The Raiders are even thinner on defense with the loss of Nate Hobbs against the Bengals. They can ill-afford to leave their makeshift defense on the field for an extended amount of time.

AP Photo. The Oakland Raiders have long been evolving and diverse in the team's defensive strategy. In fact, the Silver and Black utilized a 3-4 defense while capturing all three World ...

For example, the Raiders play with a “soft edge,” meaning they have their defensive ends line up inside or crash inside of tight ends, which isn’t a bad strategy; but if no one is properly ...

That’s only scratching the surface of possible strategies that Graham ... to brush aside a question about the Raiders’ advantages in unveiling a new defense. Graham is likely to shift ...

The main reason for the success behind those numbers is from the unique plays and formations Raiders offensive coordinator Luke Getsy designed for this Browns defense. He got his playmakers the ...

First-round strategy: The Raiders would need to fall in love with a defensive lineman to take them with their first-round pick. It could happen given who’s available. Perfect match: UCLA’s ...

The Raiders likely will not go defense-heavy, as they need to address ... We will see what the draft strategy is in April.

Graham’s strategy largely worked in the first ... Schematic adjustments aside, the issues with the Raiders’ run defense will persist without a substantial uptick in player performance.

It’s not a new strategy against Jackson ... The throw fell incomplete. The Raiders’ strong defensive performance kept the Ravens from scoring a first-half touchdown for the first time since ...