General manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll reshaped the Las Vegas Raiders' roster this offseason. Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham was the only key coach retained, as he is now under his third Raiders regime, but Carroll's stamp would surely be all over the defensive philosophy.
Amid all the turnover of Graham's unit, fans had a lot of questions about the defense, particularly the linebacker and cornerback rooms. There would certainly be some ups and downs early in the season, particularly as the end of the depth chart sorted itself out and players attempted to mesh.
In the first half of Sunday's Week 1 game, the New England Patriots had three drives of at least nine plays against the Raiders' defense on their way to 201 yards of offense.