The Autumn(Re)Wind: Breaking down the Raiders offense
By BD Williams
The Las Vegas Raiders have a bunch of good pieces on the offensive side of the ball, and we break down their 2019 offense here.
Last time we took an in depth look at the Raiders defense. Now we are moving onto the Raiders offense. In 2019, the Raiders offense made strides in its second year under Jon Gruden. The run game was humming on the shoulders of rookie RB Josh Jacobs.
The passing game may have been limited due to losing an important wide receiver before the season started, but there were bright spots throughout the first half of the season.
Derek Carr noticeably took a step forward in his command of the offense. The Raiders broadcasts showed Carr communicating with his teammates, getting them in and out of plays, and looking to exploit favorable looks for the offense. The emergence of Darren Waller was a big boost as well as solid play from Tyrell Williams and Hunter Renfrow in stretches of 2019.
Heading into 2020 the Raiders will likely add a couple new receivers for Carr to throw to. The presence of perimeter threat who wins on the outside is the missing ingredient for this offense. Good thing for the Raiders, this is a stacked draft class at WR, don’t be surprised if Mayock double dips at the position.
Lets take a look at the Raiders most used concepts on offense, and what they did the best in 2019.