The upcoming Raiders game, 10/9/2011

[WMH]

Originally Posted by barrett

Walter and JJ did not get it thrown to them but there is a reason for that. They didn't get open. And it wasn't like we didn't need them. We had one scoring drive in the 2nd half. Walter is a complimentary player who is valuable opposite AJ, but doesn't get great separation if he the defense is not rolling coverage away from him. And JJ just doesn't run good routes. They will need to play better this week. With a week to gameplan our passing attack has to find a downfield element from somewhere. I am guessing we will have to do something design wise to get JJ in one-on-one situations out of playaction.

We threw the ball 8 times from the time AJ went down for the balance of the game, only 6 in the 2nd half. Did they not get open in those 8 passes...maybe? Still haven't see the DVR to tell.
3rd Qtr:
Only drive - 2 passes incomplete to Foster. (open might have been an issue)
4th Qtr:
1st drive - 2 passes to OD - 1 for 9 yds., 1 for 30. (Foster 42 yd TD run)
2nd drive - 1 pass to Foster for 2 yards (open might have been an issue)
3rd drive - 1 pass - Sideline route to JJ - Good pass/coverage but incomplete
4th drive - No passes

My only point was that there wasn't a whole lot of opportunities, and I don't think we can just write off either. JJ stepped up fairly well last year when he was given AJ type of targets. He's no AJ, but if we have a healthy Foster and a healthy OD, we can get by for a couple three weeks without him.

Here's to hoping he does it again.