OTA’s 2026/Mini Camp

raiderfreak7 said:
I liked what I saw from him last year.
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I’d say so. Hemingway led all rookies in sacks on only 110 pass snaps (1.5 Graham had 424 pass snaps last year). Likely drafted to be who Wilson refused to morph into.
 
Crow said:
I'm moderately optimistic. Not sure if the new DL coach is any good, so it's all up in the air right now.
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I'm sure Leonard is still going to be heavily involved. He was promoted on the strength of his work with the DL so I'd expect it would continue to be his baby.
 
Sleet said:
I’d say so. Hemingway led all rookies in sacks on only 110 pass snaps (1.5 Graham had 424 pass snaps last year). Likely drafted to be who Wilson refused to morph into.
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Is that the dude that was standing there flat footed and the opposing QB ran into him a few times after being flushed?
 
007 said:
Snowden and Tyree and Tonka all got 2 sacks in the Chiefs game lol. One is a great player the other two got punted off the team.
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I remember a few plays that looked like he was wearing no 26 and that has stuck in my mind for lack of anything else standing out.
 
Jesse Merrick - Silver & Black Sports Network
@JesseSBSN
Here's an interesting wrinkle the #Raiders could throw at offenses

OLB — Malcolm Koonce
LDE — Maxx Crosby
NT — Adam Butler
RDE — Kwity Paye
OLB — Keyron Crawford

That's a LOT of athleticism and pass-rush juice on the field at once.



The Dick Trickle of NASCAR packages.
 
Crow said:
Jesse Merrick - Silver & Black Sports Network
@JesseSBSN
Here's an interesting wrinkle the #Raiders could throw at offenses

OLB — Malcolm Koonce
LDE — Maxx Crosby
NT — Adam Butler
RDE — Kwity Paye
OLB — Keyron Crawford

That's a LOT of athleticism and pass-rush juice on the field at once.



The Dick Trickle of NASCAR packages.
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Like the new NASCAR with the fuel limiters haha.
 
Crow said:
Jesse Merrick - Silver & Black Sports Network
@JesseSBSN
Here's an interesting wrinkle the #Raiders could throw at offenses

OLB — Malcolm Koonce
LDE — Maxx Crosby
NT — Adam Butler
RDE — Kwity Paye
OLB — Keyron Crawford

That's a LOT of athleticism and pass-rush juice on the field at once.



The Dick Trickle of NASCAR packages.
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Raiders’ might have solutions to its interior pass rush without being silly; I’m more concerned about stopping the run up the middle. Merrick’s take seems to only exacerbate that concern.

Per Depth Charts: ‘25 pass snaps/sacks/pressures

Raiders’ IDL:
  • Laulu: 375/4/24
  • Butler: 350/1/14*
  • Booker: 277/0/23
  • Hemingway: 110/4/10
  • B. Jones: 108/1/4
  • Pegues: 50/0/0
Total: 1270/10/75

*Career average: 375/4/24

Denver’s IDL (3-4):
  • Allen: 521/7/65
  • Roach: 207/4/13
  • Uwazurike: 203/3.5/10
  • DJ Jones: 201/3/20
  • S. Jones: 26/0/1
  • Onyedim: 0/0/0
Total: 1158/17.5/109

KC’s IDL (4-3)
  • C. Jones: 459/7/62
  • Tonga: 166/0/15
  • Norman-Lott: 46/1/3
  • Woods: 0/0/0
  • Harris: 0/0/0
  • Brevard: 0/0/0
Total: 671/8/80

LAC’s IDL (3-4):
  • Tomlinson: 291/1/13*
  • Tart: 245/0/13
  • Eboigbe: 244/6/22
  • Caldwell: 237/0/8
  • Barrett: 0/0/0
  • Edwards: 0/0/0
Total: 1017/7/56

*Career average: 306/2/19

Conclusions:
  1. Den has depth & a plus interior pass rusher
  2. KC has a plus interior pass rusher and drafted for depth
  3. LAC has a plus interior pass rusher and little else
  4. Raiders have depth but need a breakout performance from somebody
 
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AFCW OL inventory:

Bookends:
  1. Dolts: LT Slater/RT Alt
  2. Donks: LT Boles/RT McGlinchey
  3. Raiders: LT Miller/RT Glaze*
  4. Chefs: LT Simmons/RT Moore
*Grant might win job/factor in

Interior OL:
  1. Chefs: LG Suamataia/OC Humphrey/RG T. Smith
  2. Donks: LG Powers/OC Wattenberg/RG Meinerz
  3. Raiders: LG Burford/OC Linderbaum/RG JPJ*
  4. Dolts: LG Slaughter/OC Biasasz/RG Strange
*Zuhn & Rogers might win job/factor in

Raiders’ ‘25 OL for comparison:
  • Bookends: LT Forsythe, RT Glaze
  • Interior OL: LG Parham, OC Meredith, RG Capa
 
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Sleet said:
Raiders’ might have solutions to its interior pass rush without being silly; I’m more concerned about stopping the run up the middle. Merrick’s take seems asperated.
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FIFY
 
007 said:
I think every team in the world would just fuckin run right at that alignment.

Maybe on 3rd and 17 Madden type stuff that could work though.
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Man if we only had E Roberts…. That would fix that… :rimshot:
 
alteredst8 said:
Man if we only had E Roberts…. That would fix that… :rimshot:
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I dont think that guy would fix shit.

He's still on the street I assume if we need a JAG slow linebacker.
 
Madturk said:
Exacerbate ;)
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Enjoying Good Time GIF
 
Raider Outlaw said:
I just hope this defense isn't as bad as I think it's going to be.
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Not that it means anything...


Warren Sharp
@SharpFootball
most expensive defenses in 2026

$193.0M - Steelers
$187.4M - Ravens
$177.7M - Bears
$174.7M - Giants
$169.0M - Patriots
$165.8M - Commanders
$159.6M - Seahawks
$148.3M - Titans
$147.3M - Colts
$147.0M - Raiders
$145.5M - Panthers
$142.1M - Broncos
$141.6M - Chiefs
$140.2M - Bengals
$137.6M - Buccaneers
$137.3M - Jaguars
$136.1M - Lions
$127.9M - Cowboys
$127.0M - Cardinals
$126.9M - Chargers
$123.5M - Packers
$121.8M - Texans
$120.3M - Jets
$119.6M - Falcons
$115.0M - 49ers
$114.0M - Browns
$110.0M - Rams
$106.2M - Vikings
$105.6M - Bills
$100.6M - Saints
$84.4M - Eagles
$81.1M - Dolphins
 
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