2019 Oakland Raiders Discussion

Cooper: 67 receptions, 1034 yards, 6 TDs
Carr up to 3500 yards and 30 TDs
Raiders have a lead!

 

Carr - too many sacks, too many missed opportunities. Raiders 6-8 unless miracle.

 

Note to self: this team is a work in progress... With good health, better days ahead.

 

Looking back at some of my projections:

Carr is already up to 3589 yards, 30 TDs, and 11 INTs. He's even better than I thought he'd be.

Murray is at 236-956 and 5 TDs. He'll probably get there in yards and TDs, but it's a lower average than I was thinking. Helu is 14-34, and clearly wasn't in the role I thought he'd be. Olawale has 24-110-1. Reece just 10-36.

Cooper: 68-1040-6 - already exceeded my projections
Crabtree: 76-849-7 - ditto
Rivera: 30-268-1 - I figured his #s would come down a bit, not quite this much though.

(Butler 32-381-2)
Reece 32-284-2* (on pace for right around that)
Streater 28-379-2 (yikes!)
Helu 26-221-1
LTM 19-131-1
Walford 12-109-1 (doubled up these numbers already)
Holmes 11-161-1 (11-168-4; big time TD numbers)
Roberts 11-145-1
Smith 6-35-1
Olawale 2-6

Roberts: 27-423-5 - big surprise

 

^Well done... Carr should stop channeling his inner Schaub and avoid those pick sixes. Happy with his progress however. The previous season, Carr's passing was relegated to short and intermediate. Now the field is being stretched a bit and he's made some mistakes. I'm confident he'll work it out and be even better in 2016.

Raider Alert: "A Football Life" with Ken "The Snake" Stabler will air on Christmas.

 

Some stats / positives:

SINGLE SEASON (Oakland books)
Carr
2nd most TD passes (tied with Lamonica)
5th most completions
8th most yards

Murray
12th most rushes
18th most rushing yards
35th most TD rushes

Cooper
27th most receptions
20th most receiving yards
51st most TDs

Crabtree
19th most receptions
45th most receiving yards
35th most TDs

King
12th most punts
8 most punting yards
19th best yards per punt (steadily decreasing each season)

CAREER
Carr
9th most completions for a Raider
10th most passing yards
9th most TD passes

Murray
23rd most rushes
22nd most rushing yards
25th most rushing TDs

Reece
31st most rushes
27th most rushing yards
16th most receptions
25th most receiving yards
24th most receiving TDs

Carrie
14th most punt returns
15th most punt return yards

Taiwan Jones
16th most kickoff returns
15th most KO return yards

Janikowski
3rd most 10-19 yard FGs made
1st most 20-29 yard FGs made
1st most 30-39 yard FGs made
1st most 40-49 yard FGs made
1st most 50+ yard FGs made
1st most FGA
1st most FG made
1st FG%
1st most PAT attempted
1st most PAT made
1st scoring


King
6th most punts
5th most punting yards
2nd highest yard per punt

 

Thanks - this team is definitely more potent than I'd thought, and it's largely due to a much more balanced attack than we've had in years.

Wow - Christmas is going to be a busy sports day.

 

Wish list:

- an heir apparent to Woodson [a year or two from now...]
- a healthy Nate Allen
- a shutdown corner
- a capable defensive lineman [Kenny Clark?]
- more offensive line depth
- re-sign Aldon Smith
- a stud linebacker who can play the run and cover... [Myles Jack? Cravens?]
- a healthy Neiron Ball
- a competent return specialist

 

I think Ben Heeney is going to be a starting LB for us. He'll surprise again and again.

 

We go 3-4...then its Mack, Heeney, Ball [?], Smith?

 

+1... Added to wish list: another safety...

 

Covers well...plays the run...great instincts. He and Allen would be a good tandem. Then again...maybe, just maybe...Woodson can change his mind. My take is the close losses this season really bothered him [5 by my count]. He has said so in interviews probably not wanting to deal with such things anymore. That and those injuries to his shoulder.

 

Beautiful finish to that drive. Ties it up at 7.

 

Raiders in some trouble here.

 

Cluster f*** to end the half.