There were many reasons why the Oakland Raiders fell from 12-4 in 2016 to 6-10 in 2017. Despite having some talent a majore reason for the Raiders fall from grace was because that talent was misused.
The biggest misuse of players in 2017 for the Raiders was on the offensive line. They still protected the passer well, going from No. 2 in 2016 and No. 3 in 2017, according to Pro Football Focus. It was their runblocking that suffered with the installation of zone-blocking.
In 2016, the Raiders were No. 6 in rushing with solid individual run-blocking grades of for Rodney Hudson, Kelechi Osemele, Gabe Jackson, and Donald Penn, in the power-gap scheme.