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Raiders HC Josh McDaniels says ‘I know our team’s better than that’ after embarrassing loss to Bears

Josh McDaniels says Raiders are ‘better than that’ after loss to Bears

The first season of the Josh McDaniels regime in Las Vegas didn’t go well and was punctuated with multiple embarrassing losses. This season, in year two under McDaniels, those deflating games were supposed to be a thing of the past.

But on Sunday against the Bears, the Raiders lost to a reeling Chicago squad that started a rookie backup who played Division II college football a season ago. The Raiders were favored in the game and had a golden opportunity to improve to 4-3. Instead, Vegas got embarrassed yet again in a 30-12 blowout defeat.

After that performance, it’s reasonable to believe that the Raiders haven’t improved under McDaniels or have even regressed. When talking to reporters on Monday, McDaniels said his team is better than they looked in their latest defeat.

“There’s a lot we can do better,” McDaniels said. “I know our team’s better than that, but we certainly didn’t put it out there on the field yesterday. We’ve got a lot to improve on.”

If the Raiders are better than they showed on Sunday, it begs the question: why didn’t they play better?

“I felt like we had a good week. We were ready to go,” said McDaniels. As proof, he pointed out that the Bears went 3-and-out on their first drive of the game and Las Vegas had a chance to take the lead on a missed field goal from kicker Daniel Carlson.

“I think, ultimately, the game kind of snowballed on us,” McDaniels continued. “When you lose control of the line of scrimmage/the score, the game always feels like you’re playing it backward or you’re chasing. That’s what yesterday felt like.

“We all know that that wasn’t good enough. When you get your butt kicked in the NFL it doesn’t feel good.”

Are the Raiders really better than their embarrassing performance against the Bears? The answer will be revealed over 17 games, but right now, it appears that Las Vegas is better in some areas; in other areas, they showed their true selves.

It’s telling that McDaniels mentioned the line of scrimmage. The Raiders ran for a paltry 39 yards and allowed 173 rushing yards in Chicago. While the defense has had some solid games defending the run, Sunday’s loss may have been a reality check. And the offensive line has been consistently poor at run blocking this season.

On the other hand, the Raiders have a trio of superstars in wide receiver Davante Adams, running back Josh Jacobs, and defensive end Maxx Crosby.

But this isn’t the NBA, and it takes more than a “Big 3” to win ballgames. McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler basically ignored the offensive line in the offseason, failing to improve a middle-of-the-road group that has clearly regressed.

On defense, their suspect plan to sign free agent DE Chandler Jones was an absolute disaster, both on and off the field. Crosby has carried the defense on his own at times, but just like the offensive line, the defensive front hasn’t received an influx of talent on par with the Raiders’ superstars, both on the edge and on the inside.

The loss to the Bears was so awful that the team is likely better than their performance, as McDaniels said. But it appears they aren’t that much better, and that is due to personnel in the trenches who can’t set the table for the Raiders’ superstars.

Of course, McDaniels could coach his way out of it. But he hasn’t shown the ability to do that, either. Fortunes can turn fast in the NFL, however. Step one for a turnaround is to avoid any more embarrassing losses and show progress, not regression as the Raiders did in Chicago. They’ll get their next chance on Monday night against the Lions in Detriot.

Raiders winners and losers in 30-12 defeat vs. Bears

Raiders winners and losers in 30-12 defeat vs. Bears

In a battle of backup quarterbacks, the Bears’ youth outperformed the Raiders’ experience, as QB Tyson Bagent led Chicago to their first home win in a calendar year in a 30-12 victory vs. Las Vegas.

While Bagent, an undrafted rookie QB who played Division II football last year, made playing in the NFL look easy, the Raiders offense, led by veteran backup QB Brian Hoyer, never found its footing.

The Raiders defense looked just as lost, failing to make Bagent the least bit flustered while allowing 173 rushing yards. Here are the winners and losers for the week as Las Vegas limps home with a 3-4 record.

Winner: DE Tyree Wilson

It’s slim pickings for the winner list this week. But rookie defensive end Tyree Wilson notched the first QB sack of his career on a desperation play for the Bears as the first half came to and end.

Wilson also had a near sack on the Bears’ first drive in the third quarter. Unfortunately for Las Vegas, that drive took 8:16 off the clock and ended in a touchdown and a 21-3 Chicago advantage.

Winner: WR Jakobi Meyers

After wide receiver Davante Adams started hot on the Raiders first drive, WR Jakobi Meyers had the most productive receiving day for Las Vegas. He and Adams both ended up with seven catches, but Meyers notched a touchdown from QB Aidan O’Connell in garbage time. It was the Raiders’ only touchdown on the afternoon.

Loser: K Daniel Carlson

The lopsided score in this game was by no means the fault of the Raiders’ field goal unit, but kicker Daniel Carlson didn’t help matters early on. After the Bears went 3-and-out to start the game, Las Vegas drove down the field for a field goal try, which Carlson missed.

He had made 19 in a row inside 50 yards, but Carlson’s kick sailed left. The solid field position helped the Bears jump to a 7-0 lead on a touchdown run from running back D’Onta Foreman. Forman ran for 89 yards on 5.6 yards per attempt and notched two rushing touchdowns. He also added a receiving touchdown in a field day for the Bears offense.

Loser: Defense/DC Patrick Graham

The Raiders defense carried Las Vegas in its previous two wins but was badly outclassed by an undrafted rookie QB. Their porous run defense made everything easy for Bagent, and missed tackles were a theme all afternoon for the Raiders.

Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham continually hit the wrong buttons on his play-call sheet and his defense looked toothless, consistently off-balance from misdirection plays and chunk-yardage runs from Chicago.

Loser: QB Brian Hoyer

Hoyer got the start over the Raiders’ own rookie, O’Connell, and he had a chance to win his first NFL start in seven years. He failed miserably, posting a QB rating of 37.1. He added a pick-6 interception for good measure, as the Raiders tried to put points on the board facing a 24-6 deficit with roughly five minutes remaining in the game.

Loser: RB Josh Jacobs

Not only did RB Josh Jacbos have another poor day running the ball, he dropped a pass from Hoyer, tipping it into the air for a Bears interception. The Raiders were only trailing 7-0 at the time, and the turnover led to another touchdown and a 14-0 lead for Chicago.

Loser: Offensive line

The Raiders offensive line continues to be an issue for Las Vegas. Jacobs had just 35 yards on 11 carries and the Raiders had just 39 rushing yards overall.

Their pass protection was decent to good, but when the Raiders can’t run the ball, coach Josh McDaniels’ offense is playing without a full deck. Seven weeks into the season, it appears they’re simply a terrible run-blocking unit that is an obstacle to the Raiders’ success.

Loser: WR Davante Adams

Adams made headlines this week for demanding the football. McDaniels clearly heard him, and on the Raiders first drive, Adams had three receptions on four targets before Carlson’s missed field goal.

The Raiders never went back to Adams consistently, and he had just 57 yards on his seven catches. He found a groove on a long Raiders drive in the second half as Las Vegas trailed 21-3, hauling in a first down catch in the red zone on 4th-and-4.

But Adams dropped a relatively easy touchdown on a third-down pass from Hoyer.

The drop led McDaniels to call for the field goal unit, even after he had gone for it on fourth down just a few plays prior.

Also, Adams was disgruntled during two Raiders wins. How will he feel after having a bad game in a Raiders loss? It’s anyone’s guess, but Adams may simply have to make the best of a difficult situation; it appears the Raiders will likely struggle to take advantage of his superstar skills due to a suspect roster overall, especially on the offensive line and at quarterback.

Loser: HC Josh McDaniels

The Raiders entered this game as the winners of two straight and faced a rookie backup QB in his first start. While that sounds like a recipe for success, the Raiders were severely outclassed by a very suspect Bears squad.

That falls on coach Josh McDaniels — from a coaching standpoint and also a roster-building standpoint, as he and his longtime buddy, general manager Dave Ziegler, have rebuilt the Raiders to what we see today.

In particular, McDaniels’ decision to kick a short field goal in the fourth quarter after Adam’s drop was a head-scratcher. Las Vegas had already converted a fourth down play on the drive to Adams, so why stop there?

It would have been a two-possession game either way, but McDaniels’ bunch needed a touchdown eventually, and that was their best shot while the game was still in reach.

Plus, his offense has still yet to score 20 points in a game. The Raiders are lucky to have a 3-4 record and have a chance to right the ship next week against the Lions on Monday night, ideally with starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo back in place. But right now, a winning season looks improbable unless the Raiders post a dramatic turnaround.

Raiders 30-12 loss in Chicago contender for most embarrassing of Josh McDaniels’ era

Raiders debacle in Chicago contender for most embarrassing of Josh McDaniels’ era

As bad as the Raiders have been at times this season, they were actually 2.5-point favorites in Chicago Sunday. That’s because the Bears were one of the worst teams in the NFL and were without starting quarterback Justin Fields and starting an undrafted Division II rookie Tyson Bagent in his place.

The Raiders were without their starter as well, with Jimmy Garoppolo down with an injured back. In his place was 15-year veteran Brian Hoyer.

The thinking seemed to be that Hoyer was able to do enough last week to let the Raiders defense secure a 21-17 win over the Patriots. And with the Bears not figuring to be able to mount much of an attack on offense, Hoyer could at least be a steady presence over rookie Aidan O’Connell.

None of this game went the way the Raiders had hoped.

The Bears ran all over the Raiders’ defense while the Raiders offense was stuck in cement. And at QB, it was Bagent who was the steady presence while Hoyer completed just 17 passes for 126 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions — one a pick six.

The Bears jumped out to a 14-0 lead early and were up 21-3 by the end of the third quarter. Their third touchdown looking like the one that iced it because the Raiders offense hasn’t broken 20 points all season. They only managed 21 points last week because of a game-clinching safety.

But even being down that much with 12 minutes left in the game, after the offense failed to get a touchdown on seven attempts from the nine-yard-line and Josh McDaniels sent out the field goal unit.

A field goal and a pick six put the Bears up 30-6 with just over five minutes left.

The debacle had many people asking is this was the most embarrassing of Josh McDaniels’s time as Raiders head coach.

It’s a valid question because there have been at least two more losses that may give this one a run for its money.

Last season the Raiders faced the Colts with recent high school coach Jeff Saturday making his NFL head coaching debut. Saturday’s Colts would beat McDaniels’s Raiders and then fail to win another game.

A few weeks later, the Raiders would face the Rams with Baker Mayfield at quarterback having signed with the team two days prior and not even having had an official practice and Mayfield carved the Raiders up.

For what it’s worth, the Saturday/Colts loss got my vote.

The mere fact that we’re asking this question is saying a lot. That in just 24 games as head coach of the Raiders, we have three losses that are so completely embarrassing that it’s hard to say which one takes the prize.

And it’s not like the Raiders have played well otherwise and this game comes out of nowhere.

After a 17-16 win over the Broncos in the season opener thanks to the Broncos missing a field goal and an extra point, the Raiders rattled off three straight losses. Then, despite the offense scoring 17 and 19 points, they managed to put together consecutive wins against struggling Packers and Patriots teams to pull to .500.

The Bears came in bad enough most figured the Raiders — despite clearly being one of the worst teams in football — would still be able to get the win to pull to a winning record. Not only did they fail to do that, but it was never close.

It isn’t often a team is even put in a position to face either a recent high school coach in his debut or a quarterback who was signed two days prior, or an undrafted former Division II rookie making his first start. Let alone look as terrible as the Raiders have in those matchups.

For that reason, it’s hard to imagine McDaniels will have another game this season that will measure up to the level of embarrassment we saw Sunday in Chicago. But I won’t rule it out. They have ten more games this season to top it.

Raiders winners and losers in 20-9 defeat vs. Bears

Raiders winners and losers in 20-9 defeat vs. Bears

Different offensive line, same problems for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Coach Jon Gruden’s offense continued to struggle and had its lowest point output of the season in a 20-9 loss to the Bears on Sunday. Chicago stopped the Raiders’ run game and put solid pressure on quarterback Derek Carr, led by former Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack.

On defense, Las Vegas let Bears rookie QB Justin Fields off the hook, getting pressure on him early but allowing him to find a rhythm thanks to poorly timed penalties.

But as always, some Raiders fared better than others. Here are this week’s winners and losers after Las Vegas drops its second straight game, falling to 3-2 on the season.

Winners

Quinton Jefferson

The Raiders’ defense allowed 143 rushing yards on the day, but in a couple of key moments, defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson registered big stops on run plays to keep the Raiders’ scant chances of winning alive.

Jefferson had two run-stuffs on 3rd-and-short plays, a change in fortune after the Bears had been gashing the Raiders up the middle. When all seemed lost for Las Vegas, Jefferson was there. He also had help from massive, people-moving defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins. It was a good representation of the Raiders defense, which kept fighting when the offense simply didn’t give them much motivation to do so.

Johnathan Abram

The Raiders’ third-year safety made his impact early in the game, crushing Fields with a heavy-duty QB hit. The play left Fields checking his body for damage, taking his rib protector off during the game to make sure his midsection was intact, according to CBS.

Abram registered three hits on Fields on the day, pacing the Las Vegas defense. Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley sent more blitzes than he has in past weeks, trying to knock Fields off his game. The rookie only tallied 111 passing yards, but he threw a touchdown and made just enough big plays to outscore the Raiders’ dysfunctioning offense.

Yannick Ngakoue

The Raiders speed-rushing defense end had two sacks, so he’s safely in this week’s winners column. He’s provided a pass-rushing punch that has changed the fortunes of the Raiders defense, along with his counterpart, defensive end Maxx Crosby. Plus, the sacks were Ngakoue’s first two of the season.

But it must be noted that Ngakoue had a very costly penalty in the first half. With the Raiders up 3-0, they were successfully impacting Fields’ play with pressure on the pocket. Ngakoue was called for a late hit on Fields on a 2nd-and-long, however. After that, Fields found a rhythm and the Bears marched down the field for their first touchdown of the day, taking a lead they would not relinquish.

Also, Crosby and Abram had costly penalties on that drive, too. It was that sort of day for the Raiders. But still, the Raiders’ primary problem continues to be Gruden’s offense.

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Chicago Bears vs. Las Vegas Raiders live stream, TV channel, start time, odds, how to watch the NFL

The Chicago Bears will meet the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5 of NFL action on Sunday afternoon from Allegiant Stadium.

The Chicago Bears will meet the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5 of NFL action on Sunday afternoon from Allegiant Stadium.

The Bears are coming off a 24-14 win over the Lions last week and will look for Justin Fields to step up and continue their run this afternoon. As for the Raiders, they will look to bounce back after a 28-14 loss to the Chargers in their last game.

This will be a great Sunday of football, here is everything you need to know to stream the action on Sunday afternoon.

Chicago Bears vs. Las Vegas Raiders

  • When: Sunday, October 10
  • Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
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