There are so many areas the Raiders are screaming “mulligan” about heading into Sunday’s game against the Ravens. It’s almost as if they thought last week’s season opener was a fifth preseason game.
Somewhere down the list, below throwing downfield, running the ball, pressuring the quarterback and covering receivers, is their tight end usage. Oakland signed Lee Smith from the Bills, drafted Clive Walford in the third round to go with Mychal Rivera and then Sunday … poof, nothing.
Four targets, two catches, 5 yards.
Meanwhile, the rest of the league is going tight-end crazy.