We could be looking at another new starting lineup for the Raiders offensive line Sunday when they head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals.
Injuries at various positions have had the Raiders moving guys around all season, and this week carries with it probably the most uncertainty they’ve seen yet.
Primarily the question marks are at center and right guard. Andre James was injured last Sunday and missed practice Wednesday. Meanwhile Dylan Parham returned to practice after missing the past two weeks.
The team shuffled the personnel on the interior line to cover for Parham and James’s absences. First with Jordan Meredith stepping in at right guard for Parham and then Jackson Powers-Johnson moving over from left guard to center to cover for James. This meant Cody Whitehair had to come in at left guard.
At this moment, it’s still up in the air as to who will start at each spot this week.
“It’s just in such a flux right now,” Raiders OC Luke Getsy said of the interior offensive line. “Everything’s on the table, honestly. That’s the cool part, when you have guys that are smart in Dylan and Cody and Jordan and Jackson, you’re able to figure out at the end of the week what’s the best fit and what makes the most sense to get going. But, honestly everything’s on the table right now.”
That means, you have five different players who could start at the three interior spots and four different possible alignments. Fun, fun, fun.