Keys to Victory: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Keep Bosa and Ingram in check
I know Joey Bosa well. He played on my favorite college football team for four years. He was a game-wrecker then and he is a game wrecker now.
Those are some compelling stats, but we also saw it first hand in Bosa’s NFL debut, which came in the first game vs. the Raiders. He blew up run plays, put pressure on Carr, and was a nuisance to the Oakland offense all game. He will be for a long time. Bosa might not play this week because of a neck strain, but Oakland has to limit his impact if he does suit up.
His partner in crime is Melvin Ingram. He doesn’t have gaudy numbers, however he and Bosa are still a formidable tandem. The Chargers line them up all over the defense to matchup against weaknesses on the opposing o-line. They can line Bosa up at the end and have Ingram coming off the same size at outside linebacker. They’ll likely target Austin Howard and the right side of the line.
Pass rush affected us last week while we only gave up a sack, it felt like Carr and the offense was never comfortable. That can’t happen this week.