Alright welcome in to the first official halftime post of 2014 NFL Season of the Raiders-Jets game where the Jets gain the lead 7-10 in the winding seconds of the 2nd quarter.
The Positives
Derek Carr, 9 of 12 passes, 59 yards, 1 passing TD. Derek Carr is going to have a hard time they said, Rex Ryan will surprise him with a lot of packages they said. For the most part, D.C. was calm and cool in the pocket. Credit to where it's due with the offensive line, they blocked well for the rookie, allowing 0 sacks for the Jets defense. Other than that, D.C. is handling this Jets defense pretty well, almost had one INT thrown to Calvin Pryor, but he did well so far.
Charles Woodson, 4 solo tackles, 1 INT. 37 years of age, C-Wood is still playing like one of the best defensive players in the league. I mean, aside from all the negatives that the defense is putting this game, Woodson so far is the only positive. He's active, embracing that role as the last line of defense and made a crucial INT to give the offense some breathing room to work with.
Rod Streater, 4 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD. Less time to work with and D.C. is starting to make Streater his #1 go to guy. Streater almost went 1,000 yards in receptions last year despite the quarterback carousel, with that position stable, he's due for a breakout and he's starting that against the Jets today.
The Negatives
Secondary. A lot of open receivers, especially on 3rd down. I said in my preview that the secondary is going to be a concern and boy are the Jets exploiting that pretty good with all these big 3rd down conversions in the passing game.
Defensive line/pressure. 0 pressure on Geno Smith, ZERO. It's starting to feel like last year again where the Raiders had no answer for a pass rush and despite bringing guys like Tuck, Woodley, and Antonio Smith, they haven't done much to rattle Smith or put pressure on him and it's another reason why the defense is giving one big play on defense one 3rd down after another.
Bottom Line
Raiders have the ball. They need to put together a good opening drive in the 2nd half to regain some momentum. For the defense, they need start pressuring and get themselves off the field.
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