Discombobulated is an apt word to describe the Las Vegas Raiders defense not only last season, but years prior. Disjointed is a good description, too.
Thus it’s no surprise to see communication is the name of the game for the Silver & Black as they journey through training camp. To a defender and a coach, Las Vegas’ focus is getting all 11 on the same page and talking to one another, all in hopes of improving a defense that hasn’t ranked higher than 18th in the last 20 seasons.
You have to go all the way back to the 2002 season to find “greatness” from the Silver & Black defensive antics as the team ranked sixth in points allowed and 11th in yards yielded.