The Raiders Stunk So Hard For That #1 Pick, And Tom Brady Just Said 'Nobody Did a Good Job'

Alright, so you know how the Raiders were just straight-up terrible last year? Like, historically bad, landing the first overall pick in the draft kind of bad. Well, Tom Brady, who's a minority owner there now, just dropped some absolute truth bombs about what went down, and what he expects for their 2026 season. He didn't pull any punches, and frankly, it's kinda wild to hear.

"Everybody's Fault": Brady Holds Nothing Back

So, Brady was on the Stick to Football podcast, and he laid it all out. When asked about expectations for 2026, he said, "I would expect a lot of improvement from where it’s been." Then he went full scorched earth on their 2025 performance. "Last year, we just underperformed in every area. And it’s everybody’s fault. That’s the reality. There’s nobody who did a good job." Ouch. He literally said, "There’s not one player in the organization, there’s not anybody involved that did the job to the level that it needs to be done at." He even threw himself under the bus, adding, "And everybody needs to improve. And it starts with me, and it filters down to the rest of the players on the field, and they’ve got to go out there, and ultimately they’ve got to perform at a high level." Can you believe it? The guy who won seven rings just owned that entire team's epic failure. Though some, like Maxx Crosby and Brock Bowers, might wanna argue that point, Brady's message was clear: no one was spared.

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Massive Improvement? Or Just Wishful Thinking?

When they pressed Brady for a specific number of wins he expects for 2026, he kept it pretty general. He just kept repeating, "A massive improvement." But he didn't stop there. He went on to talk about the kind of grind it's gonna take, saying, "And I would expect daily improvement, and I’d expect hourly improvement. I really would." He believes that on a good team, you should be getting better every single day, every single week. His words: "Like, a good team should be better at the end of the season than the beginning of the season." That’s a high bar, especially coming from a guy who just said *no one* did a good job last year. He wants to see growth from the jump, and apparently, every single tick of the clock counts.

So, there it is. Brady's demanding a "massive improvement" for the 2026 Raiders season, starting with himself. After getting the first overall pick, they literally have nowhere to go but up, right? This isn't some polite corporate statement. This is a legend calling out an entire organization for being awful. The pressure is officially on for the Raiders to show that "daily and hourly improvement" in 2026. Will they rise to the challenge? We'll be watching to see if Brady's high expectations actually pan out. It’s gonna be interesting, Emerald City. Very interesting.

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