Three winners from Raiders' loss to Steelers
It is hard to say anything positive about the Las Vegas Raiders when they played as bad of a game as they did against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Their home opener did not go the way anyone had hoped it would go.The team didn't show up until the fourth quarter when it was too late. However, somehow, […]
It is hard to say anything positive about the Las Vegas Raiders when they played as bad of a game as they did against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Their home opener did not go the way anyone had hoped it would go.
The team didn't show up until the fourth quarter when it was too late.
However, somehow, there are still a few players who had good games and carried the team overall. Of course, there is far more bad than good, but it's a good idea to go ahead and be positive, or at least find the positives in things.
Here are the three winners from the Raiders loss to the Steelers:
Raiders winners
Davante Adams, WR – Adams, who is the best receiver in the league, still was the best player on the field last night of any team. Sure, T.J. Watt played, too, and was pretty good, but Adams was the guy. Adams played fantastic and was involved the way he should be every game.
Adams finished with two touchdowns, broke several records, and made a few defensive backs look silly. But that is what he does. It feels like taking the easy way out by picking Adams as a winner, but he was that good, and no one else really helped him.
Maxx Crosby, DE – Crosby is almost always on this list, besides last week against the Buffalo Bills, where he didn't have a great game. But this week was different. He put pressure on Kenny Pickett and the pocket several times.
Crosby also had the only sacks of the game for the Raiders, in which his explosiveness off of the edge was crazy, as it always is. The Raiders needed that from him; the only other thing they needed was help around him.
Nate Hobbs, CB – The best cornerback on the roster, still, even with the addition of Marcus Peters, showed why he is exactly that on Sunday. Sure, the defense was bad as a whole, and the secondary wasn't amazing, but Hobbs had some really good plays where he made a play on the ball.
He had a PBU on a big third-and-8 play late in the game against the Steelers. Hobbs is always making that one play for the Raiders, even when the secondary around him crumbles.
The Raiders have some things to be positive about, even in a tough loss.
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