Post-Game Thread Raiders 17, Titans 10

Maybe we should borrow some other team's defense to practice blitzing him since ours sucks at getting pressure. Even against our OL.

 

I believe he stared at him the entire time.....lol. Nothing wrong with throwing to Murray...he's one of our best, but I still believe we need a checkdown of some kind on longer routes. MM was just forcing stuff in, and it wasn't working at all. I assume we were keeping the back in for protection, but that leaves him little hope when our receivers are smothered and not getting separation. With guys like Johnson, Douglas and Matthews foot speed is not there. Even Sharpe was covered up.

 

Or maybe he doesn't have anybody to throw to. Right now there are no receivers that can beat one on one coverage fast enough for mariota to be successful.

 

Seems Mariota is good when the game fits his style of play. Mularkey and Robiskie seem to be trying to fit him to their, terrible, scheme.

When he has to go into hurry up mode... he's really good.

This coaching staff is regressing Mariota.

 

and they are killing me ....

 

PFFs breakdown:



Quarterback grade: Derek Carr, 71.3

Carr pushes through an up-and-down day

An average showing from Derek Carr, who had both good and bad moments; he completed 21-of-35 passes, but three of those incompletions were dropped and only five of the completions came on passes thrown more than 10 yards in the air. When pressured, he managed to complete seven of his 13 passes, including an eighth that was on target but dropped.

Top offensive grades:

FB Jamize Olawale, 83.3
WR Michael Crabtree, 82.9
RT Menelik Watson, 78.7
RG Vadal Alexander, 73.9
QB Derek Carr, 71.3

Carr-to-Crabtree captains Raiders ship

Carr threw to Michael Crabtree 11 times and of those 8 were completed for 102 yards, including a timely reception late in the game and a deep completion down the field for 29 yards. Crabtree was the star for the Raiders’ offense.

Top defensive grades:

CB David Amerson, 97.9
CB Sean Smith, 90.2
S Reggie Nelson, 85.1
S Karl Joseph, 82.5
ED Khalil Mack, 77.7

Secondary shuts down Titans passing offense

Four of Oakland’s top five performers Sunday came in the secondary, where they had ample success against second-year QB Marcus Mariota and the Titans receiving group. Amerson had easily the best game of the unit, and one of the top performances we’ve seen from a corner this season, surrendering a catch on just four of 11 targets for 38 yards, while getting his hands on five of the incompletions. Sean Smith was likewise excellent, picking off a pass in the fourth quarter and otherwise allowing just one of six targets to be completed. Mariota finished with a 0.0 passer rating on those seven throws into Smith’s coverage.

At safety, both Reggie Nelson and rookie Karl Joseph also stood out — Nelson for his work in coverage, where he finished with one pass defense and a second-quarter interception where he took advantage of Amerson’s initial breakup. Conversely, Joseph did the bulk of his positive work in run defense.



Quarterback grade: Marcus Mariota, 42.7

Mariota struggles with turnovers once again

Rough day for Mariota, who was called for a false start penalty early and put the ball at risk several times, whether it was his fumble on a scramble in the second quarter, or his two interceptions where his-placement gave Oakland defenders great shots at the ball. He looked most comfortable during the two minute drill at the end of the game, moving the ball effectively and throwing a dime to WR Tajae Sharpe at 1:08 of the fourth, but otherwise did little despite facing a fairly low amount of pressure from Oakland’s defensive line.



Top offensive grades:

LT Taylor Lewan, 86.2
RB DeMarco Murray, 83.2
C Ben Jones, 82.8
FB Jalston Fowler, 80.7
LG Quinton Spain, 80.5

Run game a positive in an otherwise poor offensive display

Although it wasn’t enough to make up for turnovers and a lack of passing game, the Titans had no trouble moving the ball on the ground, with RB DeMarco Murray gaining 114 yards over 16 carries (7.1 average) and forcing six missed tackles in the process. The offensive line collectively played well in both facets to create those openings, but LT Taylor Lewan deserves the most credit for his performance, apart from his costly penalty near the end of the game. Lewan made multiple key blocks on the edge and at the second level — including in the fourth, when he moved Raiders end Jihad Ward several yards downfield, creating an easy first down lane for Murray

Top defensive grades:

CB Jason McCourty, 89.1
DE Brian Orakpo, 87.6
DT Al Woods, 80.1
DT Jurrell Casey, 80.1
LB Sean Spence, 79.9

Early play dooms Titans defense

Tennessee’s defense held steady throughout the game but some plays given up in the first half and the coverage shortfall of Parrish Cox were too much to overcome. Tennessee had some great defensive play from Brian Orakpo, however, who was an absolute menace in the backfield of the Raiders, especially rushing Carr. He did most of his damage when lining up on the right side of the offensive formation, where he compiled five pressures working against tackle Donald Penn. In the secondary, Parrish Cox struggled for the Titans, surrendering five completions on nine targets for 85 yards and ultimately the Carr to Crabtree connection was a bit much for the Titans to overcome.

PFF Game-Ball Winner: Raiders CB David Amerson

 

Only good coach on this staff is Lebeau... and he's making this terrible defense relevant. That's what good coaches do. Imagine if he had a mildly decent secondary!

Offensively, the coaching staff sucks... and the O reflects that. This staff will destroy Mariota.

 

PFF are Haters

 

I am legitimately worried that this staff is going to ruin Mariota. I hope they`re fired at the end of this season, and its not too late to salvage Marcus`career. Let J-Rob hire his buddy Josh McDaniels.

 

With that said.. I think we`ll be 3-3 after 6 games. Cleveland & Miami look way worse than we do. Trust me.