![]() The drought of playmakers who can disrupt the quarterback and/or get hands on the ball is disconcerting for the Silver & Black. Other than pass rusher Maxx Crosby (12.5 sacks, 36 quarterback hits, and 22 tackles for loss this past season) and flashes from other defenders, McDaniels is right in his assessment the Raiders are severely lacking in that department. ![]() You know, we have some players that did some of those things. And so, we’re looking for guys that can do those things, you know?,” McDaniels began “And so, to be able to get after the quarterback, to be able to, you know, affect the passing game in that way or to be able to get the ball out, whether that’s creating fumbles, touching the ball, deflections, interceptions, you know, certainly, I think we’d all agree that our defense, you know, could improve in those areas. ![]() “Yeah, that’s - when I say explosive on defense, I mean, you either got to touch the quarterback or touch the ball. And that’s where it gets interesting, as it harkens to the basic see ball, get ball mentality instilled in youth football. While McDaniels referenced the three aspects of football - offense, defense, and special teams - he did provide more insight on what it means defensively. 20) and McDaniels saying it up at the podium reinforces the Raiders’ plan. The general manager and final say on the roster spoke most recently of this during his appearance on the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast (recorded back on Jan. Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels, left, and general manager Dave Ziegler are on the same page of what type of players they want in the building. This echoes what Ziegler has been saying from the get-go. We need to get good football players every opportunity that we can and we’re going to take every avenue to do that.” “And so, there’s not one spot that I would say, you know, is more - that we’re going to stress this more than that. But we need to get tougher, smarter, more explosive, you know, with the people that are coming to our football team. We have some good core components to our roster that we can build around. And we need to do that on offense, we need to do it on defense, we need to do it in the return game. But, look, we need tough, smart, explosive players, period. “We don’t - our depth, obviously, is something that we need to improve across the board. “That’s - honest to God, it’s - we’re going to try to improve the competition at every position on defense,” McDaniels said. The general manager and head coach, respectively, speak on how the Silver & Black need smart and tough players.Īnd during McDaniels’ media availability at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday morning, the want was only further amplified. While the plan has yet to unfold and details are scarce, one thing is clear: Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels see eye-to-eye on the Las Vegas Raiders roster needs.
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