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Originally Posted by O.city
Last years Raiders? Probably. They weren't what they are this year and Pitt sucked.
I dunno that they'd have held them to that though.
I think Charvarious was a bigger loss than we all thought he'd be at CB. As good as the rookies have been, Ward was really good.
I don't know man. I feel like this defense should be better than they are, personnel issues be damned.
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I was worried at the time that Ward would be missed, and I think he has been.
The Raiders obviously didn't have a weapon like Adams last year, but they still had Waller, Jacobs, Renfrow, etc. This defense might struggle to hold them to 3 TDs in one game, let alone across two games.
I think this defense should be better than it is. Seemed like they were taking a step forward before the Cincinnati game. Then again, they were playing well before going to Cincinnati last year too and the result was similar. They're obviously a pretty bad matchup.
Like I said, my issue is with the double standard. There's no way anyone can make a rational argument that this year's defense is playing much better than last year's at this time. Just no way. And that's not a knock. I think last year's defense was good enough to win a SB.