Official Las Vegas Raiders Thread

My thoughts:
- surprised Robertson made it over Phillips.
- Averett and Ya-Sin on the outside with Hobbs manning the slot.
- Abram plays closer to the line with Harmon playing further out.
- I like Bower and Koonce.
- Webb is a gamer...can play the pass AND the run.
- Mullen's injury played a part and we cannot wait on him to heal.
- big plans for Ferrell?
- Horsted is Christensen 2.0?
- as a Bruin alum, happy for Brown.
- Ziegler and McDaniel aren't messing around! Not tied to previous picks regardless of stature.

 

You have to treat these players by who they are, not where they were taken. So, if Leatherwood is gone and Ferrell is still there, that tells me something about what the team saw.

You're surprised about Robertson? I've been hoping he'll get it together for, what, three years now? He has looked lost on the field.

 

Updated DL
*DE Maxx Crosby 925 snaps, 91.5 PFF, 8.6 Relentless
*DE Chandler Jones 824 snaps, 70.4 PFF, 8.8 Relentless
DT Bilal Nichols 678 snaps, 61.3 PFF, 3.5 Relentless
NT Johnathan Hankins 567 snaps, 47.5 PFF, 0.9 Relentless
DT Tyler Lancaster 319 snaps, 55.8 PFF, 0.3 Relentless
*DE Clelin Ferrell 261 snaps, 45.0 PFF, 5.9 Relentless
DT Damion Square 185 snaps, 44.7 PFF, 4.6 Relentless
DT Andrew Billings 72 snaps, 47.5 PFF, 0.7 Relentless*
DE Tashawn Bower - 68 snaps, 51.1 PFF, 4.4 Relentless
*DE Malcolm Koonce 48 snaps, 60.8 PFF, 12.5 Relentless
*DT Kendal Vickers 19 snaps, 35.1 PFF, n/a
DT Neil Farrell Jr. - Rookie

Is it surprising that Clelin Ferrell put the most heat on QBs other than our starters, who are both beasts, and Malcolm Koonce (who did it in limited snaps, so who knows what that looks like over a season's worth of rotational work)? PFF isn't kind to this group.

 

Phillips was the better of the two. Seasoned...physical tackler...special teams player too.

Not fully sold on the Robinson cut yet Turner and Johnson show potential.

 

Raiders sign 14 to Practice Squad
xCurtis Bolton LB
xIsiah Brown CB
xBryce Cosby CB
xMatthias Farley S
xCole Fotheringham TE
xChase Garbers QB
xHroniss Grasu C
xJordan Meredith G
xBamidele Olaseni T
xDillon Stoner WR
xMyron Tagovailoa-Amosa DE
xZach VanValkenburg DE
xAustin Walter RB
xIsaiah Zuber WR

All these players were just removed in the most recent roster cull.

 

Bolton...Olaseni...VanValkenburg....Walter...Zuber (played safety too).

 

OUT Tae Davis LB
OUT Jacob Hollister TE (RIR)
IN Vitaliy Gurman OL
IN JR Reed DB
OUT Bamidele Olaseni (from Practice Squad)

 

LB Corps
*Perryman 863 snaps, 80 targets, 114.1 PRWT, 8.9% missed tackles, 0.7 Relentless, 59.9 PFF
Jayon Brown - 420 snaps, 25 targets, 94.5 PRWT, 6.8% missed tackles, 0.0 Relentless, 51.2 PFF
*Deablo 296 snaps, 13 targets, 105.0 PRWT, 2.2% missed tackles, 0.3 Relentless, 64.6 PFF
Darien Butler - Rookie
Luke Masterson - Rookie

- Sorted by snaps last season. It's not a strong unit on paper. Not at all. Brown had two solid seasons in Tennessee. In 2018 and 2019, he combined for 7 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FF, 2 FR, 2 TDs, and 202 tackles. Butler and Masterson were both undrafted. Interesting.

 

DBs - sorted by snaps
FS Tre'von Moehrig 1152 snaps, 14-24, 181 yards, 2 td, 1 int, 92.5 PRWT, 72.5 PFF
FS Duron Harmon 1072 snaps, 29-40, 393 yards, 2 td, 2 int, 99.3 PRWT, 58.3 PFF
SS Johnathan Abram 954 snaps, 57-72, 483 yards, 5 td, 1 int, 112.0 PRWT, 56.9 PFF
CB Nate Hobbs 837 snaps, 51-62, 399 yards, 1 td, 1 int, 92.1 PRWT, 79.1 PFF
CB Anthony Averett 808 snaps, 56-101, 768 yards, 3 td, 3 int, 77.5 PRWT, 56.3 PFF
CB Rock Ya-Sin 591 snaps, 24-45, 217 yards, 3 td, 0 int, 88.6 PRWT, 69.9 PFF
SS Roderick Teamer 195 snaps, 13-22, 134 yards, 0 td, 0 int, 76.7 PRWT, 50.8 PFF
CB Amik Robertson 137 snaps, 13-18, 145 yards, 3 td, 0 int, 135.4 PRWT, 37.2 PFF
CB Sam Webb - Rookie
SS Isaiah Pola-Mao - Rookie
-While PFF doesn't love a lot of these players, they're all (except Robertson) adequate. Hobbs, Moehrig, and Ya-Sin give them some star power. But look at Averett's numbers from last year. 101 passes thrown his way, only 3 TDs, and an excellent 77.5 PRWT. I think it's the deepest DB squad the Raiders have had in years.

 

Some Special Teams News...
Renfrow will be back returning punts, but Ameer Abdullah will be on kickoff duty.

Abdullah's career 25.4 average is excellent, but he's been on a downward trend, averaging 26.1 in 2018, 25.0 in 2019, 23.5 in 2020, and 22.3 in 2021.

That said, those numbers are all superior to what Jalen Richard (20.9 career average) and Tyron Johnson (19.5) have offered the Raiders the past few seasons.

It's been some time since the Raiders have had an explosive kickoff returner.

 

Some deep thinking. Here are my projections for the season for this division:
KC 11-6
LVR 9-8
DEN 9-8
LAC 9-8

So, can any of these teams take the Wild Card?
Why the Raiders can. Their defense should be better than last year, and their offense might become even better (all up to that line).
Why the Raider's won't - their schedule is the third hardest in the league.

Why the Broncos can. Adding Russell Wilson to a team that was so close so many times last year.
Why the Broncos won't - they were one of the worst special teams groups in the league last year.

Why the Chargers can. They're already a solid team, with some studs on both sides of the ball. They had the second best Pythagorean Win% in the division last year.
Why the Chargers won't - the division plays LA well, beating the Chargers 3 out of 4 times to end the Chargers' season.

 

It's a long season. I know. Of course, it all starts today. A win by the Raiders puts them in the driver's seat. A loss is brutal - starting out with a L, losing a game in the division, and giving their rivals a path to the playoffs.

 

9-8 is my thought too. I think we'll be competitive but will be on the outside looking in.

 

I followed online mostly, so I didn't get to see it. It seemed like a typical Raiders collapse. But then I watched the extended highlights. I think I agree with everything here.

Carr can't forcefeed guys and telegraph throws like this, and you're absolutely right - that miss on Waller was inexcusable.

 

Here's a look at the o-line:
Miller 58 snaps, 0 penalties, 1 sack, 59.9 PFF
Simpson 58 snaps, 1 penalty, 0 sacks, 56.7 PFF
James 58 snaps, 0 penalties, 0 sacks, 68.8 PFF
Eluemunor 40 snaps, 0 penalties, 1 sack, 70.6 PFF
Parham 35 snaps, 0 penalties, 0 sacks, 82.3 PFF
Cotton 23 snaps, 0 penalties, 0 sacks, 67.6 PFF
Munford 18 snaps, 1 penalty, 0 sacks, 45.2 PFF

I know Miller will bounce back. This has to be one of the best defensive fronts in terms of getting pressure on guys - Bosa and Mack? You won't see that every week. So, I'm hopeful about the o-line's ability to step up, give Carr better protection, and get him settled down in the pocket.

 

Lots of moves. Only some of them probably matter much, marked with *.

IN: Javelin Guidry CB*
OUT: Anthony Averett CB (IR)*
OUT: Matthias Farley S (to PS)
OUT: Kyle Peko DT (from PS)
IN: Keelan Cole WR*
OUT: DJ Turner WR (IR)*
IN: Billy Price C (to PS)
IN: Nickell Robey-Coleman CB (to PS)
IN: Chris Lacy WR (to PS)
OUT: Dillon Stoner (ps/ir)

 

s***. Andre James is out with a concussion.