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Thompson: Raiders' loss to Chiefs an indictment of Dennis Allen - Inside Bay Area
OAKLAND -- It's not that the Raiders lost. Kansas City is unequivocally a better team. It's the how that was a direct indictment on the Dennis Allen regime.
The home team was embarrassing, more than the 56-31 final score would indicate. Kansas City didn't play lights out, it just took advantage of a Raiders squad that often looked listless and uninspired.
Jamaal Charles totaled 215 yards and five touchdowns on 16 total touches. But it wasn't because he was a great back, which he is. He was being pursued by a Raiders defense that jogged on the rare occasion it was within spitting distance of him. The cast of CSI would have a hard time finding a Raiders fingerprint on Charles.
Where was the urgency and fight that once highlighted the Raiders season? Where is the growth in focus and improved grasp of scheme? Save for a brief period in the third quarter, when the Raiders cut a once-25-point lead to four, Allen's squad was its own worst enemy.
That's on the coaching staff.
Not exactly the statement Allen needed as questions surround his future with the Raiders. With owner Mark Davis looking over the trajectory of the franchise, Allen would've done well to coach his guys into an inspired performance. Like the showing on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. Or the home loss to Tennessee the week before.
With a young roster, full of hungry undrafted players, you'd figure playing with passion wouldn't be a problem. Giving up a franchise-record 56 points and committing seven turnovers isn't the kind of pride-on-the-line performance you want to see. Throw in the loss to the Jets last week and it looks as if Allen becoming less capable to get his guys ready to play.
That's not the taste you want to leave in the owners' mouth heading into a critical offseason.