The Raiders finished 10th last year - hardly good. By comparison, they finished 5th in 2020 and 4th in 2019. They are just continuing a downward slide which started long before Elliott arrived at the club. Elliott's form has been really good and he almost lifted a lackluster team to victory last week.....to suggest he is the problem is either half assed reverse trolling, or just plain daft.
As for Elliott's prospects of litigation, you just countered your own argument. He absolutely could have sued. He chose not to because he found another club and doing so would have only led to a drawn out legal battle which would have been a distraction for both the player, and the club he still loves.
Overall, your post scores very highly on the dopeometer.