Official Las Vegas Raiders Thread

What happened to Olson? He can't gameplan.

 

6-6. A totally unremarkable team, again.

 

What a s***show. Every game is going in the wrong direction.

LAC 7-5
LVR 6-6

 

Raiders/Washington
I watch it again so you don't have to.

The Raiders just looked awful on their first defensive series. Poor tackling. Horrible coverage. Looked like Moehrig blew coverage twice, but I'm not sure they were his assignments.

Washington really exploited the perimeter. This is something Andy Reid exposed about the Raiders' defense - get a blocker and a ball carrier in the flat, and it's chunk after chunk.

Early on, only Renfrow was making plays. But we're starting to see some of the elusiveness of Jacobs return.

I watched that play where Crosby was flagged for roughing. There's no way he could be called for the hit, so it must have been that he threw his weight on the QB. That's a soft call, as Maxx said.

Carlson for team MVP?

Second half
Brandon Parker - not a starting caliber player in the NFL.

Wow. Other than Crosby, I don't know what the DL was doing. Really disappointing performance.

Huge catch from Moreau. It's easy to forget that the Raiders were playing without their WR1 (arrested) and TE1 (Waller).

The fact that Crosby's "roughing" was the same as the one 95 from Washington did to Carr is ridiculous.

Gotta talk about clock management with this team. It's 4:35 left, Raiders just picked up a first on Jacobs's awesome run and hurdle. You're down 2.

Raiders should have had more time to work with. I'm not thrilled with how Bisaccia manages the clock.

Man. I think that was a PI on the Zay Jones heave with :22 left.

 

Raiders' remaining schedule
@KC Probably 9-point dogs
-ELO has Chiefs -10.5 (18%)

@Cleveland 3-point dogs
-ELO has Browns -5 (32%)

Broncos 2-point dogs
-ELO has Raiders -0.5 (52%)

@Indianapolis 6-point dogs
-ELO has Colts -8.5 (23%)

Chargers 5-point dogs
-ELO has Chargers -3 (39%)

Is a 6-11 season possible? Yup.
8-9 more likely.
Problem: neither one makes the playoffs. Either one is a falling off from last season.

 

vs. KC
Chiefs have been unstoppable since their loss to Tennessee on 10/24. They have not surrendered more than 17 points, have held three opponents to single digits, and have won their last three games by double digits.

What went wrong: Last time vs. KC, the Raiders forced one TO, surrendered 516 yards, rushed for just 50, and had two TOs.

Game Plan: Gotta score points. Gotta create turnovers.

KC's D is susceptible to the run.
Let's see Zay Jones throw a pass.
Work the middle seam. Then hit screens.
Throw long and force DBs to interfere.
On D, absolutely have to keep outside containt and put pressure on Mahomes.

 

Josh Jacobs, by four team games:

First four games of the season:
2 games
23-74, 2 TD
7 targets
6 receptions, 23 yards
14.5 touches per game
48.5 yards per game
0.5 TD per game

Next four:
4 games
50-206, 3 TD
13 targets
12-106
15.5 touches per game
78.0 yards per game
0.75 TD per game

Next four:
4 games
51-192, 2 TD
25 targets
21-107
18.0 touches per game
74.8 yards per game
0.5 TD per game

He's getting involved more, which is nice. But he's not exactly doing a ton with those touches. Not super productive.

 

Not a good start. Down 7 before the Chiefs' O even touches the ball.

 

So far, the Raiders have run the ball poorly, thrown it worse, and have a TO.

I'd give their O an F so far. Only uphill from here.

 

D forces three and out.

 

Have a good one. I'll be in and out - doing some house renovation.

Defense gave the O a chance to make it equal.

 

Mariota in for snaps.
Edwards holds.
Simpson down.

What a tragedy.

 

Good drive start - Parker can't stop a bullrush (says Lincoln Kennedy). Carr has been sacked three times on three possessions.

 

This roster has holes at so many spots. Just on O:
WR1
OT
RB