Nothing good came this week. Its become abundantly clear that the match of Pat Shurmur and Drew Lock is not going to work. The front office will need to decide which one is more important to keep. To me, Shurmur was available for a reason as the Giants jettisoned him to try to find a better fit for their young QB. Teh limited use of Phillip Lindsay, along with consistent struggles to get scheme easy throws to help Lock makes it abundant Shurmur's offense is not the way to go. This is not to remove all the fault from Drew Lock though, as he continues to make decisions in game that are just maddening. The first and third interceptions were inexcusable, and essentially put the game out of reach as the defense was forced to be on the field for far too long with a depleted front. The offense only gained 30% of their potential yards, which is just not going to win a game in the modern NFL. It also should go without saying the Special Teams continue to be awful, and Denver likely should fire the coordinator this week. The disastrous initial kick return and a luckily called back PR for TD against them continue to show the units ineptitude.
The defense was able to hold up somewhat well given the lack of depth up front, but a distinctive lack of pressure on Derek Carr meant the Raiders able to consistently pick up yards. They gained 56% of their potential yards, and they forced just one punt after their first drive of the 2nd quarter.
