Late night bullshit: Direckshun is mad at the run defense.

[Direckshun]

This will be an ongoing thread this week.

I'm going play-by-play through each of the Raiders' 32 run plays (average: SIX-POINT-FOUR ypc) and I'm going to shame the **** out of who is blowing up this shit.

I will start this tonight. I will not finish it tonight. But it's going to take however long it takes, or a week max if I don't finish it by the Panthers game.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

So that big running play had Poe and Jones on the bench while RNR and Reyes were our ends? That explains lot. This is is where losing Allen Bailey hurts. Our 1st string DE is on IR, second stringer is taking a breather, and the Jags exploit our 3rd stringer for a big gain. Ugh.

I'd argue that it wasn't the DL who failed the Chiefs on that play, it was Zombo.

Zombo and Hali had their assignment to cut off that wide run and force the runner inside. Hali succeeded at it (or at least has so far, in the 1st quarter), Zombo was unable to do it and it allowed Ivory to get outside with only DBs in front of him who were all being blocked.

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I'd argue that it wasn't the DL who failed the Chiefs on that play, it was Zombo.

Zombo and Hali had their assignment to cut off that wide run and force the runner inside. Hali succeeded at it (or at least has so far, in the 1st quarter), Zombo was unable to do it and it allowed Ivory to get outside with only DBs in front of him who were all being blocked.

Yeah, perhaps so. But still. If our starters were in on the line, Poe would have probably commanded a double team freeing up Howard to take on that TE. then maybe Zombo is able to clog up that hole.