Between Justin Ellis and Dan Williams, it was thought that the Oakland Raiders’ interior line was going to be a strength of that defense. Adding the likes of Stacy McGee and Darius Latham to the mix was supposed to be icing on the cake, right?
Yeah, it didn’t really work out that way and the interior defensive line was more of a liability than anything.
Neither Williams nor Ellis provided the sort of push up the middle or pressure on the quarterback this defense needed to really thrive. Opposing quarterbacks were all too comfortable sitting back in the pocket and picking the defense apart.