The Raiders (2-8) and Browns (2-8) are backing into Sunday’s game with two of the worst records in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t big storylines around the game.
Shedeur Sanders will get his first NFL start on Sunday against the team and minority owner who wanted no parts of him in the draft. And Browns All Pro defensive end Myles Garrett will continue his quest for the NFL’s single season sack record against the worst offensive line in the league.
Garrett has 15 sacks on the season and 11 sacks in the last four games.
His matchup this week will come against one of the most decimated offensive lines in the league, but just as importantly, probably the most ineffective offensive coordinator in the league.
Former Raiders’ guard Richie Incognito put Chip Kelly on blast this week on his podcast, but Kelly’s failure as offensive coordinator of the Raiders deserves more than just a single segment.
With Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson on injured reserve, there’s no question Kelly has been at a disadvantage calling plays.
But as Pro Football Focus analyst Timo Riske pointed out last week, Kelly hasn’t done himself or his players any favors in pass protection.
Based on PFF analytics, Kelly offers blocking help to his offensive tackles at one of the lowest rates in the league. That might be a reasonable approach if the Raiders had a pair of Pro Bowl tackles, but right now they are starting Stone Forsythe at left tackle and second-year player D.J. Glaze on the right side.
According to the Pro Football Focus (chart below), only the Panthers, Chiefs, Saints and Giants consistently offer their tackles help in pass protection at a lower rate than the Raiders.
The farther you travel to the right on the chart, the less often the associated tackle has received help in pass protection this year.
One detail that stands out is the way Kelly has approached the loss of Miller.
Forsythe has received help in pass protection at the same rate as Miller, who was the most effective pass blocking tackle in the league prior to his injury.
Kelly has essentially plugged in Forsythe, a marginal starter at the NFL level, and called protections no different than he did with Miller.
For his part, Glaze receives help in pass protection at a lower rate than Miller was getting help at the time of his injury – which makes no sense at all.
If there was ever a week for Kelly to stray away from not helping his tackles, week 12 with Myles Garrett in town might just be the one.
x: @raidersbeat
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Maybe the Raiders should forfiet the remaining games. Doing the same things that haven’t worked thus far isn’t going to win any games.
Without a decent OL the season was over before it even started. I wish we knew who was responsible for neglecting the dire need to upgrade there. Was is Carroll or Spytek? Spytek’s draft isn’t filling many voids in the roster, either.
Spytek did get two long term developmental OL with mid picks. It’s not up to him if they play or not. Carroll seems to really dislike playing rookies, unless they are a high first round pick (Jeanty) or is a preseason darling that has no business being a starter yet (Thornton).
He seems to prefer worn out retreads like Cappa and Lockett over youth like Rogers and Bech. You can’t put that on a GM that was hired after the owner hired coach, which means he doesn’t have full GM responsibility.
Tl;dr – You can’t assess Spytek’s performance less than a full year in with a situation where his hands are tied by the owner.
This new regime has got to go!!!!!!!!!!!
The Masque-Raiders!!!