Oakland Raiders: 5 players who must be better in Week 8

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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: David Moore #83 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders and Tahir Whitehead #59 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL International Series game between Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on October 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /

Tahir Whitehead

Tahir Whitehead was brought into Oakland to be a leader on this defense, and through his first six games in the Silver and Black, he has been anything but. He is currently one of the lowest-graded linebackers in football, and looks nothing like the player who was racking up 100-plus tackles for the Detroit Lions.

Check out this tweet from Austin Gayle from Pro Football Focus.

#Raiders' Tahir Whitehead is a liability.

He is the only LB with 20+ pass-rush snaps without a pressure this season.

He is the only LB with 100+ coverage snaps to allow a perfect passer rating when targeted (158.3).

He leads the team in defensive snaps played (380).
— Austin Gayle (@austingayle_) October 24, 2018

The linebacker group in Oakland has struggled all season long, and we have already seen Derrick Johnson get released during the first six weeks. Whitehead is a guy who could have trade value for the Raiders, and it will be interesting to see what player shows up on Sunday.

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