The Raiders are by no means predicated on the run, Derek Carr could have easily threw on us even if we were healthy firing on all cylinders on D. Go back and watch how bad Crabtree made Humphrey look, go back and watch Jaguars and Steelers tape of our dbs missing tackles and blowing coverage.
Our defense is solid, undoubtedly better with Brandon Williams shutting down the run and boosting pass rush by taking on double teams. But people act like we don't have a handful of other pro bowl caliber players on defense. I'm not going to make an excuse for 1 Player no matter how good they are .
The Texans were the #1 defense in the NFL last year MINUS. JJ. WATT.
1. Crabtree blatantly pushed off over and over. It was total bullshit.
2. The raiders have been a solid running team since their emergence, they were 6th in rushing last year and this year they haven't been the same team in general but they try to feed lynch
3. The whole first half their offensive movement came from the run game, Manuel couldn't do shit until crab started pushing off which didn't start til later. Lynch stole our fucking lunch money and gained yards as he pleased
Wonder why Derek Carr has been struggling this year compared to last year? Maybe it's because he's not working with the 6th rushing attack? A qbs best friend is a great run game, it's not some old wives tale, it's the truth and always will be.