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5 bold predictions for Las Vegas Raiders in 2020

By Rucker Haringey

CARSON, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 22: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders reacts during a 24-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers at Dignity Health Sports Park on December 22, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
CARSON, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 22: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders reacts during a 24-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers at Dignity Health Sports Park on December 22, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Clelin Ferrell, Las Vegas Raiders
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 27: Clelin Ferrell #96 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after making a tackle during a game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on October 27, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The Texans defeated the Raiders 27-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

3. Clelin Ferrell will get benched

Gruden and the Raiders have a ton of draft capital invested into Ferrell. That doesn’t change the reality that he’s the team’s third best edge rusher at the moment.

Maxx Crosby burst onto the scene last season with 10 sacks. He is the team’s No. 1 option at defensive end. That’s ironic since he was drafted three rounds after Ferrell.

Ferrell also deserves to be behind Arden Key on the depth chart. Don’t expect Gruden to admit defeat on that front quickly. Ferrell will be given a long stretch of football to prove he’s capable of living up to the hype.

At some point though, Gruden’s patience is going to run out. When it does, Ferrell is going to find himself on the bench next to the defensive coaching staff. He may not stay there for very long, but look for his relationship with Gruden to begin to deteriorating down the stretch of the 2020 campaign.

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