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Week 6 has the Patriots travelling to Las Vegas for a tilt on Sunday versus the 2-3 Raiders.\u00a0 The Raiders have played a much easier schedule than the Patriots.<\/p>\n

The Patriots have played 3 Top 10 defenses, and the other two games were against division foes Miami and New York.\u00a0 Warren Sharp is very down on Josh McDaniels as a head coach and offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

He cites McDaniels work in Denver is 2009 and 2010 where his offenses were bad despite having the easiest schedule of defenses to play.\u00a0 McDaniels then became the O-Coordinator in St. Louis, and they were dead last.\u00a0 \u00a0During that period the Patriots offense was ranked #1, #1 and #3 for that same time without McDaniels.<\/p>\n

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QB<\/td>\nJimmy Garoppolo<\/td>\nBrian Hoyer<\/td>\nAidan O’Connell<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nJosh Jacobs<\/td>\nAmeer Abdullah<\/td>\nZamir White<\/td>\nBrandon Bolden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nDavante Adams<\/td>\nTre Tucker Q<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nJakobi Meyers<\/td>\nDeAndre Carter<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nHunter Renfrow<\/td>\nKristian Wilkerson<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nMichael Mayer<\/td>\nAustin Hooper<\/td>\nJesper Horsted<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FB<\/td>\nJakob Johnson<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LT<\/td>\nKolton\u00a0Miller<\/td>\nJustin Herron<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG<\/td>\nDylan\u00a0Parham<\/td>\nJordan Meredith<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nAndre\u00a0James<\/td>\nJordan Meredith<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RG<\/td>\nGreg Van Roten<\/td>\nJordan Meredith<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RT<\/td>\nJermaine Eluemunor<\/td>\nThayer Munford Jr.<\/td>\nDalton Wagner\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Raiders offense has faced some of the easiest Defenses to play against in the league.\u00a0 Las Vegas has played no defense better than the Patriots (#10) and have played the three worst defenses in the league (PIT, LAC & DEN 1-2, 0-1 @ home).<\/p>\n

Jimmy Garoppolo is slightly worse than Mac Jones, despite the immense amount of pressure that Jones has faced.\u00a0 In the last two games Jones has faced 46 and 55% pressure rates.\u00a0 Garoppolo has completed 86 of 125 passes for 917 yards and a 68.8% completion percentage.\u00a0 In addition, he has thrown 7 INTs (league leader) to 6 TDs and been sacked 7 times.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Brian Hoyer is his back up and rookie Aiden O\u2019Connell had an impressive Pre-season.\u00a0 O\u2019Connell was drafted in the 4th<\/sup> round (#135) out of Purdue.\u00a0 He is an older rookie (age 25) having not played his 1st<\/sup> two years at Purdue as a preferred walk-on.<\/p>\n

Runningback Josh Jacobs led the league in rushing last season.\u00a0 He signed just before the pre-season ended so he was a little late at the start of the season.\u00a0 Zamir White is a capable backup and gives the Raiders some ability to rest Jacobs without a significant drop off.\u00a0 Ameer Abdullah is listed ahead of White on the depth chart, but he is just the 3rd<\/sup> down receiving back.\u00a0 Jacobs has 23 receptions on 30 targets.\u00a0 Old friends Brandon Bolden and Jacob Johnson are backups for Josh McDaniels team.<\/p>\n

The Raiders have a much better set of receivers in Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers and Hunter Renfrow.\u00a0 I still don\u2019t understand why the Patriots didn\u2019t re-sign Meyers.\u00a0 He was a the most reliable receiver on the team, and they had developed him from an UDFA to a starter that caught 67 passes. \u00a0Meyers is on pace to have a 100+ reception season and 1,000 yards.\u00a0 \u00a0Adams catches everything thrown at him and is often open.\u00a0 He has had some injury problems this season with a concussion and now a shoulder injury.\u00a0 Adams was listed as DNP Wednesday, and Limited on the update for Thursday.\u00a0 \u00a0Hunter Renfrow is the slot receiver in three wide sets.\u00a0 He only has 6 catches for the season and has lost a step of quickness as the injuries have taken their toll on him.\u00a0 Kristian Wilkerson made the team, and the former Patriot has not had any catches yet.\u00a0 DeAndre Carter has only 2 catches.<\/p>\n

Rookie TE Michael Mayer had 2 catches in the last game as did veteran Austin Hooper.<\/p>\n

The O-line blocked well last year and took Josh Jacobs to the rushing title.\u00a0 Despite returning all the starters they are ranked 18th<\/sup> in the league through 5 games.\u00a0 The Patriots have faced three OL groups that are in the top 8.\u00a0 The best Defense the Raiders have faced is Buffalo at #12.\u00a0 The Patriots are #14.\u00a0 The Patriots have faced 4 top 10 defenses, and the other team was NYJ with their outstanding D-line.\u00a0 Jermaine Eluemanor, a onetime Patriot, is their starting RT.\u00a0 He is ranked #56 by PFF.\u00a0 Kolton Miller was a high draft pick from UCLA.\u00a0 The 2018 1st<\/sup> round pick (#18) has started 74 games for the Raiders since being drafted.\u00a0 Dylan Parham is a converted TE to OG and was a 2022 draft choice in the 3rd<\/sup> Round (# 90) out of Memphis. \u00a0\u00a0Despite weighing more than 310 lbs, he ran a 4.93 40-yard dash at the combine. \u00a0\u00a0Andre James is an undersized Center at just 300 lbs.\u00a0 The 2019 UDFA was signed from UCLA and has started 33 of the 66 games he has appeared in.\u00a0 Greg Van Roten (what a good name for an Offensive Lineman) is the old man of the line as a 33-year-old.\u00a0 He was signed as an UDFA in 2012.\u00a0 \u00a0 Van Roten has 50 starts in 77 games he has participated in.\u00a0 Van Roten is also undersized for the position at 6\u2019 3\u201d, 305 lbs.\u00a0 Former Patriot (can you sense a theme here) Justin Herron is backup LT.\u00a0 \u00a0The journeyman lineman has played for 6 teams on their active rosters and two others Practice Squad.<\/p>\n

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LDE<\/td>\nMaxx\u00a0Crosby<\/td>\nTyree\u00a0Wilson<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDT<\/td>\nJerry Tillery<\/td>\nJohn Jenkins<\/td>\nNesta Jade Silvera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDT<\/td>\nBilal\u00a0Nichols<\/td>\nAdam\u00a0Butler<\/td>\nByron\u00a0Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDE<\/td>\nMalcolm Koonce<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLB<\/td>\nDivine Deablo<\/td>\nAmari Burney<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLB<\/td>\nRobert Spillane<\/td>\nKana’i Mauga<\/td>\nCurtis Bolton\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/td>\nIsaac Rochell<\/td>\nLuke Masterson<\/td>\nDarien\u00a0Butler IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCB<\/td>\nNate Hobbs\u00a0Q<\/td>\nJakorian\u00a0Bennett Q<\/td>\nBrandon Facyson\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/td>\nMarcus Epps<\/td>\nRoderic Teamer<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FS<\/td>\nTre’von Moehrig<\/td>\nIsaiah Pola-Mao<\/td>\nChris\u00a0Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RCB<\/td>\nMarcus Peters<\/td>\nDavid\u00a0Long Jr.<\/td>\nAmik Robertson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Maxx Crosby is a dominating figure on the Raiders defense.\u00a0 Crosby leads the line in tackles (28) and sacks (5).\u00a0 He is someone you must account for on every play.\u00a0 He has been listed as Limited in the past two practices.\u00a0 Jerry Tillery is another player that plays tough.\u00a0 The 2019 1st<\/sup> round pick (#28) out of Notre Dame is tall (6\u20196\u201d) DT but plays at under 300lbs.\u00a0 A little light for the position.\u00a0 Tillery was drafted by the Los Angelas Chargers, but they failed to exercise his 5th<\/sup> year option and was waived.\u00a0 The Raiders claimed him, and he is now their starter. \u00a0Bilal Nichols has 15 tackles on the year.\u00a0 He was a 5th<\/sup> round pick (#145) by the Bears in 2018.\u00a0 Nichols was signed by the Raiders in 2022 to a 2-year contract.\u00a0 He is stout at 6\u201d4\u201d 313 lbs.\u00a0 Malcolm Koonce mans the RDE position.\u00a0 He was drafted in 2021 in the 3rd<\/sup> Round (# 79) out of Buffalo.\u00a0 Koonce is 6\u2019 2\u201d, 245 lbs. and is more like a LB than a DE.\u00a0 He has 7 tackles and no sacks.\u00a0 As a group the only threat from the line is Crosby and they can be run on.\u00a0 Former Patriot UDFA find Adam Butler is a backup with the Raiders.<\/p>\n

The Linebackers are the strength of the Raiders Defense.\u00a0 Patrick Graham the former Patriots coach is the Defensive coordinator.\u00a0 \u00a0He started with the Pats in 2009 and left in 2018.\u00a0 Graham started as a Defensive assistant holding many titles in those ten years with steadily improving responsibilities.\u00a0 He has been with 4 teams (Giants twice) since leaving the Pats.\u00a0 Robert Spillane leads the team with 42 tackles and one sack.\u00a0 The pride of Western Michigan, Spillane was signed as a UDFA by Tennessee in 2018.\u00a0 The next season he was signed by Pittsburgh and played 4 years there.\u00a0 Earlier this year he was signed as a Free Agent by the Raiders and is now their starter at MLB.\u00a0 Devine Deablo was a 3rd<\/sup> round (#80) pick by the Raiders in 2021.\u00a0 He is listed as a linebacker, but played Safety at Virginia Tech.\u00a0 He is more like a Kyle Dugger or Marte Mapu at 6\u20193\u201d 223 lbs. and runs a 4.45 40-yard dash. \u00a0For the season he has 41 tackles good for 2nd<\/sup> on the team.\u00a0 \u00a0Issac Rochell is the Strong Side Linebacker.\u00a0 \u00a0The Notre Dame product was a slow DE in college and was a 7th<\/sup> round (#225) pick of the Chargers in 2017. \u00a0In his career he played for the Colts before signing with Las Vegas in 2022.\u00a0 Rochell has just 5 tackles this season.<\/p>\n

The secondary is led by Marcus Peters.\u00a0 However, according to PFF he has a 66 rating, which is equivalent to a backup player.\u00a0 Nate Hobbs has the highest rating at 27, but he is listed as questionable. His backup Jakorian Bennett (PFF Rank #98) is also listed as Questionable.\u00a0\u00a0 Strong Safety is Marcus Epps is #39 and has 20 tackles.\u00a0 Leading the secondary in tackles is Free Safety Tre\u2019von Moehrig with 26.\u00a0 Moehrig has a sack and interception.<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PK<\/td>\nDaniel Carlson<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nAJ\u00a0Cole<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nAJ\u00a0Cole<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR<\/td>\nDeAndre Carter<\/td>\nHunter Renfrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KR<\/td>\nDeAndre Carter<\/td>\nAmeer Abdullah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nJacob Bobenmoyer<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Special Teams of the Raiders is strong.\u00a0 Daniel Carlson is one of the top kickers in the league.\u00a0 He is ranked #30 in the league but is 8 of 8 on PATs and 4 of 4 on FG.\u00a0 He just hasn\u2019t many opportunities.\u00a0 Chad Ryland is the next to last at #31.\u00a0 Punter AJ Cole is #5 but #2 in Net Yards.\u00a0 Kick returner DeAndre Carter is # 11 but has a 30.7 yards per return on 3 KO returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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