When your phone buzzed last spring and you checked your notifications to find that the Las Vegas Raiders struck a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to acquire veteran quarterback Geno Smith , you probably raised your eyebrows slightly, shrugged, and went about your day. It was not a deal designed to stop you in your tracks or leave your jaw on the floor with thoughts of Las Vegas suddenly thrusting itself into the Super Bowl conversation. Really, it was a trade to bring them to respectability at the position. Through five weeks, that effort has failed miserably.

With their 40-6 loss at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts , the Raiders have dropped to 1-4 on the season. That record is good for last place in the AFC West, and any thought of even being in the hunt by the time Thanksgi

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