Three Keys Against the Raiders: Defense

by Steven Schweickert on Nov 26, 2011 11:01 AM CST in Notes

1) Contain the Deep Plays

Of receivers with over ten catches (yes, the Raiders have a lot of guys with at least ten catches), five of them have at least 15 yards per reception. One of them is Kevin Boss, but that's beside the point (see below). The rest of them are Darrius Heyward-Bey, Jacoby Ford, Michael Bush and Denarius Moore. While a couple of those guys are banged up, that's also beside the point - the Raiders might have the fastest team in the league and love to strike deep. Stopping the big play will be important.

2) Pick Up Turnovers

The Chargers weren't exactly a careful team with the football, but the Raiders have given up 19 of them themselves, and in Carson Palmer's first four games as a Raider he's thrown for seven interceptions already, along with two fumbles coughed up. And we wonder why the AFC West hasn't been so good this year...

3) Stop. Giving. Up. Touchdowns. To. Tight. Ends.

I don't want to have to say this every single week. I will do so until this streak of games stops. You hear me over there in Halas Hall?! I'm serious! I will rip on you ON THE INTERNET for this!

Kevin Boss and Brandon Myers are the Raiders' top two tight ends in terms of receptions, and between them they have all of one touchdown. If you're going to insist on allowing a team a free seven points by playing a tight end, I would very highly recommend you no longer continue this course of action.

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By the way

15.6 yards per reception from a running back? Holy crap.

Bears. Bulls. White Sox.

by The Voiss on Nov 26, 2011 1:00 PM CST reply actions

Matt Forte: 10.1

Exactly.

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by Steven Schweickert on Nov 26, 2011 2:02 PM CST up reply actions

I actually looked it up to make sure Michael Bush wasn't a mistake

But no, 16 receptions, 249 yards. Long of 55.

Bears. Bulls. White Sox.

by The Voiss on Nov 26, 2011 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

Our fullback has 10.0 yards per reception and runs a 4.4 40.

Yep. That’s the Raiders for you.

by ROFLCOPTER16 on Nov 26, 2011 2:08 PM CST up reply actions

and he can catch a perfectly thrown ball over the middle between 3 defenders

yea, we know

by BOBdaBEAR on Nov 26, 2011 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

Similar game plan for the secondary in terms of being aggressive

Press their WRs at the LOS and knock them off their route. I haven’t watched too much film on the Raiders, but their receivers IMO are not very good at getting off of the jam.

Rather its our D-line and their running game that concerns me. Let me get this straight, when they were given a golden opportunity against 3 back-up O-lineman and a not very mobile QB last week, they didn’t come away with a single sack!? Just not acceptable. Keep Bush on the turf and smack Carson Palmer around a little bit, that should do it.

Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that

by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Nov 26, 2011 1:10 PM CST reply actions

Your problem there is the Raiders' O-line is expeptional.

Jared Veldheer has shut down some of the best pass rushers in the league, Jared Allen among them. Peppers will be hard pressed to have a big day.

by ROFLCOPTER16 on Nov 26, 2011 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

*exceptional.

by ROFLCOPTER16 on Nov 26, 2011 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

I like the way you had it...

Now we have a special word for every great play Julius Peppers makes… ExPEPtional! Gracias.

by Beantown Bear on Nov 26, 2011 2:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

lol.

You’re welcome.

by ROFLCOPTER16 on Nov 26, 2011 2:49 PM CST up reply actions

The Bears...

don’t rush the passer very well anyway, and thus don’t rely on it heavily, so that’s not a huge plus for the Raiders. The Bears aren’t concerned with speed ( because they have great team speed on defense) and tend to play well against teams that rely on big plays, see the Eagles and Chargers games for that. If the Bears can hold their own against the run game, I don’t expect the Raiders to score much tomorrow. I do expect a close game, probably low scoring, say 16-13 or 17-16, with a late FG deciding the game, given the kickers involved. The Raiders defense looks a bit thin these days, so I expect Forte and Hanie to play well enough to keep pace with Bush/Palmer. I would tend to think the Raiders will win because they are at home and the Bears are under more pressure. Either way this will be a good, close game to watch.

FORTE: PAY THE MAN!

by LostInSTL on Nov 26, 2011 2:35 PM CST up reply actions

peppers will line up in all 4 spots

He doesn’t stay at RDE all day

When Mike Ditka calculates pi it's decimal representation ends.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 26, 2011 5:54 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions

Considering Kevin Boss plays TE for Oakland, we might have a problem here.

Cacti are prickly.

by crackedcactus on Nov 26, 2011 2:03 PM CST reply actions

We always have a TE problem, just can’t cover with guys that are 6,7 inches shorter, and 30 or 40 lb lighter. Our defense is fast and light, and we take the ball away, so we really have to keep on doing that. As long as we can protect Hanie decently, we’ll be ok on offense, Forte should have a good day also. Bear down.

by transylvanian bear on Nov 27, 2011 6:35 AM CST reply actions