‘We have to be a much more detailed football team'
Silver & Black Illustrated|February - March 2021
Like so many Raiders fans, coach Jon Gruden found himself searching for answers after the Raiders’ second-half collapse that cost the team a spot in the expanded playoffs.
‘We have to be a much more detailed football team'

Clearly the team is in dire need of upgrade at many positions, and although there were a few bright moments, they were too few and far between to really notice. Gruden talked about some of those issues as well as his offseason plans to help Las Vegas shake off its inconsistent way while speaking with reporters …

Q: What are the primary areas of improvement that the team needs to make moving forward?

A: I think we can improve in every area. I know that sounds corny, but we have to improve in every area. Obviously our short-yardage offense, third-and-1, very disappointing. We were No. 1 in the league on third-and-10 and I think we were No. 32 on third-and-1. Unbelievable. Defensively, we have to improve on all three levels, there’s no question about that. We need some impact plays from our defense: sack-strip fumbles, turnovers. We have to do a lot better job on the defensive side of the ball. (Daniel) Carlson had a great year, (AJ) Cole had a great year, but we need to score on special teams and generate better field position. I think we can improve in a lot of areas but we did do some good things this year.

Q: Nicholas Morrow talked about how accountability needs to be improved from both players and coaches. Did you see that and how do you go about addressing that?

A: We have a lot of young players that, they have to be available, not only on Sunday or gameday, but they have to be available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Some of the details, they have to show up on tape. We have to be a much more detailed football team, especially in some areas on defense. It’ll be a critical area that we try to improve here.

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February - March 2021
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

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Wanted: Defensive coordinator

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Raiders’ good, bad, ugly

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NEWS & NOTES
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NEWS & NOTES

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Looking back at 2020 season
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Looking back at 2020 season

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Gruden feeling the heat?
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Gruden feeling the heat?

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From the SILVERANDBLACK.com Message Boards
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Checklist for 2021
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Checklist for 2021

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AFC WEST ROUNDUP
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AFC WEST ROUNDUP

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