“Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration on its possessor.” — John Milton.
To play in the NFL you must have plenty of confidence. Laced with just enough doubt that if you don’t work harder than anyone, that confidence will not lead to anything.
There’s no question the Raiders defense is coming off a rough season. It was historically bad, in fact, and the pass defense was the main culprit.
Much of the blame seems to have fallen on the secondary for those issues, even though it was the non-existent pass rush that should probably shoulder the bulk of the blame.