[ramsman34]

It would not surprise me if they held him out another game to be safe. If they can’t beat the Raiders without him….iDK. That’s kinda sad.

[Joe Pendleton]

can someone please add the game to the "Discord Thread".. thanks! Joe P

[/zn/]

A couple people are saying Schefter is saying Kupp is unlikely tomorrow but haven't found Shefty saying it yet:

[Elvis]

can someone please add the game to the "Discord Thread".. thanks! Joe P

Done.

https://discord.com/channels/5097102338 ... 5444791366

[RAMMAN76]

[RAMMAN76]

[RAMMAN76]

[Elvis]

No Kupp today…

[RAMMAN76]

Tre’Davious White is a healthy scratch once again.

They might as well trade him.

[RAMMAN76]

5 keys to a Rams victory against the Raiders on Sunday
by Brock Vierra

1. Drop seven into coverage

The Raiders’ offensive line is not good. Aiden O’Connell, their starting QB, is below average, too. Do you know who is good? Their pass catchers. Jakobi Meyers, Brock Bowers, Tre Tucker, DJ Turner and Alexander Mattison are tough matchups and will exploit the Rams if they run man-to-man coverage. Man-to-man is typically utilized if a team blitzes, as well.

Drop seven into coverage and let those Rams pass rushers work against the Raiders’ poor offensive line. Mix up coverages and force O’Connell into throwing interceptions; he’s thrown two in two games already.

2. Load the right side of the Raiders' O-line with pass rushers



Let’s get creative with the Rams’ pass rush. Load the defensive line to the right side of the Raiders’ offensive line with three pass rushers, preferably Braden Fiske, Kobie Turner, and Jared Verse. Typically the Raiders like to run 11 personnel on offense. That means the Raiders most likely will keep a six-man protection with the running back, sending the tight end downfield.

By loading one side of the D-line, the Raiders will have to force Bowers to chip block before beginning his route or face an onslaught of Rams pass rushers blowing up O’Connell’s preferred throwing side. It also creates a one-on-one matchup with Byron Young against Kolten Miller, a left tackle who has been struggling. If anyone is worried about O’Connell scrambling through the natural run lanes that a loaded pass rush creates, O’Connell has never had a single QB scramble in his entire career.

3. Stack the line of scrimmage defensively



O’Connell struggles to make fast decisions while throwing the ball accurately. When the Rams run nickel or dime, they should stack their linebackers at the line of scrimmage and bail out into coverage once the ball is snapped.

This will mess up O’Connell’s timing, it will set up the blitz should the Rams pull the trigger and it helps create less space for the Raiders to exploit in the run game.

4. Run the football



The Raiders are currently surrendering 140 rushing yards per game this season. Last week, Najee Harris had a season-high 106 rushing yards while scoring his first touchdown. Maxx Crosby missed time in practice this week and with rumors circling of his irritation with the franchise, they may be without their star defensive line.

Kyren Williams should have at least 100 yards against the Raiders. Blake Corum should get at least eight touches and running the ball effectively will set up the play-action pass.

5. Throw screen passes to Tutu Atwell



Jordan Whittington is an underrated blocker and Tutu Atwell is untouchable in space. Demarcus Robinson is good enough, being used as a blocker with Kansas City’s usage of screen passes. The Raiders oftentimes play too aggressively for their own good. A quick screen when the Raiders bring heat to Atwell screams six points.

Running this would set up the fake screen and deep fade to Whittington. Whittington has shown a propensity for making the difficult catch and the Raiders seem to be lost in space on deep passes.