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
How the Raiders can beat the Saints
The Raiders are 2-4 in a loaded AFC. The Colts, Bengals, Chargers, Patriots, Dolphins and Jets all sit above them in the AFC Wild Card race. That does not even include the four division leads. Vegas needs a win bad. Big Game in the Bayou They face a Saints team battling injuries at receiver, offensive line… Continue reading How the Raiders can beat the Saints
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 Chiefs Preview 2022: How Vegas can get their second win of the season
By Tuesday morning, the Raiders will have played each of their AFC West division foes. Vegas also played an NFC playoff team (Arizona Cardinals) and an AFC Playoff team (Tennessee Titans) from a year ago already this season. Neither look as good as last year, but both of those losses came down to the final… Continue reading Raiders vs Chiefs Preview 2022: How Vegas can get their second win of the season
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
Raiders versus Broncos: Keys for securing Vegas’ first win
The Raiders found a way to not win once again. It was frustrating watching the Tennessee Titans come out with confidence and swagger. They looked like the sleeping giant the Raiders should have looked like. Tennessee looked more explosive upfront. Vegas did much better versus the run in the second half. Derrick Henry gashed them… Continue reading Raiders versus Broncos: Keys for securing Vegas’ first 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
Raiders vs Titans: Keys for Vegas to avoid 0-3
The Las Vegas Raiders are a few plays away from easily being 2-0. They lost their first two games by less than a score each. Both times they had opportunities to win the game. Unfortunately, they went the other way and the Raiders are still desperately seeking their first win this season. Derek Carr’s play,… Continue reading Raiders vs Titans: Keys for Vegas to avoid 0-3