Oakland Raiders: Examining the Play of the Team vs. the 49ers

The Raiders had an up-and-down game vs. the 49ers. Here are a few observations:

Offense

1) Jared Veldheer looked decent for his first start

He was much better in pass blocking, but got out leveraged at times by Ricky Jean-Francois. 

To be honest, he was probably better than Samson Satele, who couldn't pass or run block effectively. 

Veldheer does need more experience. The best mike linebacker in the league, Patrick Willis, got through the A gap at least two times unblocked.

2) Darrius Heyward-Bey looked good

Jackson made a point to get it to DHB early. 

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