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    Las Vegas Raiders offense determined to fix major deficiencies

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    The Las Vegas Raiders are averaging the second-fewest rushing yards per attempt per game in the National Football League this season.

    They have the fewest first downs and the second-highest rushing yards in the league. The Raiders have had one of the worst rushing attacks in the league since last season. A year later, many of the same problems persist.

    When presented with the idea of ​​walking away from running altogether, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce explained that it wasn’t an option. The Raiders already have the fifth fewest rushing attempts in the league, if they get further away from the run than they already have, it could be a worst-case scenario for an offense that is already struggling in many areas.

    For Pierce, the idea of ​​becoming a pass-happy offense is one he would rather not attempt. Given the Raiders’ poor quarterback play this season, Pierce’s determination to stick to the run makes sense, even if it isn’t very productive. With the departure of All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams, the Raiders’ wide receiver group is pedestrian at best. While the emergence of tight end Brock Bowers has helped, the offense still isn’t good enough to completely abandon the run.

    “Oh no, we have to run the ball,” Pierce said. “I can’t do that. We can’t stand there and throw the ball 50 or 40 times. We didn’t get there. So we’ll keep hitting again. Wednesday we’ll go again.” out there on first downs and find a way to get the ball through, right? We try to have different packages. We put (Thyer) Munford in there as a group and tried to get him in there. , just everything you need to win the line of scrimmage. »

    Running the ball takes pressure off the Raiders’ struggling quarterbacks and keeps the clock running. Keeping the clock shortens the game for a depleted Raiders team, which helped the Raiders stay within striking distance of the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. Although the Raiders only ran for 33 yards, they ran the ball 21 times, helping to shorten the game.

    While the Raiders While they may continue to struggle moving the ball this season, their offensive game plan of keeping Mahomes off the field could be worth replicating against opponents in the future. This could be the blueprint for the Raiders to win more games. If it was good enough to almost beat the Chiefs, it should be good enough to beat most teams in the league, if the Raiders are still trying to win games this season, of course.

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