The Las Vegas Raiders have done their due diligence in the de facto arms race that has become the AFC West. While the Josh McDaniels tenure is officially underway, as is the dynamic duo of Derek Carr and Davante Adams, a look to the defensive side of the ball has raised a few questions towards the overall outlook – and expectations – if the Raiders eye their first divisional crown since 2002.
The presence of Jones opposite Crosby will present a scenario of “pick your poison” for opposing offenses, and, in turn, present each player with increased one-on–one matchups. Where concern arises is in the depth of the Vegas front seven if either Jones or Crosby were to miss time. Injuries – although unfortunate – are a part of the game and while both Jones and Crosby have remained relatively healthy in their careers, if any of Vegas’ dynamic edge threats were to miss time, the onus would fall immediately on Ferrell and Koonce to work into a larger role off the edge, whether they like it or not.
That being said, I’ll be the first to say “give it time.” We’ve come to expect immediate results out of rookies these days instead of enjoying the process of player development. But you can throw that out the window when it comes to Ferrell. Lofty assumptions are what come with the territory of a high Day 1 selection.
_RyanFowler_ I like your article but you omitted Fackrell, who I bet is going to play more snaps than Ferrell and Koonce, especially if Jones and/or Crosby miss time.
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