It was supposed to be different this time. In his second swing as a head coach, Josh McDaniels was expected to be a hit. He had learned from failure and would be better for it, right?
So far, it’s another swing and a miss — and the Las Vegas Raiders are a mess, sitting at 2-5 and reeling after a humiliating shutout loss to the Saints.
When the Jaguars took Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft, he was widely considered a lock to develop into an elite NFL quarterback. Halfway through his second season, Lawrence is inching closer to being a bust and Jacksonville (2-6) remains the butt of jokes.
It’s obvious the Jaguars and Raiders each desperately need a win. Las Vegas, a 10-win team that reached the playoffs last season, should be the right side on Sunday in Jacksonville.