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    Strongest/Weakest?
    Strongest: DE, WR, Special Teams
    Weakest: DI? TE is thin. If one of our top two goes down, we're in trouble.
     
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    Offense - a final look before the season.

    QB
    Garropolo (74), Hoyer (28), O'Connell (48)
    -AOC posted an 89.5 PFF grade in the preseason. I know it's preseason, but that's incredibly good and better than Jordan Love, who had an excellent preseason.
    --Jimmy G will start the season. If he's healthy, I expect him to have an excellent year. If not, AOC will step into the starting lineup.

    RB
    Jacobs (90), White (36), Abdullah (52), Bolden (38)
    Johnson (57)
    -White was a PFF 66 last season and a PFF 69 in preseason with heavier carries. He has been mostly disappointing. Really, after Jacobs, there's not much of a run threat at this point. And I don't want a guy who sat out all preseason to step into 25 touches per game. Time for someone to step up.

    TE
    Mayer (71), Hooper (70), Horsted (36)
    -Mayer played only a bit and wasn't impressive in preseason. He has a high floor as a football player and a solid ceiling, too. Rookies often take some time to develop, of course, but the season won't wait for him.
    --An early injury could be catastrophic to this unit.

    WR
    Adams (95), Meyers (78), Renfrow (63), Tucker (64), Wilkerson (34), Carter (71)
    -The Raiders have three excellent WRs, and Carter has shown solid ability over a full season. Tucker and Wilkerson are intriguing prospects.
    --It's going to be hard to cover all three of our top WRs. All of them are skilled at creating space and/or making catches in traffic.

    OL
    Miller (92), James (78), Parham (79), Van Roten (58), Eluemunor (84)
    Herron (27), Meredith (36), Munford (61)
    -Van Roten is the weakest link in the starting lineup, but it's worth noting that Herron, Meredith, and Munford all played well in preseason. Van Roten aside, it's a strong group.
    --I think it's fair to say that the Raiders have quickly built a much better line than many of us were envisioning before last season.
     
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    Facyson to IR - bummer
    Jones will be unavailable.
    Isaac Rochell back to the active roster
     
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    This is a big game.

    Both these teams have a lot of turnover from last season.
    The Raiders have a new QB, a recently-reported top RB, and a top-flight DE who won't be with the team.
    On offense, they'll have 4 new starters on offense and 5 new starters on defense.

    The Broncos have a new Head Coach, 6 new starters on offense, but only one newcomer on defense.

    I don't think McDaniels and Payton have ever faced off as head coaches.

    I think the Raiders are in line for a more successful season than the Broncos, but this could be an emotional win for Payton and crew to get the season started.

    Broncos 22
    Raiders 20
     
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    Wild opening drive. It ends in 6, and that's the most important thing.

    Jacobs looks plodding right now.
    Jimmy G looked like he faked a head injury, had to come off, and Hoyer runs a couple plays.
    Jimmy G checks back in to throw a beautiful TD pass to Meyers.

    Carlson adds the PAT. 7-0 Raiders.
     
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    Hard to start worse than that for the defense - 14 plays, 86 yards, almost 9 minutes, and a TD. At least they missed the PAT.
     
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    Solid drive. Jacobs looking a bit better. Adams looks unstoppable.
     
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    Lots of penalties on the D, but Crosby is beginning to take over.
     
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    Bad awareness by Meyers to miss a third-down conversion. Booo.
     
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    Raiders' D looks not so good...or Wilson looks a lot better this year.
     
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    Same ol' Raiders? Down 13-10 at the half.
     
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    Turnover by the D becomes...a big penalty against the Raiders. Totally senseless.
     
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    Denver helping out with two missed kicks so far.
     
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    Young guy mistakes.

    Michael Mayer holding in red zone.
    DeAndre Carter illegal formation in red zone.
     
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    Long, long drive...zero points. INT in the end zone.
     
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    Trailing 16-10. Time to make a statement, boys.
     
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    Jakobi Meyers and Davante Adams are having a day.

    TD for Meyers.
     
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    Awful hit and a scary play. Jakobi Meyers walks off with a little help. Let's hope he's okay.
     
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    Again, let's hope Meyers is okay.

    Jimmy G gets it done. Wasn't easy. Wasn't pretty.
    He looks cool when the pressure is coming. Loved to see that.
    Running game has to step it up.
     
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    They did. Resilient. Playing a Buffalo team smarting from last night's loss is not a good thing. I would like us to keep it at least competitive and not lay down.
     
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