Preseason is a proving ground for a lot of the players on the Raiders roster right now. And the first event occurred Thursday night in Las Vegas. Let's look at who did themselves a favor and who did not.
The second-year wideout shined as a receiver as well as a blocker, which is exactly what the Raiders want from him. He is expected to start this season and showed well for himself in that endeavor. Bech caught the first pass of the day on a comebacker he only caught by being aggressive and attacking the ball. Later on the opening drive, he was there to help open things up for Michael Mayer on his touchdown catch. Bech was ready to block, but the moment he realized Mayer was free, Bech eased off to avoid a penalty.
Bech stayed in when Fernando Mendoza entered the game. And caught his first pass as well, laying out along the right sideline to make a nine-yard grab. The next drive, he laid a key block on the MIke Washington 53-yard run and then caught the touchdown over the middle to tie up the game.
Vance is in a battle among a host of other cornerbacks on this team. But unlike the others, Vance makes his hay in the slot. And the 177-pounder played a lot bigger than that in this game. The second-year former undrafted free agent made several big tackles for short minimal gain, both in the pass game and against the run to finish with a team-leading 10 tackles on the day. The only significant catch he gave up, he was in tight coverage and it took a one-armed grab by Reggie Virgil.
Second on the team in tackles was Patrick Johnson with five. One of those was a sack, one a tackle for loss, another tackle for no gain. He actually had two sacks because Gardner Minshew was flagged for intentional grounding on the play. Johnson even had a tackle on special teams, which raises his star among his coaches even more. And he did all this with just 26 snaps (38%).
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The second-year wideout shined as a receiver as well as a blocker, which is exactly what the Raiders want from him. He is expected to start this season and showed well for himself in that endeavor. Bech caught the first pass of the day on a comebacker he only caught by being aggressive and attacking the ball. Later on the opening drive, he was there to help open things up for Michael Mayer on his touchdown catch. Bech was ready to block, but the moment he realized Mayer was free, Bech eased off to avoid a penalty.
Bech stayed in when Fernando Mendoza entered the game. And caught his first pass as well, laying out along the right sideline to make a nine-yard grab. The next drive, he laid a key block on the MIke Washington 53-yard run and then caught the touchdown over the middle to tie up the game.
Vance is in a battle among a host of other cornerbacks on this team. But unlike the others, Vance makes his hay in the slot. And the 177-pounder played a lot bigger than that in this game. The second-year former undrafted free agent made several big tackles for short minimal gain, both in the pass game and against the run to finish with a team-leading 10 tackles on the day. The only significant catch he gave up, he was in tight coverage and it took a one-armed grab by Reggie Virgil.
Second on the team in tackles was Patrick Johnson with five. One of those was a sack, one a tackle for loss, another tackle for no gain. He actually had two sacks because Gardner Minshew was flagged for intentional grounding on the play. Johnson even had a tackle on special teams, which raises his star among his coaches even more. And he did all this with just 26 snaps (38%).
#game #second #well #tackles
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