re: Kiper's Big Board Updated

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Crawley BTW: 2 point play

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Lol That was a blitz look that left the outside corners alone in man coverage with lone CB getting any help was De'Vante Harris with inside help from Byrd. Dennis Allen brought 3 extra rushers yet no one managed to get free against 7 in pass pro. Man on man. The whole point of blitzing is to fool the offense, creating space for an unblocked rusher to apply immediate pressure. Not one defender is able to come free nor does any defender win their one on one matches. As a result of this, Allen created an advantage for the Raiders. They got a match up of a rookie corner versus a veteran WR who has topped 1000 yards twice while having 43 career TD receptions. The presnap look Allen gave the Raiders lead to the outcome of the fade to Crabtree otherwise Carr would have audibled & changed Crabtree's route at the line of scrimmage.

Also, the lack of a pass rush along with Breaux's injury is what allowed the Raiders to come back in that game to begin with. Had the defense had any type of pass rush, they should have been able to overcome the loss of Breaux & been victorious that game.