The 2024 season has not been kind to Maxx Crosby and the Las Vegas Raiders, as the team has fallen into a 2-7 hole and is a distant last in the AFC West.
Despite the offseason hiring of Antonio Pierce as the Raiders’ new head coach, the roster has not lived up to expectations. Now, Las Vegas will have to deal with the reality of another lost year and potentially another tumultuous offseason filled with changes.
To get to the offseason, though, Las Vegas needs to finish out the regular season, where they can still make an impact on the playoff picture. While the Raiders are nearly mathematically eliminated, they can still ruin the hopes of other playoff hopefuls who are still in the race.
Following several changes made to the coaching staff, Crosby and other players met with team members to discuss what’s been plaguing the franchise via Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports:
“Sources tell CBS Sports that several Raiders players, including team captain Maxx Crosby, spoke openly in a players-and-staff meeting Monday addressing what they viewed as inefficiencies and deficiencies within the organization on a week-to-week basis.
“The hope for everyone involved is that the talks result in some positive change for the Raiders in the second half of the season.”
Additionally, the players seemingly pointed to issues with scheduling and a lack of accountability:
“After Monday’s coaches meeting, the team met with the staff and the floor was open for anyone to speak their mind. According to sources present, a few themes emerged. Players had issues with the schedule not being efficient. There was a lack of organization and “wasting time,” and there was a “lack of discipline and accountability.”
“One source described the meeting as ending “uncomfortably for all parties.” But, to be sure, this meeting was nothing like one between the players and head coach from almost exactly a year ago.”
Las Vegas has had its fair share of locker room issues over the years, but it sounds like this time around, both the players and coaches are open to working together to resolve them. How that translates to the field remains to be seen, but at least the initiative to right the ship is there.
Maxx Crosby Wants to Ruin Everyone’s Season
Playing the spoiler isn’t necessarily what every player wants to do, but Crosby expressed he’s looking forward to trying to ruin other teams’ postseason plans.
