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Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan breakdown Derek Carr's performance. Raiders defense liabilities. What has to happen for Johnathan Abram to be the player the Raiders hope he'll be? And a quick look ahead to the Raiders Week 12 matchup against the Falcons.
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Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan preview the Raiders huge rematch in Vegas vs the Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. Hopefully the game will still be on SNF as the Raiders have now put 10 players on the Covid-19 list in the last few days. If they get negatives in the next few days, they will all be cleared for Sunday's big game. If any of the defensive players are out, it could be a long day vs Mahomes and the high powered Chiefs offense. They talk about if the Reid-Gruden "Bus-Gate" is a real thing or if Any Reid is just trying to fire up his team to beat the team that gave them their only loss. They talk about if Jeff Heath should be starting after playing really well the last few games. And they take some questions and give their predictions.
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Jimmy, Ted, Vic and Tashan break down the Raiders dominating 37-12 win vs the Broncos in Vegas in Week 10. Raiders defense looked impressive as they got 5 turnovers from Lock and the Broncos offense. They had a lot of pressure and a few sacks, which really lead the the blowout win. Raiders pounded the rock on the offensive side of the ball and had over 200 yards rushing. Could be a some guys getting more playing time on the defensive side of the ball after the game vs Denver.
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Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming home game vs Drew Lock and the Denver Broncos in Vegas. Drew Lock could be the worst QB the Raiders have faced this season. He is still learning and has made a lot of mistakes with the football. Derek Carr is having a better season then his best season of his career in 2016 and that is with a very banged up O-line all season so far. The Defense at the halfway mark has been pretty disappointing, but has had a few bright spots in a few games. This week the defense could be in luck to get a few turnovers vs Lock. Former Bama teammates Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs will battle this weekend and people will continue to compare the 2 for years. The guys take some listener questions about football & tacos and they give their predictions for Raiders vs Broncos at Allegiant Stadium in Vegas.
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Jimmy, Vic, Tashan & Ted break down the Raiders 31-26 Week 9 win in LA vs the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Raiders hold on late with 2 great defensive plays by Isaiah Johnson in the endzone in the last 15 seconds of the game. The last play was called a TD on the field, but was reviewed and was overturned to end the game and give the Raiders the W. The defense got some pressure on Herbert and that was a good thing to see after struggling with pass rush the past few weeks. Crazy end to the 2nd q and the Raiders gave away some points to be down 3 at half. Raiders came out on FIRE in the 3rd q and Carr led the way on the opening second half drives. When Carr is fired up and aggressive, good things usually happen for the Silver and Black. Agholer & Booker both had really good games on offense. Raiders come back home next Sunday and take on Tashan's guy Drew Lock & the Denver Broncos.
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Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming road game in LA vs Justin Herbert and the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Raiders defense looked good vs the Browns, but can they keep it going vs the Chargers potent offense that can run the ball and has 2 very good wrs. The Chargers are much better then their record, but they have blown a lot of late leads this season and in the past few seasons. Herbert has been impressive for a rookie after stepping in for an injured Tyrod Taylor. Trent Brown is still a question mark for this game and the Raiders could really use him to go up against Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. They talk about why the Raiders didn't make a move at the Trade Deadline and if there was anyone they were interested in. And the guys take some questions and give some predictions for the upcoming game vs the Chargers.
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The guys break down the Raiders 16-6 win vs the Browns in some terrible weather in Cleveland. Bad weather slowed down the offenses for a good part of the game. Raiders defense was able to slow down the Browns offense even with no pass rush once again. The long drive that ended the 3rd and went into the 4th was huge for the Raiders offense. Carr played well and didn't turn the ball over in the terrible conditions. And the guys give an update on Trent Brown
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Jimmy, Vic, Tashan and Ted preview the Raiders upcoming game on Sunday in Cleveland vs the Browns. Gruden says there will be changes on the defensive side of the ball, but nobody is really sure what to expect. There was thought that the Raiders could make a trade for some help on D, but they didn't pull the trigger just yet and the guys talk about why not. They discuss what the Raiders need to do to improve on defense and if it is the players or the coaches. They break down why the running attack hasn't been as good as expected and how the Browns could be a good cure to get back on track. They preview the Browns game and what the Raiders need to do to slow down Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland offense. And they answer some questions and give their predictions for the Browns game.
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Jimmy, Vic, Ted and Tashan break down the Raiders 45-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs in Vegas on Sunday. All of the o-line got cleared to play, except Trent Brown who missed the game. The Raiders defense continued to struggle and the pass rush is nowhere to be found. Can David Irving bring some juice to the pass rush or will they try to make a trade to improve things? They discuss if they thought Gruden should've went for it on 4th and 2 instead of kicking the FG. And they break down the Gabe Jackson ejection and if they thought the refs made the right call.
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Jimmy, Vic, Tashan & Ted preview the upcoming Raiders-Bucs game on Sunday Night Football in Vegas that could be effected by possible positive Covid tests by the Raiders. Trent Brown went on the Covid list Wednesday morning and the rest of the starting o-line were told to go home cause of contact tracing with Brown. The next few days will tell if the Raiders head into the game with most of their o-line together or with a lot of big holes. Raiders signed former Cowboy David Irving to hopefully add some juice to the defense and flash some of his past abilities. They preview the game vs the Bucs and give predictions, but both are some up in the air with all the question marks on the O-line with all the Covid related issues. And they answer questions from the listeners.
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