Raiders Recap - Week 9
The defense, as you might imagine by the score, was abysmal. No sacks on the night, only 2 hits and 2 passes defended. Tahir Whitehead lead the team with 7 tackles and 3 TFL, but also let fucking Nick Mullens lead him with his eyes into the wrong passing lane, leading to a touchdown. Reggie Nelson is the obvious pariah of the night, giving up the opening touchdown by making the worst read of all time.
Takeaways: There’s no point in getting pissed or analytical about guys like Reggie Nelson or Doug Martin since they won’t be around much longer, but the poor play from the younger guys like Miller is concerning. The offensive line is currently in shambles between Miller’s injury and T.J. Clemmons being moved to the I.R. It would never happen, but I might even consider putting in McCarron vs the Chargers next week, where they will have the recently signed T David Sharpe possibly starting with Jon Feliciano vs Melvin Ingram and maybe the first game back for Joey Bosa. That is a recipe for a 10 sack game if I’ve ever seen one. The most positive takeaway from this game: Draft picks baby!
Notes: Marcell Ateman, Shilique Calhoun, T.J. Clemmings, James Cowser, Denver Kirkland, Rashaan Melvin and Justin Murray were all inactive. They host the Chargers next week.
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