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5 Raiders who will attempt to fill shoes of Maxx Crosby and other missing starters vs Browns

Some players are simply not replaceable. Maxx Crosby and Davante Adams are two such players. But the Raiders are in the position right now where they have no choice but to try and replace their roles in the lineup because both stars are OUT for …

Some players are simply not replaceable. Maxx Crosby and Davante Adams are two such players. But the Raiders are in the position right now where they have no choice but to try and replace their roles in the lineup because both stars are OUT for Sunday’s game against the Browns.

Here are the players who will be asked to step up in the absence of the missing Raiders starters.

Replacing: Davante Adams (hamstring)

When the Raiders want to make a play downfield, they usually look to either Davante Adams or Tre Tucker. The two are very different kinds of receivers, but in their own ways are capable of being a deep threat for this team. Tucker does it with pure speed. Adams does it was route running and savvy.

It doesn’t matter how it happens, it just has to happen. Or at least the threat of it must be there. Tucker has been the third receiver on this team all season, behind Adams and Jakobi Meyers. Now Tucker will step up and start on the outside, attempting to fill the void left by Adams’s absence.

Stepping up to fill the shoes of Tucker in the slot will be DJ Turner.

Replacing: Michael Mayer (personal)

Mayer has been a co-starter this season along with rookie Brock Bowers. He’s also been the primary blocking tight end. Harrison Bryant has been the third tight end on this team this season, though he’s only played 14 snaps on offense. The former Browns tight end was a priority free agent signing this offseason, and initially was expected to be the team’s number two tight end. That was until they had Brock Bowers fall into their lap in the draft and the team made other plans.

Replacing: Thayer Munford (knee/ankle)

Munford was lost on the second snap of last Sunday’s game and didn’t return. Coming in for him was DJ Glaze. The third round rookie had impressed in camp and was considered a viable option to step in at right tackle right away. And just two games into the season, that’s what he was asked to do. He played well in his debut last Sunday. He will be asked to do it again.

Replacing: Maxx Crosby (ankle)

Replacing might not be the right word here. No one is replacing Crosby on this team. He is the heart, soul, and motor of this Raiders defense. We saw that last week when his ankle had him not quite himself and missing quite a few snaps. As a result, Andy Dalton had a field day and the Raiders gave up 36 points to the Panthers.

Wilson’s 34 snaps (46%) was second among edge rushers as they mixed it up with Janarius Robinson, Charles Snowden, and Amari Gainer all getting a fair amount of snaps as well. The only edge rusher who was in the game on each of the 13 snaps Crosby missed was Wilson. Expect him to lead the edge rushers in snaps in this game with a healthy rotation to keep everyone fresh. I would also expect to see practice squad DE K’Lavon Chaisson activated and in that rotation.

Replacing: Divine Deablo (oblique)

Masterson started last Sunday’s game in place of Deablo as well. So, expect that to continue. The Raiders have a lot of linebackers on this team, but it’s really a matter of quantity more than quality. Most are relegated to special teams. The only ones who saw snaps last week other than the starters were Amari Gainer (10 snaps) and Tommy Eichenberg (five snaps).

Eichenberg is considered a middle linebacker, but with Robert Spillane playing every snap, the rookie was asked to play outside linebacker for his five snaps in the game. And Gainer spent all ten of his snaps lined up at edge rusher.

Antonio Pierce plans ‘a lot of changes’ to try and get Raiders NFL-worst run game going

With by the league’s worth run game, there are ‘A lot of changes’ in the works for the Raiders

You simply won’t see a worse run game than the one the Raiders are attempting to deploy this season. What they’re doing in just not working. So, what’s the problem? Is it scheme? Personnel? Both?

It could be both, sure. But if you look back at the line last year and this year, it wasn’t that much different personnel wise. And they were running the ball really well late last season with Zamir White. Now? Abysmal.

White averaged nearly 100 yards per game over the final four games last season behind much of the same offensive line (only one guard and one tackle have changed). He has 102 yards in the first the weeks combined this season and he had just 14 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Panthers.

“Last year is last year. We are where we are now. Worst running team in football,” said Pierce. “That’s not something I’m proud of, our staff’s proud of and I’m sure our team is not. And again, we’re going to get in here and chip away after we make the corrections from today and be honest with one another.”

Pierce would not rule out a change is blocking scheme, saying “I think there’s going to be a lot of changes.”

As far as personnel, rookie tackle DJ Glaze most of game at right tackle after the injury to Thayer Munford. That didn’t seem to change anything in terms of the run game issues. They put rookie guard Jackson Powers-Johnson in for a time and that didn’t seem to make a difference either.

They had a total of three first downs on the ground in the game Sunday and didn’t have a single first down in the second half.

And then there’s this:

https://twitter.com/austingayle_/status/1838004575678476584

At this point either they need to change back to the scheme that works with these guys or just stop running it.

Raiders Week 3 snap counts: Rookie OL debut, Maxx Crosby with unusually low playing time

Raiders Rookie OL make their debuts while Maxx Crosby missed more playing time than usual.

For the first time this season, the two offensive linemen the Raiders selected in the draft took the field. Second round pick Jackson Powers-Johnson came in at right guard and third rounder DJ Glaze entered the game at right tackle.

JPJ came in late in the game, just to mix things up and give him some reps. Oddly he came in at right guard considering he had been lining up at left guard early on and Cody Whitehair has been lining up there in his absence.

Glaze came in early due to an injury to Thayer Munford that knocked him out of the game on just his second snap.

It was noted that during the game Maxx Crosby was coming out for some plays. Not something he is known for doing. It was because his high ankle sprain was bothering him.

In total Crosby missed 13 snaps. That’s a lot for him. He didn’t even miss that many snaps when he had his serious knee injury late last season. The only other time in the past three years Crosby was out of a game for more snaps than Sunday was the blowout win over the Chargers last year, when the Raiders had put the game away and his presence was no longer needed.

Offense
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Cody Whitehair G 64 100% 3 10%
Andre James C 64 100% 3 10%
Kolton Miller T 64 100% 0 0%
DJ Glaze T 62 97% 3 10%
Davante Adams WR 61 95% 0 0%
Jakobi Meyers WR 59 92% 0 0%
Tre Tucker WR 52 81% 4 13%
Gardner Minshew II QB 51 80% 0 0%
Dylan Parham G 43 67% 3 10%
Brock Bowers TE 42 66% 0 0%
Michael Mayer TE 31 48% 3 10%
Alexander Mattison RB 28 44% 0 0%
Ameer Abdullah RB 22 34% 17 57%
Jackson Powers-Johnson G 21 33% 3 10%
Zamir White RB 14 22% 0 0%
Aidan O’Connell QB 13 20% 0 0%
DJ Turner WR 8 12% 26 87%
Harrison Bryant TE 3 5% 13 43%
Thayer Munford T 2 3% 0 0%
Defense
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Tre’von Moehrig FS 74 100% 2 7%
Robert Spillane LB 74 100% 0 0%
Jack Jones CB 71 96% 0 0%
Jakorian Bennett CB 69 93% 0 0%
Maxx Crosby DE 61 82% 0 0%
Nate Hobbs CB 57 77% 0 0%
Christian Wilkins DT 56 76% 6 20%
Marcus Epps SS 54 73% 0 0%
Luke Masterson LB 52 70% 13 43%
John Jenkins DT 47 64% 7 23%
Adam Butler DT 43 58% 3 10%
Tyree Wilson DE 34 46% 0 0%
Isaiah Pola-Mao FS 27 36% 25 83%
Charles Snowden DE 26 35% 17 57%
Nesta Jade Silvera DT 26 35% 7 23%
Janarius Robinson DE 17 23% 6 20%
Jonah Laulu DT 11 15% 7 23%
Amari Gainer LB 10 14% 22 73%
Tommy Eichenberg LB 5 7% 20 67%
Special Teams
 Spec Tms
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct
Kana’i Mauga LB 0 0% 24 80%
Christopher Smith SS 0 0% 21 70%
Amari Burney LB 0 0% 20 67%
Thomas Harper FS 0 0% 11 37%
AJ Cole III P 0 0% 8 27%
Jacob Bobenmoyer LS 0 0% 8 27%
Sam Webb CB 0 0% 8 27%
Daniel Carlson K 0 0% 7 23%
Darnay Holmes CB 0 0% 6 20%
Andrus Peat G 0 0% 3 1

5 Raiders Offensive Players to watch in Preseason finale vs 49ers

The final preseason game will be the battle of those trying to fight their way up the depth chart and fight their way onto the roster. In that spirit, keep an eye on these five players on the offensive side of the ball.

The final preseason game will be the battle of those trying to fight their way up the depth chart and fight their way onto the roster. In that spirit, keep an eye on these five players on the offensive side of the ball.

A few years ago, Peterman was that player on the Raiders who they just couldn’t quit. He spent nearly four years with the team as the most non-threatening backup ever. Just the way Derek Carr needed him to be. Hence why he joined Carr with the Saints this past offseason. But even they ended up releasing him.

Now he’s back, reuniting with Luke Getsy who was his OC in Chicago for two seasons. Could be see Peterman take the field to start this game? It’s possible. If Getsy thinks Peterman has acclimated to the team enough over the past couple weeks since he arrived. And, more importantly, has Peterman improved at all since the last we saw him suit up for the Raiders?

The rookie back has yet to live up to the training camp hype with his preseason play. Often times players step up in the games after not showing much in practice. Antonio Pierce has said that won’t impress him much. But you’d have to figure the other must be true as well. He needs to show up in the preseason too. Not just against his teammates when they’re no allowed to tackle him to the ground.

Turner has been turning heads in both practice and in games. Every play he makes, he earns more and more confidence that he can be a serious weapon in this offense as well as on special teams.

The former Chargers speedster came over because he played under Tom Telesco for four seasons. But he hasn’t shown much. First he was injured through much of camp and now he just hasn’t stood out. He needs to do something in this game if he wants to get off the roster bubble.

This could be the longest look we have gotten so far of Glaze at right tackle. Despite looking good in camp, it has continued to be Thayer Munford who has taken the field as the team’s starter through the first two preseason games.

DJ Glaze steps up for Raiders as Thayer Munford now nursing injuries to both hands

DJ Glaze stepping up with Thayer Munford now nursing injuries to both hands

The hits just keep coming for Raiders tackle Thayer Munford. He came into this offseason with the right tackle job in hand. And as of today, having anything in hand would prove problematic for the third-year man.

Two weeks ago, on the first day in pads for the Raiders, he had seen almost all the snaps with the first team at right tackle. Then he left practice for a couple of team sessions, and rookie third round pick DJ Glaze stepped in for him.

Munford eventually came back out and resumed his work with the first team at right tackle. But he did so with his left hand wrapped up. He has been practicing with that wrapped up left hand since then, and even started the team’s preseason game last weekend.

But in the team’s evening practice tonight, it was like a deja vu for Munford. Only this time, it was the other hand.

Injuring one hand is not ideal. Injuring both is just plain unfortunate. Especially when you consider Munford had bided his time and finally was being given a real shot at the starting job.

Glaze played well enough when he stepped in for Munford two weeks ago that he earned more first team reps. He seems to be making the most of the increased opportunity to be the starting right tackle should Munford be hampered by his injured hands. And you’d have to think he would be.

It stands to reason we could get an even longer look at Glaze in the Raiders next preseason game on Saturday against the Cowboys.

Raiders preseason Week 1 vs Vikings: What to watch for

What to watch for in Raiders preseason opener in Minnesota

It’s game day. For the first time in over seven months, the Raiders take the field for a game. This first outing is their preseason opener in Minnesota.

The game will air on NFL Network at 1pm Pacific (3pm local, 4pm ET). You can see all the details of how to watch here.

For that, here are a few things to watch for.

Quarterback competition

This is the number one reason to tune in by a wide margin. Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell will each get a quarter of play. Antonio Pierce has not revealed who will take the field first, but the order will be flipped next week when the face the Cowboys in Las Vegas.

What does matter here is we could get to see one QB against Vikings starters and the other against backups and fringe players. As in most cases the expected starters play very little in the first preseason matchup, if at all.

This competition has been raging on through training camp and to anyone watching, Minshew has a clear lead between the two, if only a slight one. It’s not decisive, which is why O’Connell still has a chance to come charging back in the competition with his play in preseason and the remaining practices before the season begins.

Rookie standouts

Raiders fans are no doubt excited to get to see 13th overall pick Brock Bowers take the field for the first time. There are obviously high hopes for the decorated tight end out of Georgia and Napa California native. 

The rest of the class has some guys hoping to continue their fine play from the camp in the preseason. Including Round three tackle DJ Glaze, Round four cornerback Decamerion Richardson, Round five linebacker Tommy Eichenberg, Round six running back Dylan Laube, round seven CB MJ Devonshire, and undrafted receiver Ramel Keyton.

Kick returns

This year the kick returner job is far more exciting due to the new kickoff rules.For that reason, it will be very interesting to see how the Raiders handle it and specifically *who* handles it. The previously mentioned Dylan Laube figures to find a role there, but others have gotten work there as well, including Ameer Abdullah and even cornerback Jack Jones.

As far as how Daniel Carlson changes his kicking strategy, I would be surprised if he reveals much about that in this game. Best to keep it status quo before the games count. Gotta keep Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers guessing until the season opener.

Next men up

Often times the entrenched starters won’t play in the preseason opener. But some will not play for other reasons. Left tackle Kolton Miller is on the PUP list, as is rookie left guard Jackson Powers-Johnson. Davante Adams was absent the last week of camp because he was home in Las Vegas awaiting the birth of his child.

Stepping up for those three will be three veterans: Andrus Peat (LT), Cody Whitehair (LG), and Kristian Wilkerson (WR).

Other game coverage:

How to watch Raiders preseason Week 2 vs Vikings

5 Raiders battles to watch on offense in preseason opener in Minnesota

5 Raiders battles to watch on offense in preseason opener in Minnesota

9 players who opened some eyes at Raiders camp

Raiders preseason opener will be ‘very telling’ in QB competition

Breaking down Raiders first unofficial depth chart of preseason

Winners from Raiders training camp scrimmage

Raiders RT Thayer Munford injures left hand in practice

Raiders RT Thayer Munford injures left hand in practice

The first day in pads for the Raiders began with the usual first team offensive line of LT Kolton Miller, LG Cody Whitehair, C Andre James, RG Dylan Parham, and RT Thayer Munford. But midway through practice, Munford headed for the locker room and rookie DJ Glaze was lining up at right tackle with the first team.

The question then was just what the injury was and how serious. The team went a couple team sessions with Glaze in for Munford and then late in the day, Munford returned with a wrap on his left hand.

“I’ll be fine,” said Munford when asked about the injury. “Just got to get ready for tomorrow and what’s next.”

This is the first time since Munford was drafted that he comes into camp as the favorite for the starting right tackle job and clearly he doesn’t want that to change.If he were an established veteran, the team may have let the young fella get some reps, but Munford is just getting his shot. Letting the rookie get his first team reps risks opening the door for a more heated competition.

Raiders 2024 camp position battles: Right tackle

The Raiders have to unproven and versatile tackles set to battle for the starting right tackle job this summer.

Ah, right tackle. That position at which the Raiders always seem to be searching for a definitive answer. An annual effort that always seems to fail.

Many thought the new regime would make the right tackle position either their top priority or close to it this offseason. Whether that be in free agency or the draft. That didn’t really happen.

Their top free agent addition came on the defensive line and the top draft picks came at tight end and guard. Leaving right tackle one again a position at which there will be a competition.

Thayer Munford vs DJ Glaze

Munford is a former seventh round pick who has hung around as the team has hoped he would develop into a starter for them. Entering his third season, he appears to have his best shot.

He started nine games last season — five at right tackle and four at left tackle. Appearing to play his best football on the left side, which is why his OL coach recently said Munford is most comfortable on the left side. But that doesn’t mean that’s where he will play. Because it’s more important that they field the two best tackles, and the starting left tackle job belongs to Kolton Miller.

Entering the competition is rookie third round pick DJ Glaze. Glaze played both left and right tackle equally at Maryland, but his immediate job with the Raiders is to compete for the right tackle spot.

Both Munford and Glaze have position versatility, so whoever doesn’t win the right tackle job, can be the team’s reserve swing tackle.

My take:

As of now it’s Munford’s job to lose. And I don’t foresee him losing it before the start of the season. That doesn’t mean he is the long term answer. It means I expect the team to give him at least part of this season to find out if he *can* be the long term answer. If not, then Glaze will get his shot.

5 positions for Raiders that will have new starters in 2024

5 positions for Raiders that will have new starters in 2024

Every new season brings change. Some change is not yet known. While some we know already. For instance, there will be new starters at several positions for the Raiders this season. These are the positions we know will change hands.

Raiders sign Round 3 OL DJ Glaze to 4-year rookie contract

Raiders sign Round 3 OL DJ Glaze to 4-year rookie contract

As the Raiders rookies took the field for the first day of rookie minicamp, they did so with seven of their eight drafted rookies under contract. Six had signed their deals on Thursday and third round pick DJ Glaze put his name on the dotted line Friday morning.

As Gutierrez noted, the only remaining draft pick by the Raiders yet to be officially signed is second round pick (44 overall) Jackson Powers-Johnson.

Glaze signed a four-year deal worth $5.86 million with a cap hit of $1.07 million this season.

“[I can] just focus on football,” Glaze said of signing his deal. “I don’t have to worry about any of that extra stuff. Just get out here and work. Study, learn, just put it all together.”

The former Maryland tackle was selected with the 77th overall pick in April’s draft with GM Tom Telesco stating he will be in the mix for the right tackle job, along with third-year tackle Thayer Munford.

Both Glaze and Munford have some experience on the left side as well, so whoever wins the battle, the other figures to be the team’s swing tackle.