Asher

Former Raiders media, now I give my thoughts from time to time

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

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[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

@GoNumbly Linderbaum and Maxx trades aren't related that way, are they?

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

I wonder what this #Raiders team would look like if the Ravens had resigned Linderbaum. He's been a force in the middle at a key position. He's a big part of 2-0

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

@esco77 Chargers have a good interior DL

[PFF @PFF]

Maxx Crosby is getting doubled at the highest rate among edge, but he's still making his way to the QB

[Isabel Jackson @IsabelJaHBC72L]

😹😹😹 #nfl

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Another win, another trip to In-N-Out for Kirk Cousins and family.

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

I wonder if the challenges of the Chargers are, in part, trying to marry the philosophies of Harbaugh and McDaniels and ending up doing neither well.

In my mind it would be like the attempted marriage of Pete Carroll's preferred cover 3 with Patrick Graham's system last year.

[Bill Williamson @BWilliamsonNFL]

Maxx Crosby played 59 of 68 defensive snaps in Week 2. 87 percent. Up from 82 percent last week, but still down from his history. Smart move. #Raiders

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

The defense is the biggest surprise for me. I expected the offense to be much improved but had no idea what to expect from Rob Leonard as DC. So far, looking strong

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Through two weeks, the Raiders are tied for the most sacks in the NFL with 8. They have the 2nd-highest pressure rate in the league at 47.1%, per TruMedia.

They've done so with just a 20.6% blitz rate, 8th-lowest in the league.

[Sam Warren @samwarren83]

Through two weeks, the Raiders are tied for the most sacks in the NFL with 8. They have the 2nd-highest pressure rate in the league at 47.1%, per TruMedia.

They've done so with just a 20.6% blitz rate, 8th-lowest in the league.

[Marcus Johnson @TheMarcJohnNFL]

What made this play work and Tucker wide open is the condensed alignment from the WRs.

Motion from Bech to the flat holds the outside corner vs C4.

Tucker gets the 1 on 1 vs a safety

Easy money

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

Says a lot that it's so light in the last decades in a passing era. Looking forward to the future!

[Josh Dubow @JoshDubowAP]

#Raiders to throw 3+ TD passes and win back-to-back starts:
Kirk Cousins 2026
Derek Carr 2015
Rich Gannon 2002
Gannon 2001
Jeff Hostetler 1996
Jay Schroeder 1990 (3)
Marc Wilson 1981
Jim Plunkett 1980
Ken Stabler 1976
Daryle Lamonica 1970
Lamonica 1969 (3)
Tom Flores 1966
Flores 1963

[Ted Nguyen @FB_FilmAnalysis]

Stokes shuts down McConkey (Herbert’s first read) and Masses smoothers the curl and Koonce beats a double team on a full slide for the sack

Raiders corners have been a strong point

[Vegas Nation @VegasNation]

On passes more than 10 yards beyond the line of scrimmage Sunday, @Raiders QB Kirk Cousins totaled 181 yards via 8-of-12 passing, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
READ MORE: https://t.co/oEfiG9lLzB

[Lindsay Rhodes @lindsay_rhodes]

Scoring differential leaders, through 2 games (not including SNF/MNF):

1. SF: +42
2. SEA: +27
3. LV: +26
4. MIN: +23
5. CIN: +20
6. JAX: +17
7. CHI: +16
8. BUF: +15
9. NE: +14
10. BAL: +11

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

@colin_in_da_702 Young got hurt today so that's a possibility. Otherwise I looked at the inactives.

I don't know but he's been raised up two weeks in a row and made plays in both games. I think he can only be raised once more anyway

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

Bump

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

Cody White is gonna make his way up from the practice squad onto the regular roster. What a catch!

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

The Chargers are the second team in NFL history to lose back-to-back games by double digits with both coming at home against teams that had a sub-.200 win pct the previous season.

The other was the 1926 Racine Tornadoes (Oct. 10-17), who played just one more game before folding.

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

@colin_in_da_702 Dareke Young? Tristan Mccollum?

[Doug Farrar ✍ @NFL_DougFarrar]

Hezekiah Masses in his first two NFL games: 3 catches on 7 targets for 23 yards, 20 yards after the catch, 0TD, 2INT, 1PBU, and an opponent passer rating of... 11.9.

[Asher @ThinkRaiders]

I would be absolutely insufferable to Chargers fans tomorrow... If I knew any