Devilshark69 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, NCOUGHMAN said: Bruh you doing all the typing for me today lol I agree And.....we’ve both lost our optimism completely, dammit man! ☠️☠️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart of Oak Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Devilshark69 said: I didn’t mention those 2 because I already did..... like 2 or 3 weeks ago. SMH. But yessir you are correct and I agree. Too bad that PG doesn’t. The really frustrating part is that there have been really short spells, a quarter here, a quarter there, sometimes a half, where out defense has looked (while short of playmaking ability) almost dominant - can't believe I said that in public. But then we revert and can't seem to stop anyone. The ultimate tease. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilshark69 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I agree I think imo the adjustments made are what gets us. 3 of those good halves were first half. They adjusted. And some of the times the defense “gave” us the ball back was in fact the other teams failure (against the chefs it was a drop by mvs, this past Sunday the fg kicker missed the first attempt etc) so I’m gonna go with the obvious.....adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderX Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, big_palooka said: I think Graham gets another swing with better talent to run his scheme. He's having to drop Jones/Crosby in coverage to try to get them in a lane because the LBs can't cover backs and they are getting eaten alive for hells sake. Graham may just suck, but the talent on defense is a limiting factor. Guys are either not talented enough, smart enough or both to play in the scheme. He probably needs to dumb it down to the ridiculous for this crew even to get by. Its so crazy because just a few months ago they were saying how Graham wouldn't be the DC long and is a strong HC candidate soon. He got a just as talent bare, if not worse, squad with the Giants last year and did some nice things towards the end of the season. I'm willing to see the vision out tho. Jones being more productive would have really helped tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drfrey13 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RaiderX said: Its so crazy because just a few months ago they were saying how Graham wouldn't be the DC long and is a strong HC candidate soon. He got a just as talent bare, if not worse, squad with the Giants last year and did some nice things towards the end of the season. I'm willing to see the vision out tho. Jones being more productive would have really helped tho. I think the lack of DT talent is the biggest issue. We would have been better of not signing Jones and going after some quality up the middle. Sign Payne if he gets to FA and draft another DT early. Go after Hargrave if we miss out on Payne. Edited November 9, 2022 by drfrey13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy408 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, drfrey13 said: I think the lack of DT talent is the biggest issue. We would have been better of not signing Jones and going after some quality up the middle. Sign Payne if he gets to FA and draft another DT early. Go after Hargrave if we miss out on Payne. The problem is we cant afford now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 9 hours ago, RaiderX said: Its so crazy because just a few months ago they were saying how Graham wouldn't be the DC long and is a strong HC candidate soon. He got a just as talent bare, if not worse, squad with the Giants last year and did some nice things towards the end of the season. I'm willing to see the vision out tho. Jones being more productive would have really helped tho. The Giants defense was slightly below average last season with roughy the same talent level. I'm personally not a huge fan of firing him after the season. The defense is basically on par with what it was last season and Gus Bradley is a demi-god amongst Raiders fans. We have two guys that would start elsewhere (Hobbs/Crosby) outside of that we lack talent on all three levels defensively. It's almost impossible to have a good defense when you can't generate pressure with 4 and your DB's can't generate turnovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Heart of Oak said: This. I watched the D-line against the Jags and there is nothing up the middle and Jones looks like he is running through treacle. If that is the case you might as well give Koonce and Bower chances to stake a claim as well - like what have we got to lose. We've had a revolving door of mediocre players at DT for as long as I can remember. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Jeremy408 said: The problem is we cant afford now I read that we're set to have $42M in cap space next offseason and we can create more room with cuts and restructures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_palooka Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Jeremy408 said: The problem is we cant afford now What @NYRaider said. And there are always ways to create cap space. 10 hours ago, drfrey13 said: Sign Payne if he gets to FA and draft another DT early. A Payne, Jalen Carter combo would fix a decades long problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 I really think that we're going to come into this week with 0 urgency expecting them to just roll over and lose the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, big_palooka said: What @NYRaider said. And there are always ways to create cap space. A Payne, Jalen Carter combo would fix a decades long problem. We could come away with an elite defensive lineman at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCOUGHMAN Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, NYRaider said: I really think that we're going to come into this week with 0 urgency expecting them to just roll over and lose the game. Gus knows carr so I’m not expecting an offensive explosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, NCOUGHMAN said: Gus knows carr so I’m not expecting an offensive explosion Their defense is actually pretty good. If JT is back this is setting up to be a game we lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCOUGHMAN Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, NYRaider said: Their defense is actually pretty good. If JT is back this is setting up to be a game we lose. I know Saturday has zero nfl coaching experience but I think his team will fight for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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