Four plays, 75 yards, and a touchdown — in 28 seconds. That was how Jon Gruden’s offense closed out the first half this past Sunday. And the initial thought that ran through my brain was: Wait, was that actually aggression? It was a surprising revelation watching the Raiders sequence that saw the offense challenge the
Quick Slants: Wait, was that Raider aggression?
Great read. Thanks for those nuggets of information.
What’s with the run defense? Seemed stout at first, but then NE simply changed up and began running around the edge before halftime. There was seemingly no change or response to that from the Raiders defense.
Erik Harris is not a starting NFL safety. He should be a backup. Raiders will make safety one of the key areas to improve next off season.
The second half whiff fest by the defense seemed to be contagious. I am guessing it was people out of position or trying to do too much. The offense needed to come out of halftime and get some more points.
It feels like maybe this site is winding down…