Does Raiders' poor start put Josh McDaniels on the hot seat already? Raiders | RaiderNation
Meanwhile, the run game hasn’t gotten much of a chance to get going, whether because of the early game script,different offensive line looks in three weeks—or McDaniels’ insistence on passing. It seems that with all of the receiving weapons the Raiders have, McDaniels might be unwilling to run the ball as often as he should.
For example, in the Raiders’ brutal Week 2 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas led, 20-0, at the half. When they got the ball on the second drive of the half and were still up 20 points, they ran just once and passed twice in a three-and-out drive ending in a punt. Three drives later, still winning 23-7, Las Vegas passed three straight times in their first possession of the fourth quarter, another three-and-out that gave Arizona the ball back with 12 minutes left.
The offensive play-calling in that game absolutely deserves a heavy part of the blame. Why keep five running backs on the roster if you’re not going to run the ball in situations you’reLas Vegas has had plenty of defensive issues as well. There hasn’t been any production from big-name free agent signee