Michael Silver, NFL Media:

What Oakland does not have is a football stadium that meets modern NFL standards — nor does the city have the collective inclination to throw hundreds of millions in public money toward building a new stadium for an owner (Mark Davis, who inherited the team after his father passed away in 2011) who lacks the means to build one on his own. This is not unusual in the state of California, where virtually every stadium constructed in the past several decades has been privately funded, either completely or substantially. And because Mark Davis will not build his own stadium, or sell the team (or sell an interest in the team, with a path to eventual ownership) to someone who could, Oakland has been in a vulnerable position when it comes to solving the Raiders’ housing crisis.

Throw in the fact Oakland is also charged with satisfying the stadiumrelated concerns of the A’s, who annually host 81 regular-season baseball games to the Raiders’ eight, and Davis was going to have a hard time finding satisfaction. After losing out on a bid to relocate to L.A. 14 months ago, Davis set his sights on Las Vegas, ultimately securing a sweetheart deal that includes a $750 million contribution approved by the Nevada State Legislature, the largest public subsidy ever earmarked for an NFL stadium. The facility is expected to open in time for the 2020 season.

So yeah, Oakland was in a tough spot, and this loss was expected. But that doesn’t make its inevitability any less painful for the fans who’ve stayed loyal to the Silver and Black for more than half a century, even after being jilted the first time. COMPILED BY THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL