Week 2 against Baltimore was a cathartic one for Raider Nation. After what seems like a decade long rebuild, we finally got a taste of what may be progress toward excellence in Oakland’s victory Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t always pretty but it was damn exciting.
Last week, Oakland’s offense looked terrible. The right side of the offensive line couldn’t block anyone to save their lives, AC/DC never quite took off, the team ran a ton of screens, with zero deep threat for the defense to respect, to poor results. Defense was even worse. Containment issues, terrible coverage across the field, and major communication issues made the Raider defense play more like a leaky sieve.