Raiders 2022 Preseason Preview: New England Patriots Offense
The Las Vegas Raiders end their preseason against a team new Coach Josh McDaniels is very familiar with, the New England Patriots.
McDaniels, who served as the Patriots' offensive coordinator for most of his NFL coaching career, will now try to succeed in Las Vegas.
In the final preseason game, he takes on an offense filled with familiar faces and former assistants.
The biggest question for the Patriots this off-season is not the players, but how the offense will operate without its former offensive coordinator.
Things will get interesting during the final preseason game as Patriots Coach Bill Belichick continues to operate a new offensive system.
Patriots reports are suggesting that a three-coach system between Belichick, offensive assistant Joe Judge, and former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia might be in the works.
Meanwhile, Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham will be tasked to evaluate their defensive roster against the exhibition-version Patriots offense right before engaging in massive roster cuts.
The Raiders defense will have another week to give reps to those players on the borderline of making the roster and practice squad.
At this point in the preseason, the NFL’s rosters have been limited to 80 players and a few days after the game, teams will be asked to name their 53-man roster, cutting nearly 30 players from the active roster.
It is very unusual for an NFL team to play a team they faced in the preseason later in the regular season, but this is the Raiders' luck of the schedule.
So as they face each other in the preseason, don’t expect to see either team showcasing their full potential on either side of the ball.
When we talked about the previous preseason games, we spoke mostly about the players entering their first year with the team.
The Patriots game is far more than just the players, it’s also the coaches and assistants who will determine how the season will turn out.
The backup quarterback situation will be an area to keep an eye on this preseason along with their wide receiver group, which both of the Raiders have been making changes to for years.
The Raiders' preseason finale will be at home at Allegiant Stadium on Friday, Aug. 26 at 5:15 p.m. PDT.
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