Analyst Sounds Off on the Raiders Defense

The Las Vegas Raiders have made a load of moves to fix both the offense and the defense going forward into the future. From a defensive standpoint, the franchise extended the face of the franchise in defensive end Maxx Crosby for the foreseeable future.

They also extended safety Isaiah Pola-Mao early on in the offseason. Going forward, the Raiders are going to need their defense to remain healthy, as that was arguably the best part of the franchise last season.

Although the front office did make a handful of moves similar to the ones just mentioned, some still believe it isn't enough to get the Raiders back in the conversation of dethroning the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West. After all, they were the only franchise in the division that sat out of the NFL playoffs last season.

According to analyst Dan Orlovsky, regardless of all the moves the franchise has made on the defensive side of the ball, he still doesn't believe that Las Vegas will be a major threat on defense going into the new campaign.

"This is not a quick fix contender in Las Vegas," Orlovsky said. "This defense has been bad three out of the last four seasons, and really if you look at the makeup of the football team, this is a defense that is a bottom five or bottom six in three out of the last four seasons."