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Originally Posted by Locdog
yep yep  , no way in hell is kiffin going to allow this guy to loose games for him...kiffin knows that the offense doesnt have to win games. he said it last year and again after the season....he wanted the defense to hold up and he wanted to run the ball in order to keep the dfense fresh and keep possesion time high while keeping the score low.
what davis did is he gave kiffin weapons that kiffin didnt have the year before. he gave him a #1 wide and a top tier running back. im still scratching my head about harris but ive heard tom cable wanted him or was it knapp im not sure anyways davis thinks he upgraded the LT spot too and for the raiders we live and die by davis's perception. he gave him plenty of wides to develop and he already had a tight end from last year.....so if i know davis like i think i dont then.... kiffin doesnt have any excuses. |
There's a reason they ran the ball so often last year, besides having two QB's that didn't get it done, the offensive line is not that great at pass protection. When you give up 41 sacks that's still about 30 more than they should give up if they are an elite unit.
If they continue to improve the running stats and drop the sack totals by 20%, we might see a big step in wins, but this idea this team is going to just be off the cuff is unrealistic, talent or no talent, there are some glaring issues that in my opinion haven't been addressed and those that were addressed still are questionable because health factors into the equation. Signing players coming off of season ending injuries isn't always the wisest move, but we're going to find out if they pay dividends or become liabilities....