Blame Tom Brady for the Chip Kelly disaster

raiders’ Max Crosby didn’t dance around the truth after his team cut the offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. After a 24-10 loss to the Browns in which the quarterback surrendered 10 sacks and managed just 268 yards, the All-Star rush made clear what everyone could see: The unit had been bad for weeks, and change was inevitable.

With Las Vegas at 2-9, ranking near the bottom of the league in yards and points, Kelly’s short, expensive run as the NFL’s highest-paid coordinator was always going to end one way.

Now comes the twist: According to The New York Times, this mess has Tom Bradyfingerprints all over it. According to the report, quarterbacks coach Greg Olson was promoted to offensive coordinator following Kelly’s firing, and minority owner Brady was one of the strongest inner voices pushing to bring in Kelly to run the offense in the first place.

The Times adds that Brady has privately expressed his disappointment with how the Raiders have played and that his frustration goes beyond just the offensive side of the ball. In other words, the guy who helped sell the move is now unhappy with the way his investment looks on the ground.

That dynamic raises honest questions about where the blame really falls. Kelly’s scheme never panned out, but ownership and the front office reinvigorated him, gave him money at the top of the market and tied the offense to his vision in Pete Carroll’s first year back.

Olson inherits a battered group with confidence and must fix the defense, streamline the passing game and at least make the unit functional down the stretch, all while knowing the minority owner who helped drive the previous hire is watching closely.

Crosby’s huff from the sideline caught the simmering frustration. He was caught on camera in a heated exchange with linebacker Elandon Roberts during the Browns loss. Later, on “Let’s go!” podcast, Crosby dismissed any talk of dysfunction, saying those moments are part of football and likening it to brothers fighting because they care so much about winning.

For now, the Raiders are playing for pride and draft position, with the Chargers next and a brutal schedule to close. Olson gets an audition, Carroll struggles to prove he’s still the right voice, and Brady’s impact on the next round of offensive decisions will be impossible to ignore. If Las Vegas is looking for someone to blame for the Chip Kelly debacle, it goes beyond the man who just got fired.