The Oakland Raiders managed to get to the quarterback only 13 times as a team last season, led by rookie defensive tackle Maurice Hurst. That cannot be the case in 2019, as that number was so low that if they doubled it, they would still have finished last in the NFL in sacks.
Prior to the 2018 NFL season, Oakland traded away a generational edge rusher in Khalil Mack, who went on to have a Pro Bowl season with the Chicago Bears, leading them to the playoffs. Mack’s No. 2, Bruce Irvin, was supposed to step up in his absence, but he had the worst season he ever put together wearing the Silver and Black, and was eventually released.