![]() Most of the comments during / after the game were that Seattle sat 10 of their 11 starters, but I think it was 11 of 11 as I would personally put Swain’s chances of starting Week 1 at about 15%. Reason #2: The only player that was on the field who has any chance of being a Week 1 starter was WR Freddie Swain. Reason #1: Seattle’s offensive line, from left to right, was Stone Forsythe (2021 R6), Jordan Simmons, Kyle Fuller, Jared Hocker (2021 UDFA), and Jake Curhan (2021 UDFA). Setting: Q1, 7:33, 1st and 10 on the Seattle 25. Unfortunately, the Raiders went for it on 4th and goal and put the ball in the end zone. Not only that, BBK wrapped his entire body around the ball and almost pried it loose before the 2 men landed on the ground. Result: Peterman leapt and BBK met him in front of the goal line. Reason #2: Seattle linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven is smarter than Las Vegas quarterback Nathan Peterman. Reason #1: A quarterback sneak from 12 inches out with the QB jumping and pushing the ball across the plane of the goal line is a pretty high-percentage play. Setting: Q1, 8:10, 3rd and goal from the 1-foot line. Play #5: Seattle’s first goal-line stand. Result: Unsurprisingly, the wide receiver won 21 yards, first-and-goal on the 4. And then Pete Carroll confirmed Dunlap’s statement after the game. Want to really twist your brain in a knot?ĭuring an in-game interview, Carlos Dunlap said that wasn’t a mistake. ![]() Alton Robinson was in coverage on a wide receiver. Reason #2: Defensive End Alton Robinson was in coverage on the play. Reason #1: I don’t know where Zay Jones is on the Raiders depth chart, but he put on a good show against us in the first quarter, landing back-to-back plays on this list. Setting: Q1, 10:07, 2nd and 7 on the Seattle 35. Result: Flowers had excellent coverage, stride for stride with WR Zay Jones on the left sideline but (a) never turned his head, and (b) never really made much of a play on the ball. Reason #2: It remains possible that Tre Flowers isn’t a bad corner, but the league certainly knows how to exploit his weaknesses. Reason #1: Every time I start to think that maybe, just maybe, Tre Flowers isn’t a bad cornerback, something like THIS happens and dashes those dreams. Setting: Q1, 12:31, 3rd and 8 on the Raiders 31. Play #3: Tre Flowers, the CliffsNotes version. Result: Green beat his guy off the edge and flushed QB Nathan Peterman from the pocket. Reason #2: Most consider Bryan Mone a “lock” to make the team and he showed why on this play. Reason #1: Rasheem Green is arguably “on the bubble” this year, but he jumped off the screen to start the game and continued to make his presence felt throughout the game (including a chase-down 2nd quarter sack). Setting: Q1, 14:50, 1st and 10 on the Raiders 16. Play #2: The Raiders first offensive play. With only minor exceptions, the special teams looked good. Will Sunderland on the stop.įor the game, the Raiders averaged 17 yards on kick returns and 7.7 yards on punt returns. Result of the play: The ball was fielded at the 4 and returned to the 17. Reason #2 that it stood out: Seattle had outstanding special teams last year and I was hoping to see that exceptional play continue. Reason #1 that it stood out: It has been a really, really, REALLY long offseason and I have been counting the days, hours, and seconds until we see “real” football again. ![]() Setting: 1st quarter, 15:00 on the clock. Seattle only had one touchdown and it is included, but not because it was a touchdown I’ll explain why it stood out to me when we get to it. Some of these plays are your typical “highlight” plays, some are not. There were, however, a handful of plays (12 of them, to be exact) that stood out to me and that I wanted to draw attention to. except that I wouldn’t have watched this terrible, awful excuse for an NFL game a second time if I weren’t writing for this site because. I read those pieces, commented on those pieces, and watched the game a second time - which is my typical M.O. Mookie followed that with the “ Winners and Losers” column we all know and love. Wilson Conn pushed out a “ Highlights, lowlights” piece shortly thereafter. Mookie had his usual game summary right after the final horn sounded. My condolences to anyone who hoped to see “meaningful” football when the Seahawks took on the Raiders on Saturday night. ![]()
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