughout his career. Some liked him, others didn’t. However, nobody can doubt that he put fans in seats and was the biggest draw in the sport’s history. Apart from that, he defeated every man who stepped in the ring against him, retiring with a 50-0-0 record (27 KOs).<\/p>\n

Mayweather became a five-weight world champion, and his legacy is set in stone as arguably the greatest of all time.<\/p>\n

Tyson has now shared his take on Mayweather’s greatness, saying: “Well, he\u2019s big time, there\u2019s no doubt about it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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