Raider Nation Has Yet to See “Raider Ball”…and That’s a Good Thing

45-7!

That was the final score when the Raiders hosted the New Orleans Saints last Saturday. Since that day, Raider Nation has been anything but positive. There has been panic, anger, and even depression...over a preseason game.

A preseason game?

So far what I have seen is a coach that has used the preseason not to practice what the Raiders do well, but to work on what they don't. To see this, one will have to look at every preseason game.

En route to winning 31-10 against the Cowboys, the Raiders rushed the ball 29 times for 127 yards and held the ball for 30 minutes. They also passed 37 times for 280 yards and totaled 457 yards. Not bad, but the defensive line showed cracks during the game, yielding 176 yards.

In the next game against t...

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