It's Nowhere Near The Standard That I Expect
Silver & Black Illustrated|October 2016

Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio was searching for answers after the Raiders defense put together a second straight sloppy effort, one that left the team with a 1-1 record.

It's Nowhere Near The Standard That I Expect

Like most coaches, Del Rio shouldered the blame and talked of getting things turned around quickly. Del Rio discussed with reporters some of what went wrong against the Atlanta Falcons, as well as other topics concerning his team.

Q: Was the loss to Atlanta a physical or mental loss on defense?

A: A lot of mental. A lot of mental, which I take full responsibility for. We have to make sure we’re teaching it better and make sure our guys understand what we’re asking them to do. Physically there are some situations there as well. The bottom line is it’s nowhere near the standard that I expect us to play at. We’ll need to get it rectified. There’s no dancing around the subject. It’s not near what it needs to be.

Q: What will the impact be from it taking a while to have the defense come together?

A: Well look, I think there are a lot of different things that will come of alibies and I’m not really in the mood to sit here and try to give any. I don’t think that helps us be better. I think for us it’s about recognizing. We need to get certain things done in order to be effective on defense. You have to consistently show that you’re able to do that to play really good defense in this league. We’ve got out work to do. We’ve got work to do. That’s what we’ll do. We’ll roll up our sleeves and get to work.

Q: Was it a tough call to not go with the onside kick at the end of the Atlanta game?

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