Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast Dives Into If the Silver and Black Dodged a Bullet

[@hawaiihardy7285]

"My Wife and I got a text from an AFC executive" 😂😂😂😂

[@0g_str8up]

Lmfaoooooooo

[@jacobdepriest4754]

I am missing the joke. Being serious, is it cuz you think the executive is banging his wife? LOL

[@HotOneRecordz]

Lol💀💀💀

[@Fish-r1g]

Right! Such a 🤡

[@dfilipino4443]

This dude a f joke just like that dude Mitch

[@dfilipino4443]

He’s making this shit up. Nobody told him anything or his wife stop lying.

[@blacksuede]

Stop watching and reading.

[@DennisBreunig]

Fascinating!!! Lol

[@griffin2327]

This is a blessing in disguise because we need a true leader who is willing to go through the good and bad to turn the raiders around and everything that happens is supposed to happen and It all will play out the way it supposed to play out. Keep up the good work Hondo 💯💯💯

[@CP-pb3pj]

Pierce was the guy, and Mark gave him the boot.🥾

[@cyberft]

lol. No one, not player, not coaches, wants to have their career ruined by the stink of this trash franchise.

[@leonhughes5332]

Now his wife is a SI reporter besides being Mother Threasa LOL

[@SolomonMitchell-t9j]

😂😂😂

[@hottfriez8921]

Y’all do realize it’s a figure of speech lol meaning his wife was with him when he got the message

[@ed-iu2lj]

You're funny 😅😅😅

[@bballer191]

Lmao

[@DennisBreunig]

Fascinating!!! Lol

[@leonhughes5332]

SI poor reporting is also a problem

[@PapasInThaHouse]

You don’t know a dang thing, Hondo.

[@mikehaisten7910]

Absolutely nothing

[@Domgrove_5]

Naw he don’t 😂

[@wesharris07]

Hondo is super good at making a video talking about nothing. He said he’s going to cover this topic and that topic yet never addressed any of it.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Must be watched at 1.5x speed.

[@wesharris07]

@ 🙄 and you must be an AOC fan. I just rewatched it. He breezes by the topics. Says a whole lot of nothing and leaves you with more questions than answers. We watch his stuff cus he is an insider and gives us a glimpse but Hondo never opens the window or cracks the door. He just asks the same question and leaves you to try and figure it out.

[@JD-ww9fc]

Lol but you watching

[@KZK-y3x]

Well I'll tell you this, somebody better get up off they a** and straighten this situation out. Brady was stood up so tall and got the chair pulled out from under him. He got "big leagued" by sharks of the NFL. Learning lesson.

[@jarred110]

big league doesn't describe George McCaskey, quite the opposite. They're shocked because he put on his big boy pants and despite being uncomfortable with the price tag, paid up.

[@macrocosmicorbit3982]

Dodged a bullet ? lol Ben was the HC everyone wanted ..talk about being on the propoganda payroll.. This whole scenario reminds me of when Sarkisian turned down Al Davis and they went for Kiffin... Hondo you were not even a Raiders fan back then..

[@P3rformula]

"The Raiders didn't get the Head Coach that they really wanted... and here's why that's a GOOD thing!"

[@luiscorral3342]

He still ain't no fan so he says

[@JanoyCresva]

@@luiscorral3342 He sure talks like one.

[@michaelnapoliello9474]

Hondo, how can we trust the process they failed for the last 20 something years

[@kirbykestner]

This is like us not getting Kingsbury last year and then going with Getsy and making up reasons why it would work. 😂

[@TsosieLakaisin]

Yeah except Getsy hasn’t won a Super Bowl and has an above 600 record with 40+ years of experience

[@kirbykestner]

@ true he’d just be the oldest coach in the NFL by 7 years. I’m sure that’s what they want to hire to build around for the future.

[@MindGuild]

That's like having a Snickers Bar and then getting a turd and saying, "It's just as good." Crappy coaching robs you twice. You can't evaluate the player if the coaching sucks. This is why the Raiders can't gain any ground

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

@@kirbykestner Pete has energy of someone half his age. I'll argue he's more fit and healthy than Andy Reid, who seems to diet on nothing but fried chicken tenders.

[@Ths1760]

Hondo appreciate your calm voice and reasoning. I fear firing Tom Tolesco was a mistake. Raiders have been in need of a good GM for decades. The guy did alright in the draft which is more than one can honestly say about this team over the 21st Century. Brady would be wonderful in the front office, but he’s not there. Reminds me of when Mike Holmgrem took the job of GM in Cleveland but did not move to Cleveland. He did the job from Seattle. Didn’t work obviously. Wish we could pay Brady 17 million a year to be President of the team as John Elway was with the Broncos. All in, not 1/2 in or 1/4 in.

[@JamesWhite-n6b]

" BYE FELICIA , I mean " BEN lol 😅 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@Curtis.Dimes.]

Soo 24 hours ago, it was all. "Ben Johnson, all system go ro the raiders" now its you dodged a bullet... god, you're coping soo hard its pathetic. Go ahead with the Pete Carol cope of shame. You 100000% would not be making this video if you got Ben Johnson GTO here

[@NattiMuzic]

Shout out to Taco Bell normalizing diarrhea, even in the YT comments 😂

[@JanoyCresva]

How you guys keep making 30 min videos saying nothing at all and still being wrong is nasty work.

[@michaelvanelgort3345]

@hondo sorry but you played a part in the disinformation as well. RaiderNation is tired of being manipulated and disrespected with clickbait. Are you just naive? Or something more devious

[@michaelvanelgort3345]

@hondo I will add, you imply Ben changed his mind at the last minute. Let’s be clear, Ben played it to get more money from the Bears and you helped him

[@DennisBreunig]

If you notice, Hondo is full of bad information. He just talks a lot of BS

[@jeremy3drobinson]

Johnson is the better offensive mind but, Carroll is the better more accomplished coach overall. 🙏ing for Carroll as head coach.

[@LubeGehrig]

😂😂😂😂

[@blakshe3p596]

@@LubeGehrigwhats funny? He stating facts

[@alphaomega354]

@@LubeGehrighad Ben Johnson won a SB?

[@fOODfiGhtEXploitS]

​@@LubeGehrig ya man. Sometimes you lose any credibility you do have with your opinons by ignoring the facts and im someone who wanted Ben Johnson, no doubt.

[@RobertZamora-w7f]

Agreed. And its not like Carroll hasnt had successful offenses. SEA offenses ranked top 10 several times under Carroll. At this point, we need the experience to build the team that currently rock bottom.

[@SHIILLC]

BJ played the Raiders and the league

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Only if Bears turn it around.

[@paulleach5841]

Me personally I was most upset that i was listening with cautious optimism on who would be the next coach. When in fact the cons outweigh the pros. The Raiders are and have been a dysfunctional organization since Tom Flores left. Peppered with some optimistic moments. I was at the very least looking forward to the draft and signing some of our key players with Tom Telesco. Now , I have loved the idea of hiring Pete Carroll. At this moment with ZERO expectations i will save my optimism until the season starts.

[@jessebartlett3637]

The raiders are the left side version of the Jets

[@pgrant7688]

The Raiders have been to the Super bowl this century. The Raiders won the Super Bowl in the last quarter century of the 20th century. The Jets = Browns (v2)

[@BoKnows-34]

@jessebartlett3637 Agreed. Why? Because both owners are total nit-wits.

[@BoKnows-34]

@pgrant7688 If you can’t see the reason why the Raiders aren’t winning, then I can’t help you. Results come from the top. The organization always reflects the leadership. (Front Office)

[@larrydean6550]

Brady got played & he never saw it coming,👍. Pete is going to be about the best we are going to do.Our new stadium had people wanting to come to the Raiders, but the front office has blown that collateral . It's starting to sound like we are lucky to get what we can.

[@williammichaellong9569]

In my opinion, our current personnel on D would transition over to Spages ‘s man heavy defensive concepts more easily in stead of a cover 3 base D. And Pete’s energy, past performance and the way he lets his players show their confidence is undeniable.

[@alp852]

Hondo has zero credibility at this point. He completely botched the Ben Johnson situation and then goes on the internet to sell the idea that Johnson wasn’t the guy, after hyping him up and predicting that he would be a Raider the entire time. We need new beat writers, send this guy to the Canadian Football League.

[@JByrd-sz5cc]

I totally agree bro he’s not only going back on what he said every podcast that does Raider content was pro Ben Johnson. My estimation of Ben Johnson seems to have a personality Of a Josh McDaniel which bad news culture killer for sure. Josh McDaniel where is his head experience he’s Offensive coordinator That’s where he ex

[@scriptedoutdoors1525]

Carroll puts us right back in coaching carousel in 2 years.

[@maxmartinez8374]

dude will be retired in 2 years fam

[@scriptedoutdoors1525]

@@maxmartinez8374 I agree that’s what I’m saying. He’s gonna retire in two years and we’re gonna be right in the same spot We are right now.

[@tylersmith5333]

if they hire Carroll they will 100% make sure he has someone groomed for when he retires in a few years

[@luked78]

​@@tylersmith5333Do you understand how unlikely that is?

[@PapasInThaHouse]

@@tylersmith5333 A competent organization would, but this is the Raiders. Also, I’m concerned that such a successor would leave earlier for a HC job if they really prove to be that capable.

[@mikepuncsak7297]

The big reason why Ben Johnson chose the Bear is that they have a QB1 already there in place. Sure there were more off field issues that undoubtedly came into play also.

[@geno1825]

Plus lot draft picks plus lot of money for salary cap space for getting lot free agents & Raiders had real QB then we could get head coach like Ben Johnson but now we will get some crappy 💩 head coach then fire him after going 0-17

[@gun-nut]

Caleb Williams will be a bust

[@BoKnows-34]

@mikepuncsak7297 I disagree. The reason that he chose the Bears over the Raiders is Mark Davis. Same reason Kliff Kingsbury backed out & went to Washington. It’s Mark Davis.

[@chickenlittle1117]

No! Steve spagnoula is not a winner... he's 11-41 as a head coach... he's terrible as a head coach

[@charlesrazo7246]

After John madden and Tom Flores, why can’t that organization find a Super Bowl winning head coach?🏆🏆🏆

[@deacongowan117]

They had one if they hadn’t traded him to Tampa.

[@charlesrazo7246]

@ do you know why they traded him? He didn’t want to be there anymore. He wanted control over the roster. That’s why he wanted to leave. overrated John Gruden always has been always will be nothing more than a offensive coordinator.

[@charlesrazo7246]

@@deacongowan117 and you know he can draft for💩

[@charlesrazo7246]

@@deacongowan117 and you know he can’t draft for💩

[@charlesrazo7246]

And you know he can’t draft worth💩

[@derekgalloway2408]

Your shocked? Thats because you kept pumping up tom brady as some god. You failed to recognize that this team stinks. Now you want to discredit him Ben Johnson. Hondo you are scrambling because you guys got it wrong again.

[@RobertZamora-w7f]

Everyone in the media who bought into the Brady influence hype got it wrong. I wasn't buying it. If I were an up and coming HC, no way I go to a team without a franchise QB. It's as simple as that.

[@mikehaisten7910]

Sheffner has been telling us he wasn't going to the Raiders for a week

[@krazipynaple]

Johnson was the Raiders front runner. Looks like the Raiders weren't Johnson's front runner🙄

[@BigRedRaider]

​@krazipynaple they never were and hondo never said they were. In fact, hondo said that had it not been for brady, Johnson wouldn't even have taken the interview.

[@krazipynaple]

@@BigRedRaider I recalled Hondo stating Johnson was the team's first choice. All I'm saying is the feeling was never mutual and the Nation was hyped up for nothing 🤔

[@BigRedRaider]

@krazipynaple because they listen to content creators, too much

[@BigRedRaider]

@krazipynaple hondo did say that, but he never said the feeling was mutual.

[@tonyallday1065]

Raiders got hood winked along with all the raiders insiders

[@X-Saruman]

Raiders Brass needs to earn respect, not just pay for it.

[@leonhughes5332]

Why , throw stuff out there you always do

[@jame950]

This is giving cliff K vibes

[@BoKnows-34]

@jame950 EXACTLY! This comment right here! Who is the constant in the equation? It’s Mark Davis, or as I like to call him, little f*€k everything up guy. Just take one look at his haircut and tell me there’s nothing wrong with this individual. Totally normal. NOT!

[@Jason-l3s]

If Hondo told me it was raining in my back garden I'd open the curtains and check myself.

[@rockethead5705]

It's wild how so many people are so high on Ben Johnson. That Lions team is loaded across the entire offense.

[@dirtydobby8835]

Damage control

[@juicev25]

The Raiders got used by Kliff last year and Ben this year. Hell, even Dion threw out name out there. We’re like that chick dudes get close to so they can date their friend.

[@blacksuede]

They didn't get used by Kliff he chose another place with a better situation

[@1andDONEson]

It's not 'what you were told' its who's telling you, that matters...

[@leonardl9921]

C’mon just say you were wrong, geez.

[@Slaughterproof]

I could see him being McDaniels 2.0. He never really seemed like a vocal leader, or that interested in both sides of the ball. Good luck to Chicago with him though. I'd rather have Monken or Coen now.

[@sincityRNL]

We might lose Crosby now.....just saying 🤬🤬

[@dinoruiz1592]

I'm not disappointed at all. I prefer an experienced coach for the Raiders, hopefully it can be Pete.

[@gun-nut]

Pete would be a monumental mistake

[@lostboysgarage4307]

These people are brutal Hondo😱Keep fighting the good fight!

[@ScotWebb-u6r]

Thank you for your hard work and information, Hondo. Too bad that many have the weatherman mentality, when you're right you are lucky and when you're wrong, it's because you are incompetent. Haters gonna hate. God bless have a great day

[@BrokerRudy]

I had my girlfriends, cousin, uncle, aunts, sister, great uncle tell me Johnson was coming to Vegas, Hondo says a lot without saying 💩 Hondo you sound like Kamala. LOL 😂

[@jonestes8169]

Hondo…bottom line is you don’t know shit.. just like the rest of us…😉

[@mikehaisten7910]

Does anyone else remember Hondo reporting that the Raiders would have their coach when the lions are out of the playoffs... . With a wink and a nod

[@JanoyCresva]

He doesnt have any more sources than youtubers do in the office.

[@efrenpasillas]

Hondo you were so wrong bro… Aye yay yay, you beat writers truly KNOW NOTHING

[@noslen1988]

Bringing in Gus Bradley, who’s been fired 3 times as DC…would certainly be a choice

[@ohnojoe1076]

I call bullshit. The only way the Raiders even got an interview was because of Brady.

[@charlesrazo7246]

Listen to no one wait until they sign the contract

[@TheVegasbud]

Damn Hondo , you have the locals all fired up in here today lol

[@jamiecsala8449]

Dodged a bullet by not getting an offensive genius

[@RNL-kg1zb]

Hondo your running out of excuses for MD just be real!

[@joshjacquez923]

Really want Todd Monken tbh

[@ggbesq]

You’re not trying to “perform revisionist history” but all of a sudden Ben Johnson is Josh McDaniels 2.0 and is not a good leader? You’re speaking out of both sides of your mouth my man.

[@EnFuego75Carlos]

OK, head coach but get that defensive coordinator like Vance Joseph! RN4L 🔥 ☠️ 🏈 🤬 🔥

[@Fish-r1g]

You're full of it. Your podcast and article don't match up as far as who said what about Ben and us dodging a bullet. Stories crossed cause they're made up. Typical stuff from you from what I've found unfortunately.

[@nikkoramirez2695]

Hondo you lost all credibility

[@MozNuys]

I’m done watching all these Raiders beat writers. Always wrong about everything. All these undisclosed “sources” SMH. ESPN is the most accurate outlet.

[@suavekins]

I think you look slim and smart, I'm glad you are around Hondo!

[@sidvicious01]

AOC has a better winning record than Caleb Williams and has more rushing touchdown 😂 bears ain't winning shyt Raiders will get the last laugh

[@AbeFroman-c3t]

Cope more. Enjoy Aiden another year

[@X-er_818]

🤥 .... not good enough. This clean up video need all your resources named because evidently, you're falling short. And you owe what's that

[@andylogan7757]

why stop throwing crap out there, it hasnt stopped you from doing it since you started covering the Raiders.

[@SuperSaiyanGodKing]

I never thought he was going to be the head coach.

[@blutzwave]

Bro, don’t ever call yourself an insider ever again

[@toddchrisman9075]

Someone killed the deal, I just want to win, I don't care who is the coach

[@PaintMatters201]

I’m convinced reporters feed Hondo the most outlandish things to sit back and see if he would report it 😂😂😂😂😂😂this guy says he friends with everyone and has all the connections

[@18letter33]

These clowns don't know crap

[@josehurtado2857]

Lots of Moon Walking here...I get it but false information to a desperate fanbase is not cool regardless of the why!

[@Allen-xy1us]

You're a decent man Hondo, but we can't bet on any news you put out. Either your sources are bad and/or unwilling to feed you anything accurate.

[@ScottCommon632]

Let's cause a real stir. Bring back Gruden, D.C., and D.A. baby! That would give the Nation, the Media and the NFL a heart attack and be MUST SEE TV. Too much fun!

[@jamieharr4459]

Carr and Adams can kick rocks

[@georgecollord7650]

Seriously why not?!

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

You guys should just hire Pete Carroll and call Colin Kaepernick 👍

[@mikehaisten7910]

Hondo just admit you dont know

[@soulbeatzmajor]

Do sir have the worst reporting

[@LorenzoRaider]

But was Ben Johnson a great father and husband???

[@edwardwilson9195]

Get us John Gruden his Gm he had at Tampa and bring Pete Carrol in for the defense. Let them destroy the AFC West.

[@leonhughes5332]

OH GOD NO SPAGS WOULD BE HIRING ALLEN AGAIN NONO

[@JMK1982-h4c]

Agreed.. Spags is 11-41 as a NFL head coach.. doesn't get much worse than that.

[@chazzhammer425]

The "fit" is all of these things: 1) Caleb Williams 2) Market size/Chicago Area to raise his young family. Johnson knows the area already. 3) Ryan Poles/GM has a good relationship with. 4) Cap Space 5) Draft Picks 6) Roster that already has good talent on it.(Needs more obviously) 7) Rick Smith/Agent lives in Highland Park/Chicago. 8) Doesn't have to play Reid/Mahomes, Payton/Nix, Harbaugh/Herbert 6x a season with no QB and a roster that needs more talent.

[@Dotcom3728]

Sour Grapes. Of course, Raiders dodged a bullet now that he is a Bear. Dude spends 80% of every video blowing smoke up our ass... And the other 20% making stuff up

[@joshjacquez923]

Yup lol all of a sudden even tho we were all gassing him up before he got hired by the Bears 😂😂

[@paulleclaire2141]

There's no question that pete carroll is a sure thing. Like if pete's the coach , one hundred percent, we will be in the playoffs within three years, probably two, maybe one. Ben Johnson might be great, but in any way shape or form. Is he more accomplished as an offensive coordinator than Josh McDaniel, with 6 Super Bowl rings? Of course, not, not even close, and we know how that worked. So the Josh mcD 2.0 thing maybe a great analogy. Maybe not, we'll see, but I can tell you for sure. Pete Carroll knows how to run a professional football team and the job of head football coach is waaaaay different than a coordinator. it's a completely different skill set and just because you're good at 1 doesn't mean you're gonna be good at the other. I had a mentor years ago when I was a young manager looking to promote a guy and he told me to Be careful about picking your best employee and turning him into a manager Because he may be a bad manager, and you can never put him back. See josh mcdaniel, and maybe see ben johnson.

[@marcuscooper9544]

What absolute garbage - there is no guarantee of anything with anyone! We could hire Andy frickin Reid and there'd still be no "100% we'll be in the playoffs". Carroll's success would almost entirely depend on who he got to call the offense and defense... if no one good wants to join the staff of a guy in his mid-70s then the Raiders won't do sh*t.

[@efrenpasillas]

Unfollow lmao… Wrong just like the rest of em

[@aj-sx8dr]

You literally don’t know anything

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

On the Pete Carroll train here and have been for a while. Raiders have had one single coach who lasted longer than 3 seasons in the last thirty years. Gruden. That's it. Every single other coach has lasted just 1-3 years, for three decades. Gus Bradley had some bad games as DC for the Colts. He and Pete would have to have a long conversation how to move forward. I'm okay of Todd Monken gets the HC job. Great track record. Good offensive mind.

[@Hiccuple]

Please get on Bluesky, Hondo. That's where we're all going to.

[@AbeFroman-c3t]

So much in the driver's seat he never gave them a second interview. Sure. Insiders are guessing. No one knew. He was the front runner for the Raiders. The Raiders were never the front runner for Ben. All these so called insiders covering their asses now from all the click bait.

[@exhalete]

I appreciate your work, thank you.

[@mikeraines2992]

Ty again Hondo, take care of your health. Need you around

[@SolomonMitchell-t9j]

Monkin / cohen !!! Spytek

[@frankfutter6753]

All horse crap - no inside at all. Raiders are the Vlebland Brown’s butt. 😂

[@gregorycoan8871]

Why are you still on the air? You have no credibility…

[@jesusaguirre6067]

Geez you’re a terrible insider..

[@PianoUniverse]

Ben saw Mark's haircut and said "Nope".

[@foxdale6473]

As a fan since 1980, I'd be ecstatic to have Spags as our next HC...

[@mikebrackett7217]

Well like you say you’re not a raider fan so nothing you say is credible!

[@jonlavale90]

Are you really this late to the party? You still don’t know why Ben Johnson took the Bears job? Everybody else knows Hondo. They have a great quarterback in the making and we don’t let me know when you figure it out.

[@NavinBattu]

Al Davis got turned down by Sean Payton a long time ago and he went on to do great. BJ will do well in Chicago and the Raiders will still be searching for a savior...Those 2 useless wins at the end of the year cost us a shot at getting a QB that perhaps Johnson would have wanted to come in and coach. This franchise went 4-13 and its safe to say they will do the same next season with no QB ...does not matter who the coach is

[@georgecollord7650]

As I recall at the time, Sean pissed off Al by letting the cat out of the bag. Al changed his mind out of spite. That’s just what Padecky and others reported at the time.

[@delmr.groovetaylorsthegroo372]

The Raiders and AP RUINED the opportunity to draft #1 by winning 2 meaningless games. AP knew he was not going to be around and won those two games to kick us down from that #1 PICK. Had we KEPT THAT PICK , Ben Johnson would've been our coach. Bring in the SANDERS FAMILY!!! Let Prime bring his staff and sons and let's show the NFL we're #1!!

[@francism.4525]

Pete Carrol bringing Gus Bradley?!?!? Oh hell no!! 😂😂

[@Raiderblack]

Bring Pete!!! He is a winner and a great Head Coach!

[@lonnychs779]

In 24 years the Raiders have been to the playoffs 5 seasons--Super bowl once. Four of those teams were Gruden built teams and Gruden's playbook--including the super bowl team.