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Chargers vs. Raiders - Defense

The Oakland Raiders defense is a bit hard to get a bead on.  They were absolutely throttled by Denver's offense.  They came back strong against Kansas City, admittedly a lessor offense; then they played well through three quarters in Buffalo before folding late.  The Raiders Gerard Warren with 2 sacks is likely going to be limited or not play with partially torn pectorals.  Derrick Burgess with 1.5 sacks has a triceps injury and likewise may be out or limited for the game; you have to wonder if Oakland is going to be able to get sufficient pressure on Rivers, the other side of the defensive line has no sacks.  

Oakland has a great cornerback in N. Asomugha.  He is extremely hard to throw against and therefor isn't targeted very often.  DeAngelo Hall on the other side has a great reputation, but he got fairly well clocked in their first game against Oakland.  Now Cromartie did too, over at Silver and Black Pride there was the sense that he is neither as good as his reputation, nor as bad as the first game at Denver would have you believe.  Oakland shelled out big money to bring in Safety Gabril Wilson.  Many have questioned the move, but he does have a lot of tackles and is solid in pass coverage.  Michael Huff the other safety looks capable if unspectacular.

At middle linebacker the Raiders have one of our own, Kirk Morrison out of SDSU.  He has picked up 17 tackles, one interception and one sack in the first three games.  Thomas Howard on the right side had six picks last year to go with 96 tackles.  Michael Huff on the other side seems adequate; you might expect more from the seventh pick in the draft, but this is only his third season.

The folks at Football Outsiders place the Oakland defense as weaker against the rush than the pass and 19th overall.  Another interesting stat over there is that the number two WR has run wild against Oakland (that's probably poor coverage by D. Hall), how much of that is from the first game against Denver is hard for me to know.  Given that the Raiders two most effective pass rushers may be out or at least hampered, it looks to me like Rivers could have another big day.

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Either VJ or Chambers on Hall

MMMMMMM Tastes like victory.

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by sdsuaztec4 on Sep 26, 2008 1:36 PM PDT   0 recs

That, it does.

Hall is terrible and I doubt he can keep up with either Jackson or Chambers. On the other hand, I feel sorry for whoever has to line up across from Asomugha because he’s damn good.

by Richard on Sep 26, 2008 2:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Asomugha is very good

But he may be limited by his injury.

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by sdsuaztec4 on Sep 26, 2008 3:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We can only hope.

by Richard on Sep 26, 2008 3:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Looks Like it

People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.

by sdsuaztec4 on Sep 27, 2008 1:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It'll be interesting to see what we/they do with Gates

You assume that either a FS or a LB will be responsible. I’m not positive if Wilson played against the Chargers when they last faced NYG, but I’m pretty sure Gates had a good day.

Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.

by Wonko on Sep 26, 2008 5:13 PM PDT   0 recs

Last time the Chargers played the Raiders, Gates was targeted 11 times. He had six catches (55% catch rate, 45% success rate) for 62 yards. I believe he was primarily matched up against Michael Huff.

by Richard on Sep 26, 2008 10:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And I think

Huff was the FS at the time. So this time it should be Wilson I would think.

Homer: Ohhhh, The Denver Broncos.
Marge: Whats wrong with the Denver Broncos?
Homer: Marge you just don't understand football.

by Wonko on Sep 27, 2008 2:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That makes sense.

by Richard on Sep 27, 2008 1:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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