Reggie McKenzie, the new General Manager of the Oakland Raiders has made some substantial changes since his arrival. Let’s examine the changes as well as speculate regarding the future. What impact will he have on the 3 C’s (Coaches, Contracts, Culture) and the 2 P’s (personnel/player development) that affect the on field product? Coaches: Consistent [...]
Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinator Greg Knapp has been a Coordinator in the NFL for 9 seasons (other seasons were as an Offensive Quality control or Quarterbacks coach) with varied levels of success. We are going to extract a moment to review his past as perhaps it may portend the future. The Raiders in 2011 had [...]
The current composition of the Oakland Raiders offensive coaching staff coupled with recent announcements by offensive coordinator Greg Knapp; make it apparent a Zone blocking system will be implemented as the primary running scheme. This list has been formulated with special accommodations to youth, versatility, cost, durability, system fit, history with coaches/front office, incumbent players [...]
The Oakland Raiders defensive under performance coupled with a regime change subjects the entire unit to evaluation, competition and roster revision. Dennis Allen stated a desire to have an “aggressive and multiple” defense that was not married to a particular style or base. With that in mind this list has been formulated with special accommodations [...]
1) Score Touchdowns in the Red Zone Versus the Bears the Raiders were finally able to score a 4Q TD. Since that demon has been exorcised, its time to purge of red zone inefficiency. 7 red zone trips versus the Bears led to 6 FG and 1 TD. 24 points were left on the field [...]
The Raiders were victorious last week versus the Bears leveling their home record at 3 and 3. They were the benefactors of 3 first half interceptions and superlative efforts by both Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski (AFC Special teams player of the week/month.) Mr.Davis would have been proud of the impact the 2000 1st/5th round [...]
1) Protect the ball The Bears defense is trained to “stand and strip” when tackling. The essence of their base defense is to “rally to the ball”. Therefore, if the ball is stripped the odds are best for a Bear possession. Without Cutler, undoubtedly additional emphasis will be placed on special teams and defensive scoring [...]
The Raiders had a fast start and held on for a road victory versus the Vikings last week. Both the defense and the offense struggled in the second half. Five Viking turnovers (including 2 red zone interceptions) coupled with an early injury to Adrian Peterson facilitated the victory. There is room for improvement, but the [...]
1) Stop the run This is the most formidable running back faced since Arian Foster. Adrian Peterson’s strength is post contact yardage. If he exceeds 1000 yards rushing (for the season) during this game, the Raiders are most likely in a precarious position. The Vikings occasionally use an inverted I formation (in lieu of a [...]
Fresh off a resounding road victory before a national audience, the Raiders must now proceed to the next level and show consistency. We may be unable to quantify if the victory as entirely attributable to Raider excellence or Charger disarray, but we did see the “Bully building” regain shape. 489 yards of total offense (including [...]
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