BayRaider Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Tough game to predict, kind of 50/50 on it, as are most Week 1 games as we have no idea who’s good yet. However, crucial game to win if they think they can go 9-7 and get a wildcard spot, as this would be one of our easier road games for sure, and I’d say the Panthers are a pretty average team overall. I’ll say Raiders win 24-21. Although confidence meter is pretty low and I’m not entirely sure what to expect. I hate predicting Week 1 games. The reason I’m picking the Raiders is: - I feel our defenses are both bad, but I feel the Raiders Offense is better than the Panthers Offense and will have a slightly better game. I say slightly better game because I think Joe Brady is a fantastic OC and Bridgewater will have a solid season, probably the best season of his career. The Panthers weapons will also get the best of our corners most likely. Plus we are on the road. I don’t think our offense will look pretty and I think the OL will be the MVPs here, even without Trent. Carr and Jacobs will have ok games, not quite good or bad. Can’t wait to enjoy some football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 No Eli Apple for the Panthers on Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, agarcia34 said: No Eli Apple for the Panthers on Sunday That’s a nice plus for us. He’s actually a decent cover guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Peterman is QB2 now. Oh boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucksavage1 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Raiders have been bet up in the sportsbetting market from Pick em to -3. Panthers and other new coaches are at a disadvantage week 1 with no preseason games, OTAs or mini camp. Also we really have no clue what the Panthers are gonna run. Bridgewater is a good QB However we should win this game due to the team KNOWS this is a must win. Schedule gets brutal for the next 6-7 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwinning Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I honestly expect us to score at least 24 points and anything less will be a disappointment . CAR's defense is horrid and we have our entire offense essentially returning and shouldn't miss a beat. We just have to not let CMC run wild (obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwinning Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 31-24 Raiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkelly02 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I think we’re actually a bit lucky our first game is versus such a poor and young defense.... maybe we can get the ball rolling and continue that throughout the season.... at very least maybe the young guys have success and build confidence. 28-24 Raiders it’ll be a tough game and come down to the last 2 possessions for each team. I don’t expect offenses to be in sync league wide the first few weeks... defenses have the advantage early on... due to the odd Offseason+TC and no Preseason. Teams, and even position groups within teams, without major turnover will have the advantage. Keeping the OLine in tack should mean they have success early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkelly02 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Justwinning said: I honestly expect us to score at least 24 points and anything less will be a disappointment . CAR's defense is horrid and we have our entire offense essentially returning and shouldn't miss a beat. We just have to not let CMC run wild (obviously). Well I agree the entire OL coming back is massive. But we have all new WRs minus Renfrow. And we have 2 rookie starters. I’m not expecting great timing with the WRs early on. But I am confident Ruggs and Edwards have enough pure talent to beat their CBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 This game will he a good indicator of whether our moves at LB and DB paid off. McAffery is ridiculous, they have decent weapons, and Rhule's offense sounds like it'll be wide open. Good matchups to see what we've got so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 This game is going to be so many throws to RB/TE. Whitehead is starting for Carolina. You already know what's going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitty 2.0 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 The more I'm thinking about the season the more I think that the running teams like the Raiders are going to dominate the early portion of it. With out OTAs and a shortened camp it's going to hurt passing teams alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chali21 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I think the Raiders defense has been built to to stop the run, McCaffery is going to have a good game but I think the Raiders will slow him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Bitty 2.0 said: The more I'm thinking about the season the more I think that the running teams like the Raiders are going to dominate the early portion of it. With out OTAs and a shortened camp it's going to hurt passing teams alot. Dominate? 5 of our first 6 games are against teams that will likely make the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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