The Oakland Raiders are gearing up to face the San Diego Chargers for the second time this season and defensive coordinator Ken Norton, Jr., is prepared for the matchup. Thursday afternoon, Norton spoke with reporters about facing a potent Chargers offense with big play capability. He also discussed the growth of some of the younger players on defense.
Here are the quick hits from his time with the media.
Norton said that even though the defense hasn’t tallied a big number of sacks thus far, the team is effective in pressuring the quarterback.
“Well, we do get them off their spot a lot, but like you said, there’s a lot of different stats you can look at.