The first six weeks of the CFL season have given us a lot of interesting information, and stacking the teams is a difficult task.

The 2026 CFL season is six weeks old, and after Week 7, one-third of the Canadian Football League schedule will already be complete. Ranking all 9 clubs is getting both easier and more difficult at the same time. Multiple teams are pulling away from the pack in both directions, but even at the top of the league, there is genuine confusion about who should be at the top. Winning a head-to-head matchup doesn’t automatically mean a team ranks higher when you have 5 games of evidence to weigh. Here’s where every CFL team stands going into Week 7.

Table of contents

• 9. Ottawa Redblacks
• 8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• 7. BC Lions
• 6. Toronto Argonauts
• 5. Calgary Stampeders
• 4. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• 3. Edmonton Elks
• 2. Saskatchewan Roughriders
• 1. Montreal Alouettes

9. Ottawa Redblacks

Coach Ryan Dinwiddie has not done enough to take this team to the next level. The hope was that quarterback Jake Maier, combined with free agent investments like running back Greg Bell and Micah Awe, would push the Redblacks toward .500 at the end of the season. That hasn’t happened, as Ottawa sits at 0-5. Dinwiddie is finding out that a high-priced running back doesn’t mean much without an offensive line to open lanes. 

Maier isn't attacking downfield enough, instead throwing short before the sticks, and failing to bail the team out when things get murky. Even when the Redblacks grabbed a 10-0 lead against the Saskatchewan Roughriders thanks to a couple of turnovers, they couldn’t sustain it. Now that Dru Brown has shown he can be successful with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the question lingers: did Dinwiddie make the right call? I’m not convinced.

8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

A couple of weeks ago, Hamilton would have been ranked 1st or 2nd. Bo Levi Mitchell was cooking, throwing as many touchdowns as incompletions across a 2-week stretch. He broke and/or dislocated his ankle against the Blue Bombers, which required surgery, and everything changed. 

Jake Dolegala got the start against Saskatchewan and was terrible. The game was 18-7 at the beginning of the fourth quarter before it spiraled out of control with multiple turnovers. Coach Scott Milanovich seems confident Mitchell could return by season’s end, but if the Tiger-Cats don’t weather the storm, the playoffs won’t even be within their grasp. Despite signing this offseason to be the No. 2, Trey Ford wan't trusted enough to start, as the team chose Dolegala over him. Until Hamilton finds stability at quarterback, things will likely get worse.

7. BC Lions

Nathan Rourke has done a solid job trying to keep this team afloat despite a defense that has been dreadful. The Lions are 5th in points scored but 6th in points allowed, and that gap of scoring 30.8 while surrendering 34.3 is frustrating. Much of that damage came in a blowout loss to the Tiger-Cats, while a rouge against Saskatchewan in the season opener cost them a potential game-tying field goal. The defense needs to stop giving up big plays. If it can stabilize, Rourke, the 2025 Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian, should be able to carry the offense with James Butler, Keon Hatcher, and Justin McInnis flanking him.

6. Toronto Argonauts

The Argonauts are higher on this list than they would be on most because of what Chad Kelly is doing offensively. He is attacking vertically and exploiting coverages down the field. Unfortunately, he’s making too many mistakes and has thrown almost as many interceptions as touchdowns. Even so, the explosive passing game is this team’s calling card. 

The offense is second in the league at 34.2 points per game, while the defense is the league’s worst at 36.6. If Toronto can get that number of points allowed down to around 30, the Argonauts can go on a run. It doesn't help that they won’t play a home game for another 3 weeks. Their first 7 games are all on the road, a brutal stretch partly self-inflicted by ownership’s unwillingness to invest in an alternate venue due to displacement from the World Cup.

5. Calgary Stampeders

The Stampeders have been inconsistent despite that massive game from Vernon Adams Jr. against the Argonauts, as he scored 7 total touchdowns, something Doug Flutie never did in Calgary. They are the No. 1 scoring offense, but No. 7 in scoring defense, and that inconsistency is what keeps them down this low. Right now, the Stampeders are coming off a loss to the Montreal Alouettes. The defensive line, led by Clarence Hicks, Folarin Orimolade, and Jalen Hutchings, needs to generate more pressure to make life easier on the secondary. If they put it all together, they’re a real Grey Cup contender.

4. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

This ranking is higher than it would have been before the Dru Brown game. When Brown stepped in, he was excellent: 25-of-31 for over 300 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. He would have had a second touchdown if not for a fumble inside the 5-yard line by Pokey Wilson on the opening drive. 

Brown threw with touch, zip, precision, and timing. With Zach Collaros at quarterback, he wasn't doing any of those things. Winnipeg is last in the league in points scored at 22 per game. Brown’s one start? 31 points. Collaros went down with a neck injury against the Tiger-Cats, and it looks like more of a neck strain since he’s already back at practice. This defense is tied for second in the CFL at 24.4 points allowed per game. If Brown can provide offensive consistency alongside Brady Oliveira and those receivers, the Bombers are still a Grey Cup contender.

3. Edmonton Elks

Coach Mark Killam has done an outstanding job. In previous years, the Elks were starting in brutal fashion, including a 1-7 start last year. Killam’s mandate was to stop the slow starts that forced late-season surges, and he delivered. Edmonton beat the defending Grey Cup runner-up, Montreal Alouettes, and started 4-1. Cody Fajardo is not the most dynamic quarterback, but he leads an offense that is capable, gutsy, and makes the right decisions. Justin Rankin could become the first CFL player ever to record 1,000 receiving and rushing yards in the same season. The energy around this team is different. They are explosive, gritty, and mentally tough. The Elks are real Grey Cup contenders.

2. Saskatchewan Roughriders

At 40 years old, quarterback Trevor Harris is still finding receivers down the field and attacking small windows. Kian Shaffer-Baker, Samuel Emilus, and Keshawn Johnson are arguably the best wide receiver trio in the league. A.J. Ouellette is back, and his return made a noticeable difference against the Tiger-Cats with a major explosion in the fourth quarter. The defense is third in points allowed and fourth in points scored, though it will allow opponents to sustain drives a little too often. Because so much of Harris’ game is built on pocket savvy and evasion rather than scrambling, interior pressure could be the blueprint to slow Saskatchewan down.

1. Montreal Alouettes

Davis Alexander might be winning Most Outstanding Player this year. He has been dynamite in every game, attacking vertically and finding Tyson Philpot, who has nearly 800 yards receiving through 5 games and is on pace to break records. Travis Theis has stepped up at running back, Alexander Hollins has been a capable receiver, and Tyler Snead looks like an alpha on the outside, which makes that wide receiver corps dangerous. 

Defensively, Montreal is average, allowing 30.8 points per game and ranking 5th in the CFL, which is down from their previous seasons. The Alouettes are the No. 3 offense at 34 points per game, and that has been enough to win football games, mainly due to Alexander's explosive passing. They have made things harder on themselves than necessary, including needing a late stop against Ottawa in a 27-22 win. The defense, led by Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, needs to maintain leads more consistently. Even so, this is the best team in the CFL, and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: CFL Week 7 Power Rankings: Montreal Alouettes hold top spot, Dru Brown shakes up Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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ALS is a hot topic this summer in the wake of Chris Johnson’s diagnosis. But what can be done besides the revival of the Ice Bucket Challenge? The answer might surprise you…

Chris Johnson’s ALS diagnosis sent shockwaves through the NFL and the Nashville community, and the outpouring of support has reintroduced the Ice Bucket Challenge to a new generation. But 12 years after the original viral sensation raised millions for medical advancement, the question remains: why is ALS research still so far behind?

I sat down with Indu Navar, founder and CEO of Everything ALS, to find out what has actually changed, what hasn’t, and what people like you and me can do right now to help.

The Ice Bucket Challenge raised awareness, but ALS treatment hasn’t kept pace

Navar, who lost her husband to the disease in 2019, didn’t mince words about the state of ALS care. The numbers are staggering and upsetting. Every 90 minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with ALS. Every 90 minutes, someone dies from it. And the diagnostic process hasn’t meaningfully changed since Lou Gehrig’s famous speech in 1939.

“We’ve known this for 90 years,” Navar said. “And up to today, we’re still diagnosing somebody the same way and saying every 90 minutes, ‘you have 2 to 5 years to live.' That’s what we did 70 years ago!”

She pointed to the comparable diseases that have seen breakthroughs. Multiple sclerosis now has roughly 40 different treatments available. Spinal muscular atrophy, a pediatric motor neuron disease, has seen near-cure therapies developed in the 21st century.

ALS has seen nothing close to that level of progress.

The 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge generated enormous awareness, but Navar was candid about its limitations. For most people, it was a social media moment first and a genuine charitable cause second. The deeper understanding of what ALS actually does to the body, and how woefully underfunded its research remains, never fully took root.

Why ALS research keeps starting from scratch

Funding is part of the problem, but Navar identified something more fundamental about the problem: ALS moves fast. Patients deteriorate rapidly, and families are devastated. Then they walk away from the cause, because the person they loved is gone.

“You really don’t get the staying power,” Navar explained. “The movement is a revolving door. You start a movement, everybody starts something when they’re shocked, and then it dwindles down.”

That revolving door means institutional knowledge leaves with each wave of families. New patients and caregivers enter the system with no foundation, asking the same basic questions about speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and treatment options that the previous generation already answered.

That cycle is exactly why Navar founded Everything ALS as a tech nonprofit. Her organization hosts expert talks where patients and families can ask questions. The goal is to build a permanent platform of accumulated knowledge rather than letting each new family start from zero.

How technology and AI could finally change the trajectory

Here’s where Navar’s background as a tech entrepreneur shines. She argued that ALS measurement tools are stuck in the past. The current standard asks patients to rate their own speech, walking, and breathing on a scale of 0 to 4. That subjective, rudimentary scale is the primary measurement used in clinical trials.

“How do you know what a 3, 2, 1 is?” Navar asked. “It’s not like you know the disease. Everybody’s slope is different.”

Everything ALS is building objective measurement tools using AI and machine learning. Their speech study collects voice data from both ALS patients and healthy individuals of the same age, allowing algorithms to track real changes over time rather than relying on patient guesswork. That data can then be fed back to clinicians and used to optimize clinical trials.

The organization also built an AI product called Sava AI, a generative AI chatbot that helps patients find clinical trials in their region. Navar said that roughly 78% of ALS patients who want to participate in clinical trials don’t know where to go. Her tool is designed to change that.

What you can do right now

Johnson’s decision to use his platform to revive the Ice Bucket Challenge and rally donations has been impactful already. But Navar stressed that the average person can contribute beyond dumping ice water on their head. Downloading the Everything ALS app and participating in the speech study takes as little as two minutes. You don’t need to have ALS or even know someone with it. Researchers need healthy control data just as much as patient data to build the AI models that could accelerate treatment development.

The sports world, and Nashville in particular, is fired up right now. The challenge is converting that energy into something that outlasts the news cycle. Johnson gave ALS its highest-profile moment in years. What people do with that moment beyond social media will determine whether this time is any different.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: Chris Johnson's ALS diagnosis sparks Ice Bucket Challenge revival, but expert says awareness alone won't move the needle

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What’s the point of NFL training camp without arguing over the back end of a wide receiver depth chart? This year’s contenders in Titans land: Bryce Oliver, KJ Osborn, and Xavier Restrepo.

The Tennessee Titans wide receiver depth chart is taking shape ahead of training camp, and the competition for the final roster spots at the bottom of the room is shaping up to be a three-man race.

Titans WR depth is solid at the top, with Carnell Tate, Wan’Dale Robinson, Calvin Ridley, Elic Ayomanor, and Chimere Dike all locks to make the 53-man roster. But behind that group, the battle between Bryce Oliver, Xavier Restrepo, and KJ Osborne for the 6th and potentially 7th wide receiver spots is the position group storyline worth tracking this summer in Nashville.

What makes this competition extra compelling is that all three players represent completely different archetypes, and each arrived in Tennessee through completely different paths.

Xavier Restrepo: The summer star with a ceiling question

Restrepo, who came aboard as Cam Ward’s college connection last offseason after going undrafted, has been the kind of practice standout who makes it hard to look away. He’s a slot-only receiver who defies what you’d expect from him on paper given his physical measurements. In limited action on Sundays last season, he showed he can at least hang at the NFL level. He has somewhat usurped Mason Kinsey as the junkyard-dog, practice-squad-vibes-guy in Tennessee it seems, and his teammates and coaches get visibly fired up when he makes plays.

But physical limitations are real, and the common thread for all three of these players is that the Titans already have five receivers who will eat offensive snaps when healthy. The real question for a player like Restrepo isn’t whether he can contribute on offense in a pinch. It’s whether special teams coordinator Bones Fassel can carve out a role for him on those units. If Restrepo proves he’s a credit to special teams this summer, he has a real shot at one of these spots. If not, he’s likely headed for the Kinsey mold: first or second guy up off the practice squad, somebody the organization fights to keep around because of his value as a leader and weekly competitor.

Bryce Oliver: The special teams ace with a lingering question mark

Oliver is the guy I’d peg as having the upper hand in this competition if it weren’t for one thing: what happened last year?

He’s been with Tennessee for a handful of seasons as a former undrafted free agent and has established himself as a special teams ace. We know how much Fassel relies on him as a gunner. But he's not a special teams-only guy either! He brings something to the table as a receiver in rotation or in relief due to injuries, and he has a body type that works inside and outside, which is in shorter supply on this roster.

A lower body injury kept him out for most of last season, and the circumstances surrounding it left some unanswered questions. One of the things that stuck with me is that former coach Brian Callahan, in one of his final press conferences before being fired ahead of Week 7, mentioned Oliver as a guy who might be coming back soon. But we never saw Oliver catch a pass again.

Week after week, we’d see him at practice and in the locker room, and the vibe was simply that he was trying to get back to 100%. Whether there was a medical situation beyond what was communicated, a mental hurdle he was working through, or some calculated decision-making given the coaching instability, I genuinely don’t know. He’s back at practice now, and that injury situation is the only thing keeping me from calling him a roster lock.

KJ Osborne: The proven veteran filling a familiar role

Osborne is the newcomer NFL veteran in camp this year, filling the shoes of James Proche from a year ago. If you remember the offseason conversation around Proche, he was the guy who kept making plays in practice to the point where you just couldn’t ignore him. Osborne is already doing that same thing.

He has easily the most established NFL track record of these three. Earlier in his career with Minnesota, he had a 3-season stretch where he accumulated nearly 2000 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was a significant contributor for a real team!

What happened after he left the Vikings, I haven’t had a chance to fully investigate. But what I’m seeing in practice lines up with those Minnesota numbers.

The real question for Osborne is the same one facing the other two: how much does this coaching staff expect to lean on its 6th or 7th receiver? If there were only four locks ahead of him, his chances would look different because that 5th receiver role demands genuine offensive ability, and he has it. But with five locks already in place, the calculus shifts toward special teams value.

The bottom line

That’s what this entire competition will probably come down to. We’ll spend the summer weeks talking about what these three do in team drills on offense, when we should really be paying closer attention to how often Fassel is using them during special teams periods. The preseason games will be the real tell. How much and how often Oliver, Restrepo, and Osborne are deployed on those units may be the clearest clue to who’s making this roster and who isn’t.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: 3 camp standouts fighting for final Titans WR roster spots face 1 harsh reality in Nashville with 5 Titans WRs locked on depth chart

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The Oklahoma Sooners have a good shot at having an elite offensive line in 2026.

The Oklahoma Sooners‘ offensive line is taking its development seriously this offseason, and the latest move should catch the attention of anyone watching this group heading into 2026.

Several Sooners linemen spent time with Brian Baldinger, the former NFL offensive lineman and renowned film analyst, at the OL Masterminds summit. For a young group facing enormous expectations, the investment in outside coaching and film study could pay dividends when the season kicks off.

The pressure on this offensive line is real

Before the 2026 season begins, there will be some uncomfortable conversations about which position groups on this Oklahoma team face the most pressure. The offensive line is right up there.

The Sooners didn’t necessarily underperform last season, but they could have been better at times. This year, they bring back many of their young guys who have shown flashes of potential as studs, and the expectations will follow.

Oklahoma is expected to play at a high level, and the schedule won’t make it easy. The Sooners will face some talented defensive fronts.

Offensive line is one of those position groups in college football (and even in the NFL) where, if things aren’t working up front, nothing else works. They’re required to block in both the pass and run games. When that breaks down, the entire offense stalls.

Who is Brian Baldinger, and why does this matter?

For those unfamiliar, Baldinger is one of the best offensive line teachers in all of football. He played at Duke, went undrafted, and still carved out an 11-year NFL career. Baldy started 47 games and appeared in 143, playing tackle, center, and guard. He knows what he’s talking about when it comes to offensive line play, and he’s become one of the most respected film analysts in the sport at that position.

Baldinger’s breakdown work has earned him credibility across the football world. He’s given credit to elite pass rushers like Maxx Crosby over the years for how they attack offensive linemen, so his understanding of the position goes both ways.

What the Sooners did at the summit

There’s video circulating right now of the Oklahoma linemen sitting next to Baldinger, watching film together. He’s breaking down plays for them and asking questions about why they’re doing certain things in certain situations. He wants to understand it from their point of view. The Sooners are explaining their reasoning, and Baldinger is teaching through that dialogue.

This is exactly the type of thing you want to see from your offensive line. It’s not flashy. It won’t produce an immediate, visible change on the field. But for a group as young as Oklahoma’s, spending time with someone who has played the position at the highest level and can dissect it on film is invaluable.

Why this matters for 2026

The Sooners’ offensive line is going to be one of the most important position groups on the roster in 2026. They’re young, they’re talented, and they’re going to be asked to grow up fast against quality competition. Seeking out a resource like Baldinger and the OL Masterminds summit shows a level of initiative that bodes well for the fall.

This isn’t the kind of offseason move that generates headlines or hype. But it’s the kind of work that builds a foundation. Oklahoma’s offensive line has the talent. Now they’re putting in the extra work to match it.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: Oklahoma Sooners offensive line is showing that they really are putting in the work on ways not every position group can

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Calvin Ridley, Elic Ayomanor, and Chimere Dike: The Titans WR room has some very legitimate depth. And while their individual impacts on this roster may be different, they share a common theme:

The Tennessee Titans wide receiver room has clear headliners in Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson, the two weight-bearing pieces LINK the front office spent big to acquire this offseason. The back end of the depth chart features Mason Kinsey, K.J. Osborn, and Bryce Oliver scrapping for roster spots through August.

But between those two tiers sits a group of three receivers who are certain to make the 53-man roster, certain to play on Sundays, and yet unlikely to be the primary targets in the Titans passing game. Calvin Ridley, Elic Ayomanor, and Chimere Dike are the middle class of this wide receiver room, and they might matter more than people think.

Ridley as the turbo boost button

Ridley is heading into his age-32 season, his third with Tennessee. His tenure has been an up-and-down ride. He eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in his first year catching passes from Mason Rudolph and Will Levis during a three-win campaign.

The following season brought another three-win year, but Ridley was barely a part of it. He appeared in seven games and started six, but a soft tissue injury against the Raiders pulled him out very early. After returning from a brief rehab stint, he caught a first-down pass over the middle on his very first play back a few weeks later and broke his leg in the process.

His recovery has been ahead of the medical timeline many expected, and he was already flashing his trademark movement skills during OTAs and mandatory minicamp this spring in a way that suggests he should be 100% by the regular season.

The meaningful difference for Ridley in 2026 is that for the first time as a Titan, he is no longer a foundational piece of the offense. Tatum and Robinson sit ahead of him on the depth chart as steady, reliable options. If Ridley is less effective or unavailable, it is no longer the disaster it once was for Tennessee. That reality makes him icing on the cake rather than a load-bearing wall.

Here’s the thing about Ridley, though: he is the nitrous button for this offense. He has never been a superstar player, but he possesses star ability in flashes. His burst, his top speed, and his violence in and out of cuts still stand out in practice even alongside talented teammates.

When he has one of his takeover games, it raises the floor for the entire Titans offense. As long as Daboll avoids building the plane out of a play-in, play-out necessity for Ridley’s involvement (and I trust him not to), utilizing him when he’s available and at his best is a genuine credit to this roster construction. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the reduced pressure puts Ridley in a better mental spot than he’s been in since arriving in Nashville.

Dike and Ayomanor are properly slotted now

Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor can be discussed as a duo. Both were Day 3 picks from GM Mike Borgonzi’s first draft class. Both are entering Year 2 with Cam Ward, which gives them a chemistry advantage over the new additions who are still building rapport.

Last season, they were thrust into positions where they were forced to bite off more than they should have been chewing. Ayomanor finished with 515 yards on 41 receptions and four touchdowns, Dike posted 423 yards on 48 receptions with four touchdowns of his own, and they tied for the team lead in receiving scores. That production is simultaneously a mark of two overachieving fourth-round picks, and a mark of a bad team. You don’t want to be relying on Day 3 rookies as your second and third leading receivers, as it turns out!

What stands out about both players goes beyond the stat sheet. They are trusted, responsible, and process-oriented. By all accounts, they bring a steadying presence that reflects the football character Borgonzi has prioritized for this roster. I think they’re poster boys for that philosophy.

I still believe both have the potential to be No. 2-4 receivers in the NFL. I don’t see either becoming a true No. 1, but they could solidify themselves as starters in this league, whether in Tennessee or elsewhere down the road. The difference now is context. They’ve gone from being borderline emergency starters filling in for an injured Ridley, to being the fourth and fifth receivers on a properly constructed depth chart. Playing to their strengths in specific circumstances is so much better than the fire they walked into last year.

That’s the theme connecting all three of these players. Ridley, Dike, and Ayomanor feel properly slotted into a wide receiver depth chart for the first time since any of them arrived in Tennessee. Maximizing their roles rather than overextending them should lead to more efficient play from each, and I think it makes the Titans better as a whole.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: Tennessee's wide receiver room finally has a real middle class, and Calvin Ridley's new role sets up a dangerous shift for this offense

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Klint Kubiak and the Las Vegas Raiders seem to have one national outlet believing in them way more than others are. Bleacher Report seems to think this team could be a surprise playoff team.

The Las Vegas Raiders made Bleacher Report Gridiron’s list of five potential surprise playoff teams, and while they may be one of the few outlets willing to put that prediction into the ether, it raises a fair question about where this roster actually stands heading into the 2026 season.

Most expect Vegas to double its win total from last year, which sounds nice until you remember the Raiders won only three games. Jumping to six wins isn’t exactly a seismic leap. Making the playoffs, though? That’s a different conversation entirely.

The AFC West is still a gauntlet

The Raiders play in one of the toughest divisions in football. If they want to win the AFC West, they have to go through the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, and Denver Broncos. Kansas City is still a dynasty until proven otherwise, with one of the best players in NFL history in quarterback Patrick Mahomes and multiple Super Bowl titles over the last few years.

The Broncos were a few plays away from a Super Bowl appearance last season. The Chargers are always a strong regular-season team, even if they never seem to translate that into postseason success. That leaves the Raiders still trying to figure out where they fit. Even making the wild card, which likely requires finishing second in the division, feels like a stretch right now. Las Vegas could just as easily finish third or fourth again.

On paper, the talent is there

The Raiders have built a roster that looks like a potential playoff team, at least on paper. The offense features tight end Brock Bowers, who could be the best at his position in football for years to come, and running back Ashton Jeanty, who has the potential to be a top-three to top-five back in the league.

Then there’s quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the franchise signal-caller, who might not even play this season because veteran Kirk Cousins is still performing at a high level. Vegas also improved its offensive line depth this offseason. On the defensive side, the Raiders spent heavily in free agency and used draft capital to bolster that unit as well.

Should you bet on this team? Probably not

The honest answer is no, nobody should put their money on the Raiders making the playoffs. The roster improvements are real, and the talent is undeniable in spots. But translating that into enough wins to crack the postseason field in the AFC West requires more than on-paper potential. It requires consistency, quarterback clarity, and a lot of things breaking their way.

That said, Bleacher Report thinks Vegas is a team worth watching, and that alone has to feel good for a franchise coming off a three-win season. The Raiders have built something worth monitoring, even if the playoff conversation still feels premature.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports. Read the full story here: Klint Kubiak and the Las Vegas Raiders seem to have one national outlet believing in them way more than others are

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