Las Vegas Raiders' offensive line issue gets worse after the loss to Bengals just when you think it couldn't
The Las Vegas Raiders have it bad, and it just got worse, just when you thought it couldn't be any worse. The offense is one of the worst in the NFL, if not the worst. Against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the team scored 24 points. But, that was off of a pick-six by the […]
The Las Vegas Raiders have it bad, and it just got worse, just when you thought it couldn't be any worse.
The offense is one of the worst in the NFL, if not the worst. Against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the team scored 24 points. But, that was off of a pick-six by the defense and a garbage-time touchdown by Brock Bowers from Desmond Ridder.
The Raiders' offense is bad because of the scheme. Let's get that straight first. The offensive scheme matched with the play calling is very poor, and it does not match the strengths of any of these players besides maybe Brock Bowers and Alexander Mattison.
Secondly, the injuries have been bad, and the offensive line is bad, which makes the quarterback bad. The quarterback isn't innocent whatsoever, but the offensive line is pretty much where things start. In this game, the offensive line was terrible, and that's largely because of injuries as well.
It was bad to start, but once Kolton Miller was hurt, it got worse. And after the game, it got even worse than that.
Tashan Reed of the athletic reported that Miller had a boot on his foot in the locker room. We know that this is a guy that the Raiders have largely depended on throughout the years. But, he's been injured a lot the last two years and has really taken a beating.
His being out could only make the offensive line worse. We saw how much Thayer Munford was getting bullied around when he replaced Miller in this game. The Raiders still have to play the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Atlanta Falcons, all great teams.
