DETROIT — Jack Del Rio knows that the reporters he talks to every day are tired of hearing it. Guess what: The Raiders’ head coach is tired of saying it.
On Sunday, he had a familiar answer after the Lions exploited the Raiders with short passes, especially bubble screens to receiver Golden Tate. It’s the same answer Del Rio gave when Oakland couldn’t cover tight ends earlier in the season.
“If I told you leverage and tackling, would you be surprised?” he said. “I’ve said that a lot. We have to do that better in our back end, and when you don’t do it well, some of the simplest, basic plays become explosive plays.