Most rookies come in as developmental projects. It’s no crime for a rookie to get his ass handed to him a few times. Hell, it’s expected. What we want to see is how he responds and what that motivates him to do. It’s a little bit troublesome to see a player end the season as pretty much the same player he was at the beginning.
Arguably the biggest single moment by a Raiders rookie so far this season was made by Eddie Vanderdoes (Gareon Conley’s double-tap pass defense was pretty awesome, also). In Week 1 against the Titans, Vanderdoes unloaded on Titans’ All Pro right tackle Jack Conklin and hurled him onto his backside.