What kind of team cuts all their guards? The Raiders do. This is the same team that loses to a hobbled Super Bowl Champion led by a QB fresh off another team. Don’t forget it was a defacto home game packed with Raiders fans, yet Vegas still lost. Many Rams fans left before their team’s… Continue reading Raiders versus Pats: Recovering from last week and beating New England
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Raiders Midseason Update and How to Beat the Donkeys
The Raiders once again found a way to lose with a lead in the fourth quarter. Indianapolis played witg more urgency despite having a new coach and a slew of injuries. Raider Nation again finds itself crossing their fingers for a Christmas Miracle of winning out. Vegas fell even further from having a postseason or… Continue reading Raiders Midseason Update and How to Beat the Donkeys
Raiders must beat the Colts
Vegas needs to beat the Colts. Indianapolis is in their own slump. They just fired their coach and hired former player Jeff Saturday. The former o-linemen was in a special role with the team but not as a coach. The Raiders lost a close game to Jackcsonville but honestly it should not have been that… Continue reading Raiders must beat the Colts
Raiders vs Jaguars: How Vegas Can Bounce Back
The Raiders need a win. That outing versus the Saints doesn’t merit two articles. That’s a game you watch once and move on from. Vegas showed up for a shootout but got shutout. What we learned from the trenches versus New Orleans Offensively, the Raiders started the same offensive line for a third time. We… Continue reading Raiders vs Jaguars: How Vegas Can Bounce Back
Lessons from the Raiders’ OL/DL versus the Texans
The Raiders started the same consecutive offensive line for the first time all season last week. That only lasted so long since Jermaine Eluemunor went down with an injury. Munford enters the chat Thayer Munford looked good in his most extended regular season play. He showcased some of his size, strength and movement. Munford is… Continue reading Lessons from the Raiders’ OL/DL versus the Texans
Raiders vs Texans: What we learned from the MNF loss, how to beat Houston and more from the Bye
Bye Week Blues Every bye week comes and it brings ambitious of catching up on a bunch of articles. Instead, I didn’t finish my separate film article. I’m combining both columns into this week’s preview versus the Texans. The Bye week always brings a great time to pause and rest as well as reevaluate and… Continue reading Raiders vs Texans: What we learned from the MNF loss, how to beat Houston and more from the Bye
Raiders vs Broncos: Trench Teachings from Win
A victory is a victory and the Raiders desperately needed one. It helps to beat a division foe they hate like the Broncos too. Vegas rushed for over 200 yards with the trio of Josh Jacobs, Derek Carr and Zamir White. However, they were far from perfect. The offensive line gave up two sacks and… Continue reading Raiders vs Broncos: Trench Teachings from Win
Lessons from the Week 3 Trenches
The Raiders did a much better job in the running game. Both Brandon Bolden and Josh Jacobs averaged over five yards per carry. You can’t ask for much more from your backs. Not their fault the gameplan got away from that. Pass protection looked better except when it did not. The group gave up a… Continue reading Lessons from the Week 3 Trenches
Six lessons from the trenches moving to the Titans: Raiders versus Cardinals film breakdown
The Raiders loss to the Cardinals was even harder to relive in film on the all-22. We all know the game told a story of two teams. Vegas dominated the first half before the Cardinals willed their way to a comeback win. However, there wasn’t too much difference in how the lines played in the… Continue reading Six lessons from the trenches moving to the Titans: Raiders versus Cardinals film breakdown