2019 Oakland Raiders Discussion

Martin had knee surgery and is on IR

 

BTW, other than "Khalil Mack," another thing people can't stop talking about is how old Oakland is. Here are the numbers - and a) they are a bit old on D and b) that should change as players return from injury.

Are the Raiders too old on D?
If 27 is the average age in the NFL, I’ll consider under 26 young, 26-28 average, and 29+ old
Raiders' defenders by total snap count this season.
NAME / Snaps / Age

DI
Hurst 80 / 23
Rucker 69 / 35
McDonald 52 / 31
Ellis 45 / 27
Hall 32 / 23
Hankins 18 / 26
Price 17 / 24 (He’s gone now)
121 snaps taken by old players
63 snaps taken by average players
129 snaps taken by young players

EDGE
Irvin 80 / 30
Key 74 / 22
Carradine 24 / 28
Calhoun 12 / 26 (He’s gone)
-80 snaps taken by old players (201 total)
-36 snaps taken by average players (99 total)
-74 taken by young players (203 total)

LB
Johnson 82 / 35
Lee 49 / 22
Whitehead 126 / 28
Lamur 15 / 29
That’s 97 snaps taken by old players (298 total)
That’s 126 taken by average players (225 total)
That’s 49 taken by young players (252 total)

DB
Nelson 111 35
Gilchrist 109 / 29
Harris 26 / 28
Joseph 10 / 25
Conley 121 / 23
Hall 117 / 33
Melvin 113 / 28
Rodgers-Cromartie 20 / 32
That’s 357 taken by old players (655 total)
That’s 139 taken by average players (364 total)
That’s 131 taken by young players (383 total)

So, more players are “not old” than old in terms of snaps, but the “old” group is the most common. The DBs are far and away dominated by old players.

It's worth noting that Ellis (27) and Hall's (23) return should push McDonald (31) to fewer snaps.

BTW, the average defender per snap is 28.6 years old this season.

 

Price out. Calhoun in.

 

SOS, Raiders predictions:

at Dolphins 0-3*
Browns 1-3
at Chargers 1-4
Seahawks 1-5*
Colts 2-5
at 49ers 2-6
Chargers 3-6
at Cardinals 3-7
at Ravens 3-8*
Chiefs 4-8
Steelers 4-9
Bengals 4-10
Broncos 5-10
at Chiefs 5-11

That would put us as 5-11 if Sagarin is right, or at 8-8 if I'm right.

I've starred the games I personally think will go otherwise, but these numbers are Sagarin-based.

 

...idiot.

 

Miami is a 3-point favorite in this one, and the Over/Under is at 44.5. Sagarin has the Dolphins at 19.57 (+1.82 for home team) and the Raiders at 16.71 (-1.81 for away team).

If I'm projecting this game, I go Dolphins 24-17. As a Raiders fan, I go Raiders all the damn way, 28-17.

Let's beat the s*** out these dudes.

 

...the bleeding has to stop sometime. No pass rush, Tannehill and Mayfield become reincarnations of Marino and Kosar respectively.

 

Uh...good looking first possession.

 

Good D by Conley. Might have picked it if not for Gilchrist running into him.

 

That punt return was moronic by both Rodgers-Cromartie and Harris. WTF? Well, I blame R-C. Don't grab the ball, dude.

 

Gruden has a brilliant game plan put together, and Carr is making fantastic reads and throws.

 

Don't like that fourth down call.

 

Gilchrist is f***ing terrible. Why did he not come up and pummel Tannehill?

 

That INT was one of the stupidest plays I've seen.

 

This offensive line is pissing me off.

 

That roughing call was b*******.

But Gilchrist - what the f*** is he doing?

 

Ugly game! Raiders need to seize this momentum.

 

Kolton Miller is having a brutally bad day. Two penalties. One in the red zone.
That one hurt, but the Raiders get a FG at least. Should be up at least 13-7 here.

D needs a good series.