Too many stupid penalties. Being a Raider fan my entire life I've had to deal with penalties for years and have come to be able to live with some of them. But what I can't stand is false starts on 3rd and short or personal fouls when the opponents offense is on their way off the field. It's just plain stupidity and inexcusable.
The offense other than McFadden and DHB was sub-par. We should've put the Broncos away before half time but couldn't put the ball in the endzone.
Campbell was tentative and played not to lose. Which I can live with because he's better than anything we've had since we lost Gannon. As long as he can make throws when he needs to and keeps us in a position where our backs can keep us ahead we'll be fine. But we'll need another QB if we want to be a serious contender.
QB C-
The run game won the game for us. McFadden showed he's as good a RB as their in the league. And Bush although starting off slow came up with some big rushes when it mattered to put the game away. Reece made some nice plays and a couple surprising blocks.
Backfield A
WR play other than DHB was nonexistent. Ford looks like his broken hand is still bothering him fumbling and bobbling a McFadden pitch. We saw none of Moore (save for the negated end-around) or Schilens.
WR's D-
The O-Line other than the penalties impressed me. They gave Campbell sufficient protection and opened up holes for the run game most of the time. But again a few costly penalties downgraded their rating imo.
O-Line C+
The defense played ok besides the mental lapses which led to penalties.
Safety play was good. It looks like Giordano may turn out to be an upgrade over Brown.
Safeties B
The D-Line did well against the run. The pass rush although pathetic in the first half picked up in the second half and when it mattered in the 4th.
D-Line B-
Routt and CJ were adequate. Didn't get burned and weren't beaten too often. Were victims on a couple BS PI calls in my opinion.
CB's C
LB's played ok. Other than the blown coverage on the first play of the game Groves was surprisingly decent. McClain and Wimbley did what was asked of them.
LB's C+
Jano was perfect and was good from 63 tying the NFL record. And Lechler was great as usual.
Specialists A+
The special teams gave up a punt return that put Denver right back into the game and were generally sub-par.
Special teams D-
Hue was ok. He out-thought himself a couple times especially with that head scratching wildcat call on 2nd and 1 in the 1st qtr. Or the three consecutive pass calls after making it to the Broncos 6. But I'll think he'll be fine with some more experience and could stick around longer than any HC we've had since Gruden.
Coaching C
Did enough to win but should've done much better against an opponent like Denver who was basically handing us this game. But still a better season opener than we've had in recent memory.
Overall C-
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