First off I wanna say last night was tough for me to watch, I felt sick watching the Broncos and Eddie Royal punish the Raider defense for 41 points. Shanahan was out for blood and his team came ready to deliver it. If I had to describe it; I would say it was like watching video of yourself in a car accident where the other driver reacts by punching you in the face, and the video was in a continuous loop for 2 plus hours.
Cutler was on point from start to finish throwing for 299 yards, 2 touchdowns, on 16-24 passing. Eddie Royal routinely found the holes in the defense burning them time and time again for 9 catches, 146 yards, and a touchdown. They used their zone blocking extremely well, finding gaping holes for whatever running back they had on the field. Using all three running-backs they tallied 140 yards combined with none of the backs carrying the ball more than 10 times. Their defense made it hard for the Raiders offensive line, giving Jamarcus Russell no time to find the open man. The Broncos won the game easily 41-14. Most of that can be attributed to three things: (1)They are a young team, (2)Eddie Royal owned Dante Hall last night. Embarrassing him over and over again pushing Dante to two personal foul penalties.(3) The defensive line could not maintain a decent pass rush, giving Cutler all the time in the world to find receivers.
Oakland killed themselves with penalties and dumb mistakes. Oakland committed five personal fouls, botched a reverse for a 15-yard loss, committed 10 total penalties, and they were dominated on both sides of the ball. Yet as hard as it was to watch, it is not time to hit the panic button. The running game was effective, Fargas and McFadden combined for 150 yards on the ground with a 4.8 average. Jamarcus did what was expected of him by making plays and minimizing mistakes. He finished the game with 180 yards, 2 td's, 111.1 QB rating, and a 65.4 % rate. However the one thing that stood out to me the most was how the offense did not give up, they kept giving their all no matter what the score was and it eventually led to their two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. That is something that could not have been said of the Post Gruden/Pre Kiffin Raiders. There is a lot to be negative about, but this is a season of maturation and change. The team will have its bumps and bruises, but in due time the team will be crashing into other teams and punching them in the face.
Oakland killed themselves with penalties and dumb mistakes. Oakland committed five personal fouls, botched a reverse for a 15-yard loss, committed 10 total penalties, and they were dominated on both sides of the ball. Yet as hard as it was to watch, it is not time to hit the panic button. The running game was effective, Fargas and McFadden combined for 150 yards on the ground with a 4.8 average. Jamarcus did what was expected of him by making plays and minimizing mistakes. He finished the game with 180 yards, 2 td's, 111.1 QB rating, and a 65.4 % rate. However the one thing that stood out to me the most was how the offense did not give up, they kept giving their all no matter what the score was and it eventually led to their two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. That is something that could not have been said of the Post Gruden/Pre Kiffin Raiders. There is a lot to be negative about, but this is a season of maturation and change. The team will have its bumps and bruises, but in due time the team will be crashing into other teams and punching them in the face.
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