RT Sam Young vs DE Shaq Barrett
Barrett led the NFL in 2019 with 19.5 sacks. He has three sacks so far this season. It would be great if the Raiders had a healthy Trent Brown in at right tackle when facing off against the reigning NFL sack leader. But he decided not to take the COVID-19 protocols seriously and ended up testing positive, so he’s out for the game.
In his place will be veteran backup, Sam Young. What Young does well is he is a technician. He does well to stay between the quarterback and the oncoming pass rusher. But he isn’t the physical presence Brown is at the position and Barrett will try to take advantage of that. Ironically Young is also the only Raiders starting offensive lineman to practice this week.
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