Raiders are ready for anything the Saints throw at them
The Las Vegas Raiders will be playing a tough opponent on Sunday in the New Orleans Saints. yes, both of these teams have just two wins, but they have both dealt with their fair share of bad hands. For the Raiders, they had a tough schedule to start the season. For the New Orleans Saints, […]
The Las Vegas Raiders will be playing a tough opponent on Sunday in the New Orleans Saints. yes, both of these teams have just two wins, but they have both dealt with their fair share of bad hands.
For the Raiders, they had a tough schedule to start the season. For the New Orleans Saints, they have the most injuries in the league, in my opinion.
The Raiders are having to prepare for the Saints without knowing who will play. They are having to game plan around not knowing who will start at quarterback. But, they aren't worried a bit, as that is almost exactly how it normally is.
"Each week is difficult, just in general, just preparing, but you know we always have to take into account the backup quarterback when we go through the process," Raiders' defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said on Tuesday. "
So, you know we allocated a certain amount of time for who we think is going to be the starter, then we allocate a certain amount of time for the backup because, you know, in the blink of a moment, you know second, play Derek [Carr] was down for one play, you know, you never know what is going to happen. That is just the game win you are dealing with a collision sport like this. Again, every week is difficult, we are always preparing for whoever is on the roster, so, does it add to a certain level of difficulty, maybe? But, you know, that's how we prepare."
Andy Dalton, the Saints' backup quarterback, played last week against the Arizona Cardinals and played well despite throwing two pick six's. He still moved the ball and found multiple receivers throughout the game.
Jameis Winston is the starting quarterback but has been injured for a few weeks now. the Raiders don't know which will start, but I'm confident that they will have a good game plan ready for whoever does.
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