They may be opening the season in Los Angeles but the Las Vegas Raiders are looking to be pocket aces against the Chargers this Sunday. In particular, the Silver & Black defense acing the test of caging Bolts quarterback Justin Herbert in a collapsing pocket.
That’s because in order to defend, stop, or marginally disrupt the Chargers’ offense, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham notes it starts with Herbert. Las Vegas’ new defensive architect and play caller gets an excellent litmus test to see exactly the progress his defenders and coaching staff have made (or how much more they have to make) in the season opener.