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Either way, most here are judging the effectiveness of the line by the running game success. And the facts show that the running game was just fine with RBs in there that actually were on the same page with the system they were blocking in. So who really regressed here?
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When McFadden is in the game, teams focus on stopping him WAY more than they do if another RB is in. There is absolutely no denying that. I think its WAY more likely for an offensive line as a unit, who is being taught a different scheme, by bad coaches who cant implement well in Pollack and Knapp, along with players like Cooper Carlisle and Wiz playing out of position, to be accused of regression over 1 RB, who many believed was #2 in the league behind Peterson before the season started.

If people around here want to convince themselves that Mike Goodson is as good or a better player than DMac, cool. Whatever. I disagree 200%. Like Ive said a million times, Im sure Bill Belichick would have no problem knowing how to use DMac.

Knapp , Pollack, our line, and McFadden are easy for teams to game plan against. If all of you are so convinced McFadden regressed, we’ll see what happens when he goes elsewhere, and plays for competent coaches and game planners.

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Oh, that makes total sense! So the other teams only actually tried to stop the run when DMac was back there, but they didn’t really care when someone else was in the backfield. They were perfectly happy to give up 4.9 yards per rush attempt when it wasn’t DMac, based on his Raiders blog reputation.

I guess that just shows how brilliant the Raiders coaching staff actually is then, because they gave about 40% of the carries to the other guys. It was the perfect counter to get the other teams to stop worrying about the run.

Mike Goodson is actually as good or better of a RB in the Raiders system. He has the stats to prove it. Unfortunately, he seems to also be equally as fragile. Still, he costs less than 10% of DMac this season. So for your money, you’re getting 10 times the player. In fact, Goodson, Reece AND Stewart — all players that did better in this system (thanks to the other teams not paying attention to them) combined cost less than 20% of DMac’s cap hit this season.

DMac can only effectively run behind gaping holes where he can use his sprinter speed to try to outrun safeties. That spells for a limited career in the NFL. He is a decent blocker as a RB, which I’ll give him the edge over all the other backs on the Raiders, and used to be a better receiver until he got a serious case of the dropsies this season. And then of course you only get 8-10 games a season out of a guy that is the third most expensive player on the team. He not only regressed more than most, but he and Seymour together are easily the worst bang for the buck players on the roster.

Oh wait, DMac is worth all that money because his presence means the other teams don’t try to stop the run when he’s not on the field. So in reality he’s a real expensive decoy. Brilliant!

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Please tell me someone is just messing with us.

This is not an actual quote is it? If so, he should be fired as soon as the final whistle Sunday.

Vic Tafur @VicTafur 1h
Knapp: “We haven’t developed as big a red zone package as we would have liked. We’ve been focused on 3rd downs and getting to the red zone.”
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Mesnsa candidate?…..

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FML

What was Allen supposed to do about an offense that he prolly knows nothing about?

He was supposed to leave the 9th ranked offense alone,instead went to zonecocking scheme.Sealed our fate right there. DA get out!!

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He is responsible for hiring Knapp, I agree. But the point is that he is making progress with the stuff he didn’t turn over to Knapp.

As a HC with defensive training ONLY, Allen trusted Knapp with the entire offense. Thus the responsibility lies mostly at Knapps feet. Thats how business hierarchy works.

Now if Knapp retains his job and we are the 29th ranked running attack again next year… the responsibility shifts to Allen. He has a chance to make changes this off-season, and from reading most Raider forums, that is what is EXPECTED.