In case his stats this season weren’t enough of an indicator
Oakland Raiders Hats , Marshawn Lynch is a major part of the 2018 Raiders. He currently leads the team in several areas including rushing yards (331), yards
per carry (4.3), yards from scrimmage (401), and touchdowns (3). In fact, he’s
the only Raiders player with a rushing touchdown this season.It’s been a
resurgent season for Marshawn in which he continued his momentum from the latter
half of last season in which he averaged 4.6 yards per carry over the final 8
games and 4.3 yards per carry on the season.His current numbers put him on pace
for 1059 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. The last time he had those kinds of
numbers, he was the lead back for the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Sunday he will
face his former team for the first time in a regular season game. The Raiders
are hoping the contributions he gave the Seahawks in those five Pro Bowl years
and two Super Bowl years (one win) will be what the Raiders need to beat them
Sunday. “We’ve got a few ex-Seahawks on our team – Bruce Irvin, Clinton
McDonald, and certainly Marshawn Lynch, the most well known ex-Seahawk on our
football team,” said Gruden. “He had a lot to do, I think, with the Super Bowl
ring that the Seahawks wear. He was the heart and soul of that team. In a lot of
ways he’s the heart and soul of the Raiders right now. He’s still running with
that incredible physicality, he’s been durable, he’s practiced every
day
Oakland Raiders Womens Hoodie , behind the scenes he’s one of our leaders. He’s a little bit misunderstood by a lot of people, but believe me if you were coaching
a football team, he’d be one of the first guys you’d want on your team.”Marshawn
was 28-years-old then. In his prime. But even now, at 32, he looks every bit as
Beastmode as he always did during his heyday in Seattle.“I think he’s done a
remarkable job of maintaining his fitness,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll
said this week.“I think he looks really, very much the same. I really like the
way he is playing. I mean last year and this year. He looks in the same style,
in the same mode, aggressive and explosive. He’s averaging over four yards a
carry. I think he’s doing pretty good.”It can be easy to forget that in 2013 the
Seahawks won the Super Bowl with the help of Marshawn, mainly because the
lasting memory was of them losing to the Patriots the following year because
instead of handing it to Marshawn at the goal line, the Seahawks chose to put
the ball in the air and it was intercepted.If that sounds familiar, it’s because
Derek Carr just did the same thing last week against the Chargers. In first and
goal at the one, the ball didn’t go to Marshawn and instead Carr threw an
interception in the end zone. A touchdown would have kept the game within reach.
The interception sealed their fates.Prior to last week when Marshawn only saw
nine carries for 31 yards, he was a top five back in terms of rushing yards.
He’s still top ten
Womens Customized Oakland Raiders Jerseys , and it’s clear that where he sits in the rankings is not up to him so much as the team. If they fall behind,
they put the ball in the air. That also means the Raiders defense will play a
part in how much he sees the ball. A defense that is currently among the worst
in the league. Solution? Hand it to Marshawn early, and hope to keep to keep up,
so you can keep feeding the beast and he can have the kind of performance he
deserves to have against the team.Follow @LeviDamien Today the Raiders were an
abject disappointment to me and offensive on a personal level. I find it
difficult to express in words how unenthusiastic I am about this team right now
and how pessimistic I am for its future. The Raiders are awful and it is hard to
believe they will ever do anything good again. Watching this team right now is
like watching a video of someone ripping up a set of vintage baseball cards and
then setting them on fire.WINNERS1) Melvin IngramWho needs Joey Bosa? Ingram
proved to be a one-man wrecking crew on the defensive line. He racked up seven
tackles including two for loss, a sack and an interception. He feasted onthe
Raiders’ pair of rookie tackles and basically did whatever he wanted to do. If
only the Raiders had a player like that.2) Daryl WorleyThe Raiders didn’t have a
lot of bright spots today, but Worley was one of them. In his first game
returning from suspension, Worley showed that the Raiders were wise to sign him
this offseason. He had eight tackles, including one for loss, and he played both
the run and pass well. The Raiders have plenty of veterans on one-year deals,
but Worley is young enough and good enough to be a big part of what the Raiders
do going forward.3) Melvin GordonThe second of the Charger’s dual Melvins,
Gordon had a tremendous game overall. While he wasn’t dominant on the ground,
rushing for only 58 yards, he added 62 yards through the air, and was deadly in
the screen game. The Raiders had no answer for this
www.raidersauthorizedshops.com , as Philip Rivers recognized the blitz and hit short passes over it consistently,
and Gordon did the rest. The Raiders weren’t fooling anybody today.4) Philip
RiversThe All-Father turned in an extremely efficient performance today, going
22/27 for 339 yards, two scores, no picks, and a rating of 143.4. The Raiders
were able to pressure him but he always seemed to get out of it, taking only one
sack. He made the right decision on nearly every throw and picked apart the
Raiders’ defensive scheme.LOSERS1) Raiders offensive lineWe knew it would be
tough with two rookie tackles and left guard Kelechi Osemele out with injury,
but this was an atrocious performance from a unit that really needed to have a
good game. Kolton Miller isn’t good enough yet to handle Melvin Ingram on his
own, and without Osemele at his side he was pitiful. The Raiders had to abandon
the run early, but even so, Marshawn Lynch still only averaged 3.4 yards per
carry. Derek Carr was sacked three times, losing 20 yards. A lot went wrong for
the Raider offense and it starts here.2) Martavis BryantStatistically, Bryant
had a fine game, catching three passes for 91 yards on three targets. But as
usual
Oakland Raiders Womens T-Shirt , his hands were an issue as he had a key fumble, turning what could have been a big gain for the Raiders into a Chargers
possession that became a touchdown that put the game basically out of reach. If
Bryant can ever put it together, he’ll be great, but until then he remains a
liability.3) Bruce IrvinYou’d think that with both starting tackles out for the
Chargers, Irvin would have a big game. That did not materialize as he only had
one tackle and one sack. He also had a stupid, careless personal foul at the
very end of the first half that nearly led to three more Charger points. Irvin
is clearly frustrated and he’s letting it show, which is costing the team. He
must put his pride and emotions aside and do better.4) Paul GuentherWhatever
kind of game plan Guenther drew up for his unit this week, it didn’t work. The
Chargers knew exactly what the Raiders were doing on defense and they exploited
it. While the Raiders have played stout defense at times this season, big plays
are killing them, and that’s a combination of a lack of speed and poor tackling,
both of which were displayed by the Raiders today. The one good thing the
Raiders did was defend the run effectively, but that never really makes a
difference against the Chargers. This unit needs playmakers, and it just doesn’t
have them yet.
