Raiders' Week 9 snap counts and usage unveiled 5 significant alterations

After years of inadequacy in both the general manager and head coach chairs, the Las Vegas Raiders have made an attempt to kill complacency this season. Even though they are light-years ahead of where they were, with a 4-5 record at the midway point, they haven't been afraid to rock the boat.

Last week, Klint Kubiak bucked the status quo in the running back room and made a bevy of other changes to the rotation on both sides of the ball. And the Silver and Black continued to refine things in their Week 9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Of course, you can't just keep swinging the pendulum back and forth every week, but as the losers of five of their last six games, Las Vegas is in no position…