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To be completely honest, spending that much money on another weapon on an already very good offense will mean absolutely fuck all in the W/L column IMO. Gotta fix that 713th ranked defensive abomination first.
For the sake of argument...
How about another stat, Mur-RAY?
The Raiders have scored TDs on 54.39% of their redzone trips this season (up from last year's mark of 52.83%). That's good for 25th in the league.
Over the last three games, they've scored TDs on a hapless 38.46% of RZ trips.
There are fifteen teams with a RZ TD % of 60 or above, seven of whom are over 70%.
Green Bay leads the league at 78.57% (90.91% over the last three games.).
Two offenses fall below 40%: The Gs & Js of NY/NJ.
Green Bay leads the league at 78.57% (90.91% over the last three games.).
Two offenses fall below 40%: The Gs & Js of NY/NJ.
We move the ball well enough, but we don't seem to be getting better at finishing. That's a problem, I think. One of many, yes. But, still a problem.
Playcalling inside the 20 is a problem, clearly. But who's going to tell the playcaller?
Performing better on a compressed field down near the goalline, showing more confidence & anticipation to throw the ball into tight windows...or just not throw the damn fades out of bounds... things a QB can do that would make a huge difference. But are they abilities that a seventh year QB develops in his eighth year?
If we assume the Carr/Gruden duo remains together for at least a couple more years, and we accept that they are who they are, each with limitations that hinder the offense to some degree, how do we get better on that side of the ball in spite of them? Add players with the talent to rise above the limitations of the coach and QB. If Allen Robinson can dominate in Chicago, he likely has that transcendent level of talent.
...and, of course, improving the defense would give the offense more opportunities. But that's not the argument I'm presenting here.