Josh McDaniels is searching for answers as to why his team is 2-5.

So far, he's found none.

But one of the key areas resulting in a myriad of issues for Las Vegas includes the defense, which ranks 25th in both points and yards allowed. It's clear, on that end of the field, something needs to change. Yet, McDaniels is reluctant to admit just exactly how it can change.

What McDaniels had to say

“You know, it's not a one-thing fix, and rankings sometimes can be at times misleading, but we are what we are," he said. "I think that this is a collective effort to play better all around. I'd say our run defense at times has been very good. And then other times, we've given up some yards when we've allowed the other team to run the ball like New Orleans did on Sunday.

"Pass defense is an 11-person job; it's not really just the coverage, just the rush, you could pressure, those kinds of things. So, defense is always a collective effort; 11 guys have to do their job the right way and make it tough on the offense."

"I think creating some turnovers, which we haven't really done a very good job of that, if we could do that, certainly that would help limit the number of plays the other team ends up with," he added. "So, trying to work at some of those things is obviously going to be a help. And I also think playing complimentary football where the more you're on the field, the more you give up. So, offensively, I think there's a role the offense plays in all those numbers as well. And, again, Sunday was not a very good example of complimentary football. We've had stretches where we played very well together, and that's what we need to get back to.”

It's not the answer Raiders fans are looking for, but at least he offers some insight into the problem that has plagued this team all season.

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