"They Don't Know Its Us, Not Like Were The Raiders" Official 2016 Oakland Raiders Off-Season Thread
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I'm legit shocked Hayden ain't #1. 
I'm legit shocked Hayden ain't #1.
He is number 2 though, but im sure a few more games will seal his fate as the worst CB in the league
this norton response here shows me he has no clue on how to run a defense....never once mention how his game plan has been horrible and his second half adjustments is nowhere to be found.... talking about the same shyt as tackling and fundamentals..... as long as he's d-coordinator the defense will be the saints of the afc
Norton: Raiders must fix run defense 'that failed us' in recent losses
ALAMEDA – Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr.’s press conference was, oh, six seconds old, before a question he didn’t want but couldn’t avoid came from the crowd.
“Kenny, when you look at the run defense, which was so good in the early part of the year…”
Norton knew a hammer was about to drop.
“Oh, no. I just knew you were going to do that,” Norton said with a smile. “We were doing so good…”
The reporter stuck with the line of questioning amid contagious laughter, asking in essence how a run defense ranked second in the NFL two weeks ago could fall so far so fast.
From No. 2 to No. 23 in a fortnight. DeAngelo Williams and Adrian Peterson made that a real thing. Williams paced Pittsburgh with 170 yards and two touchdowns on Oct. 8. Peterson one-upped his colleague with 203 yards and a TD in Sunday’s Vikings victory.
The Raiders gave up 458 rushing yards the last two games. They allowed 334 in the previous five.
The questioned aimed at Norton was simply this: What went wrong?
Head coach Jack Del Rio likes to cite leverage and tackling. Norton did that, too, adding gap control and consistency to the issue list.
While execution is a safe fallback for coaches across the league, that doesn't fly here. Norton added himself to the list of improvements.
“All of us need to – I just need to become a better teacher,” Norton said. “We need to be better as far as our fundamentals. Our tackling is something we really put our foundation on and somewhere along the way that failed us. Our fitting of the runs, somewhere along the way, that failed us. We work on that all day. That’s something, again, we’re getting better at.”
The Raiders have an excellent chance to get right on Sunday against the host Detroit Lions. They have the league’s worst run game, averaging just 66.9 yards per game. Norton's defense should dominate this matchup.
“You can’t take anything for granted,” Norton said. “We have to go out, fit it up. They’re going to challenge us. We have to make sure that we show them that we’re here to stop the run.”
Stopping the run is a Raiders defensive staple, that’s why seeing it removed in crucial games was troublesome.
“One thing we hang our hat on is no one runs the ball, no one throws the ball deep on us,” Norton said. “(Pittsburgh and Minnesota) attacked us at our foundation of what we do best. So that really set us back a little bit.
“I think a lot of times when things like that happen, it becomes a gift, because sometimes you get a little complacent. You can think that you’re already good at something. That makes you continue to work on the things you do well. You can’t overlook the things you do well. You continue to work on the things you do well and then, on top of that, make your weaknesses your strengths.”
The Raiders seem certain their run defense will return to an aspect of strength posthaste.
“We’re just missing a lot of tackles, tackles we were making earlier in the year,” nose tackle Dan Williams said. We just weren’t making those plays the last two games and it’s ended up costing us. …I don’t think the issues are anything major. It’s simple mistakes we’ve been making and definitely something we can improve.”
Defensive tackle Justin Ellis has the formula worked out.
“You have to stay disciplined and do your job,” Ellis said. “When you leave your gap open, you’ve got a problem. We’re going through a little adversity right now, but we’ll be all right. It’s nothing we can’t handle.”
Norton: Raiders must fix run defense 'that failed us' in recent losses
ALAMEDA – Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr.’s press conference was, oh, six seconds old, before a question he didn’t want but couldn’t avoid came from the crowd.
“Kenny, when you look at the run defense, which was so good in the early part of the year…”
Norton knew a hammer was about to drop.
“Oh, no. I just knew you were going to do that,” Norton said with a smile. “We were doing so good…”
The reporter stuck with the line of questioning amid contagious laughter, asking in essence how a run defense ranked second in the NFL two weeks ago could fall so far so fast.
From No. 2 to No. 23 in a fortnight. DeAngelo Williams and Adrian Peterson made that a real thing. Williams paced Pittsburgh with 170 yards and two touchdowns on Oct. 8. Peterson one-upped his colleague with 203 yards and a TD in Sunday’s Vikings victory.
The Raiders gave up 458 rushing yards the last two games. They allowed 334 in the previous five.
The questioned aimed at Norton was simply this: What went wrong?
Head coach Jack Del Rio likes to cite leverage and tackling. Norton did that, too, adding gap control and consistency to the issue list.
While execution is a safe fallback for coaches across the league, that doesn't fly here. Norton added himself to the list of improvements.
“All of us need to – I just need to become a better teacher,” Norton said. “We need to be better as far as our fundamentals. Our tackling is something we really put our foundation on and somewhere along the way that failed us. Our fitting of the runs, somewhere along the way, that failed us. We work on that all day. That’s something, again, we’re getting better at.”
The Raiders have an excellent chance to get right on Sunday against the host Detroit Lions. They have the league’s worst run game, averaging just 66.9 yards per game. Norton's defense should dominate this matchup.
“You can’t take anything for granted,” Norton said. “We have to go out, fit it up. They’re going to challenge us. We have to make sure that we show them that we’re here to stop the run.”
Stopping the run is a Raiders defensive staple, that’s why seeing it removed in crucial games was troublesome.
“One thing we hang our hat on is no one runs the ball, no one throws the ball deep on us,” Norton said. “(Pittsburgh and Minnesota) attacked us at our foundation of what we do best. So that really set us back a little bit.
“I think a lot of times when things like that happen, it becomes a gift, because sometimes you get a little complacent. You can think that you’re already good at something. That makes you continue to work on the things you do well. You can’t overlook the things you do well. You continue to work on the things you do well and then, on top of that, make your weaknesses your strengths.”
The Raiders seem certain their run defense will return to an aspect of strength posthaste.
“We’re just missing a lot of tackles, tackles we were making earlier in the year,” nose tackle Dan Williams said. We just weren’t making those plays the last two games and it’s ended up costing us. …I don’t think the issues are anything major. It’s simple mistakes we’ve been making and definitely something we can improve.”
Defensive tackle Justin Ellis has the formula worked out.
“You have to stay disciplined and do your job,” Ellis said. “When you leave your gap open, you’ve got a problem. We’re going through a little adversity right now, but we’ll be all right. It’s nothing we can’t handle.”
Im watching nfl live and they showing Peterson runs on the raiders and man hayden would slow up on every play that either mack or woodson would be making the tackle and when Peterson break loose then he would try to hussle to make the play...
It's like he just assume one player will make the play... I hate this dude more than Norton
It's like he just assume one player will make the play... I hate this dude more than Norton
Mario Edwards jr
9 games, 5 starts, 1.5 sacks, 22 tackles, 6 ast ,1 pass batted
Leonard Williams
9 games, 8 starts, .5 sacks ,13 tackles, 20 ast
bu bu but pass rush. they need somebody who can change the game immediately and amari cooper can't do that.
9 games, 5 starts, 1.5 sacks, 22 tackles, 6 ast ,1 pass batted
Leonard Williams
9 games, 8 starts, .5 sacks ,13 tackles, 20 ast
bu bu but pass rush. they need somebody who can change the game immediately and amari cooper can't do that.
Oh well
Will Ken Norton listen to the coli and blitz and double up on Calvin Johnson or continue to play zone defense...
Will Ray Ray shine or get abused
Will Musgrave open up the offense or run Murray on 1st and 2nd and throw on 3rd
Will Ken Norton listen to the coli and blitz and double up on Calvin Johnson or continue to play zone defense...
Will Ray Ray shine or get abused
Will Musgrave open up the offense or run Murray on 1st and 2nd and throw on 3rd
Hayden starting off getting toasted...
This defense is fukking trash...
Hayden getting abused
Hayden getting abused
Kobes Two Jerseys
8 or 24 best player of the era
any lanks compas?
Hayden