Klint Kubiak must end ‘Waste Management Offense’

HENDERSON, NEVADA - APRIL 24: Quarterback Fernando Mendoza (C), selected yesterday by the Las Vegas Raiders as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft, poses with Raiders general manager John Spytek (L) and head coach Klint Kubiak (R) after a news conference at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center on April 24, 2026 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images

One of the Las Vegas Raiders made wholesale changes this offense was because the offense was simply dreadful in 2025.

How bad was it?

This recent X post by NFL analyst Warren Sharp has you answer. The Raiders scored 41 percent of their total 2025 points in the second half was losing. It was the second highest percentage in the entire league. Here’s the full list:

Thus, the Raiders scored 98.8 of their 241 points in garage time. Indeed, Geno Smith and Pete Carroll were kings of the “Waste Management Offense.”

New head coach Klint Kubiak and No.1 overall pick, quarterback Fernando Mendoza must work to keep the Raiders in games late and for their second-half points scored to be more meaningful and more impactful.

In other Raiders’ news:

• Best, worst fits: SB nation looks at the remaining free-agent fits.
• Hot seat: ESPN looks at people around the league who are on the hot seat.
• Ruggs update: The Nevada state parole board will hear the case of former Raiders’ wide receiver Henry Ruggs.