CIN 24 OAK 0
Welcome in to the halftime post of Raiders' first game of the 2015 season vs. the Cincinnati Bengals where the Bengals are dominating the Raiders right now, pitching a 24-0 shut out in the first half.
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None. What was there to talk about?
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Offense. Awful start. A quick three and out to start the game, Carr overthrowing Cooper, Crabtree, and several other receivers. Carr goes out, McGloin comes in, but the offense is just discombobulated. Not much going on and the game plan the Bill Musgrave came up to start is terrible. It's not working! Where's the no huddle? C'mon Musgrave! It's inexcusable with all the weapons the Raiders have, they can't even drive downfield and put some points on the board.
Ray-Ray Armstrong. It's been a given that Ray-Ray is not a fan-favorite. On the Bengal's 1st opening drive, they went for it on the 4th down and Ray-Ray couldn't seal the edge and couldn't even tackle Jeremy Hill. Due to that missed tackle, Hill beats Heeney and walks in. He hasn't been good in the preseason and on the first game alone, he should on notice because once Aldon Smith masters the playbook, Ray-Ray should be demoted immediately.
Penalties. The O-line and their penalties had a lot to do with the awful start on the offense. Rodney Hudson gets called for an unsportsmanlike conduct, cost some field position after Cooper made one heck of a catch and run. Austin Howard gets called with a hold and an unsportsmanlike conduct to negate a big run by Jamize Olawale. This is the same Raiders we've looking at for the last 12-13 years, costing the offense some big plays due to some penalties.
Bottom Line
The team honestly needs a reboot in the 2nd half. The game plan didn't work as they planned it, the Raiders just need to start over, get something positive going to overcome this embarrassing start, especially the offense. And to do that, they have to do it without their primary quarterback and hopefully Matt McGloin gets some long throws going since he's a risk taker. Let's see what happens.
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