What players and coaches are saying ahead of the Raiders

This Sunday the Raiders Donald Penn Jersey will be looking to rebound as they head to Denver to battle the division rival Broncos. The Raiders have had a sour taste in their mouth all week after a complete second half meltdown on Monday night football.The Broncos opened the 2018 campaign with a 27-24, home victory over the Seattle Seahawks.Sports Authority Field at Mile High has not been a great place to play for the Raiders.The Broncos have won five of the last six home games versus the Raiders.Derek Carr in particular has struggled in his three career games at Denver.Carr has a 1-2 record in mile high, averaging 145 yards passing, completing only 48 percent of his passes.Let’s not forget it was in Denver, last season when Derek Carr left the game early after suffering a transverse process fracture.A key to the game will be how the Raiders left and right tackles hold up against edge rushers Von Miller and Bradley Chubb.The duo combined for three and half sacks in week one.The reviews were positive for rookie left tackle, Kolton Miller and Donald Penn, as he makes the transition to right tackle.One other interesting thing to keep an eye on is the return of Martavis Bryant.Coach Gruden said earlier in the week, “We’ll see where he is in terms of his assignments. We’re going to give him plenty of opportunity to play.”This game is critical not only because the Raiders don’t want to get off to a 0-2 start but also because it’s a divisional game.Let’s take a look at what players and coaches from both teams are saying about the match up.Head Coach Jon Gruden, when asked if anything stood out about the Broncos on tape.“Keenum. I think Case Keenum at the end of the year might be the No. 1 acquisition in football. I think he’s a great quarterback. What he did last year, the performance that he had down in Minnesota.He solidifies them at that position. They struggled last year. They went through a lot of different quarterbacks. I know he had couple of interceptions last week Kelechi Osemele Jersey , but this kid can really play. He’s a great competitor. They have outstanding receivers. Look, they’ve always had a great defense. When they have had stability at quarterback, they’ve proven they can win a world championship. We’ll have our hands full, I know that. We’re excited to get ready.”Derek Carr, on the challenges the Denver defense presents.“I mean obviously you got to protect. You got to protect against Von and do those things. Myself, I got to take care of the ball with their good defensive backs. Whenever you play a team like this, it’s always about the ball. You got to take care of the football which is something we have been able to do well around here for some years. Something we can do better though. Obviously, after last week. We will. We are going to do that better. Making sure that you stay on schedule because you get in those long distances, let their cover guys cover and let Von come off the edge free and those kinds of things. Now they have Bradley Chubb, a top five pick Cheap Reggie Nelson Jersey , who is a good player. It’s kind of similar when they had DeMarcus and Von. They have another rusher and Von鈥nd they try and take some pressure off him. You just got to take care of the ball and stay on schedule. The normal, clich茅 things that are actually really good coaching points that you have to do.”Offensive coordinator Greg Olson on what Raiders tackles are up against facing Denver’s pass rushers“Big challenge, obviously, last week for our interior guys against the Rams. Against the Broncos certainly those edge players, both Donald and Kolton will have their hands full. I just had mentioned to Donald out on the practice field, we felt as a coaching staff that he really didn’t look out of place at right tackle. We thought there might be some growing pains but really from the first day that we moved him there he looked natural playing the right tackle position. In conversations I had with him he said, ‘I still don’t feel completely comfortable.’ He said, ‘I felt better than I thought I would initially.’ We were happy with how he played. He played aggressive. He played the entire game but looked natural at the right tackle.”Von Miller, on what he has seen from tackles, Kolton Miller and Donald Penn.“Donald Penn can play any position on the line. 77 is a beast. He was the best tackle in this year’s draft. I’ve always said the Raiders have the best offensive line in football. They made it a whole lot better with the Miller kid.”Broncos Head Coach Vance Joseph http://www.raiderscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-marshawn-lynch-jersey , when asked if the addition of Martavis Bryant affects how you prepare for the Raiders offense.“Well, I mean he gives them a serious vertical threat. I mean this guy over the years has made big plays in the screen game and obviously on the long ball. I faced him six or seven times when I coached in Cincinnati and he always made a big play on us. He’s obviously a matchup problem so we have to have a plan when he is in the game to play him top-down.”Raiders Film Room: Passing game in rhythm Week 2 against the Denver Broncos was an interesting game for the Raiders.Derek Carr set an NFL record as the only QB to finish a game with 90% completion and over 30 passes.As Levi pointed out, Carr’s performance answered a lot of the critics who said Carr was scared to stand in the pocket and deliver shots downfield.Sadly, Carr’s surgically accurate passing display wasn’t enough to yield a win against the division rival.The run game couldn’t get going and the Raiders defense choked down the stretch, but the passing game was a bright spot.Let’s take a look at a few concepts that will be staples in Gruden’s offense.Play-ActionYour eyes are not deceiving you, this is Gruden’s modern riff on the infamous Spider 2 Y Banana.In 2018 Gruden runs this play out of 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE) and has Jordy Nelson running the “Banana” route.Multiple defenders key on Cooper who releases to the flat after feigning a crack block on the defensive end.This leaves Nelson as wide open as you’ll see in the NFL for a big gain on the Raiders first possession.Even though the run game never really got going, the threat of Marshawn Lynch is enough to neutralize linebackers off play-action.Watch how the underneath defenders are sucked in when they first read run action.As a result Jared Cook’s job is pretty easy here.Again you see the effect play action has on linebackers.This time the Raiders give a “split zone” action where TE Jared Cook blocks across the formation.This means there are only 3 receivers running routes downfield but off play-action that can work.Amari Cooper at the bottom of the screen is in 1-on-1 coverage with Bradley Roby.Cooper sells the post route by changing his speed and his sudden burst gets Roby’s hips turned inside.Cooper drops his weight and makes a speed cut to the sideline after he get’s Roby going the wrong way.The combination of Cooper’s excellent route running and play-action bringing the linebackers up gives Carr enough room to drop a dime for a first down.Play CallingOh you thought Gruden was telling the truth when he said he would bring it back to 1998? Turns out he was only telling half the truth.The play below is called “Double Seam” and was a staple in the University of Oklahoma offense that saw Baker Mayfield win the Heisman last season. Yes Gruden is incorporating college football concepts.The Raiders are again in 11 personnel with Jared Cook lined up off the ball—likely to help him get a free release.Jordy Nelson runs to the seam and normally that means Cook would then route inside or outside, but instead he just follows Nelson right into that seam.Most defenses need to adjust to account for multiple players running through the same zone and you can see it catches the Bronco’s off guard.Worth noting is how the Bronco’s defense is tilting their coverage towards Cooper’s side.Cooper has a CB in his face and the safety over the top.Anytime a receiver gets doubled, that means someone has a 1-on-1 match-up that can be exploited. Carr found Cook for a big gain.Another 3 man route but this time its a drop back pass.Gruden catches the Broncos in a blitz and calls the perfect max protection and route combo to win.Cooper at the top of the screen this time stems his route hard up-field before breaking to the middle of the field.If Gruden can continue to time perfect pass plays like this http://www.raiderscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-rashaan-melvin-jersey , wins should be right around the corner.Long Hand-OffsThe modern passing game uses quick passes as an extension of the run game.These are low risk passes designed to stretch the defense horizontally and to stall pass rushers before they even gets started.Quick passes also force defenses to play close coverage that could leave them open to a downfield strike.This is not lost on Gruden who is a west coast disciple.His gameplan showed how important it is for him to give Carr high percentage passes and get all the receivers involved.White Tiger Martavis Bryant got involved on a few pass plays like this.The one above is a screen off play-action.First off, notice how Carr doesn’t even complete the play fake, turns around and rifles a fade-away pass to Bryant.Bryant makes use of his blockers and his speed to pick up 16 yards on the play.2 other occasions in the game Gruden called this play for both Cooper and Nelson.Running the same concept with multiple players makes it hard for the defense to predict who will run which route, and forces them to stay honest.The “speed out” also looks to be a staple of Gruden’s scheme.Amari Cooper was an early benefactor of this play call catching 3 or 4 of these on the day.Seth Roberts also caught one of these early in the game.The play above however is Tight End Derek Carrier making a great adjustment and hauling in Carr’s pass.ConclusionThe Raiders passing game was humming Sunday but there were a few miss-steps along the way.The 4th down pass to the fullback has been widely panned as a bad call but the concept worked a few times already in the game.Gruden is playing to Carr’s strengths by asking him to distribute the ball to all his receivers and giving Carr the opportunity to get the ball out quick on many of his passing attempts. Carr passed the ball to 9 different receivers, spreading the love around throughout the game. Gruden is calling great protection and the offensive line performed at a high level in week 2.Carr was sacked once officially (another Von Miller sack was called back due to penalty) and Carr had time when he needed to wait for routes to develop downfield.This was the best passing attack Raiders fans have witnessed in a long time.Gruden called a great game through the air. Once all the other pieces are put together the Raiders will be in a good place.

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