Sydla
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Obviously this is prefaced with the reality that often times we were facing guys who might not even make the Raiders 53, nevertheless:
- There looks to be some players and depth in the secondary. Thomas really stood out last night. And frankly, I have some concerns about the pass rush so having a strong secondary might be very important for us. Booth got beat but then had some nice plays later. He looks like a nice 4th or 5th CB.
- Granted, Lawrence and Parsons aren't playing but there doesn't appear to be "much" at DE behind them. I thought Kneeland looked good against the run but he looks pretty blah at this point as a pass rusher. With that, though, is the understanding that rookies often aren't big impact players at DE save for the elite guys and Kneeland was admittedly raw coming into the league. This team could really use a backup like a Fowler IMO.
- Lance was ehhhh. He struggled early against some of the Raiders 1st teamers and got better as the game went on. Was that him settling in or the fact the level of talent on D dropped off during the game? He is definitely a real threat with his legs. He still seems to lack any touch on some of his passes but at least this game he made a nice throw on that one fade whereas last week he made a terrible throw on a similar play.
- LB looks like they should be OK assuming Overshown isn't going to be always nicked up. With him, Liufau and a couple others, they are certainly going to be able to get out there and fly around. Liufau looked decent, showing good athleticism but a couple of times he overran or got churned up due to his aggressiveness and that was an issue he had at ND.
- I still am not sure what to think of DT. But the fact even Jerry kind of hinted they need help, I think we can say it's still a concern.
- Vaughn looked pretty good but he's unforunately, a situational guy at best.
- Schoonmaker was decent enough. Setting aside the fact we wasted a 2nd rounder on him, he looks like a competent backup to Ferguson.
- Both Guyton and Beebe looked good. Guyton got some nice reps against the better players on the Raiders DL. It makes you wonder if there is ever a thought of Beebe playing LG, Tyler Smith playing LT and Guyton playing RT if Steele can't rebound in Year 2 removed from the ACL injury.
- There looks to be some players and depth in the secondary. Thomas really stood out last night. And frankly, I have some concerns about the pass rush so having a strong secondary might be very important for us. Booth got beat but then had some nice plays later. He looks like a nice 4th or 5th CB.
- Granted, Lawrence and Parsons aren't playing but there doesn't appear to be "much" at DE behind them. I thought Kneeland looked good against the run but he looks pretty blah at this point as a pass rusher. With that, though, is the understanding that rookies often aren't big impact players at DE save for the elite guys and Kneeland was admittedly raw coming into the league. This team could really use a backup like a Fowler IMO.
- Lance was ehhhh. He struggled early against some of the Raiders 1st teamers and got better as the game went on. Was that him settling in or the fact the level of talent on D dropped off during the game? He is definitely a real threat with his legs. He still seems to lack any touch on some of his passes but at least this game he made a nice throw on that one fade whereas last week he made a terrible throw on a similar play.
- LB looks like they should be OK assuming Overshown isn't going to be always nicked up. With him, Liufau and a couple others, they are certainly going to be able to get out there and fly around. Liufau looked decent, showing good athleticism but a couple of times he overran or got churned up due to his aggressiveness and that was an issue he had at ND.
- I still am not sure what to think of DT. But the fact even Jerry kind of hinted they need help, I think we can say it's still a concern.
- Vaughn looked pretty good but he's unforunately, a situational guy at best.
- Schoonmaker was decent enough. Setting aside the fact we wasted a 2nd rounder on him, he looks like a competent backup to Ferguson.
- Both Guyton and Beebe looked good. Guyton got some nice reps against the better players on the Raiders DL. It makes you wonder if there is ever a thought of Beebe playing LG, Tyler Smith playing LT and Guyton playing RT if Steele can't rebound in Year 2 removed from the ACL injury.
