Inconsistency Has Been an Issue
Inconsistency.
It’s something all of us want to leave in 2020.
COVID-19 has affected everyone, including the Las Vegas Raiders, in a significant way.
While not an excuse, the Raiders have struggled to maintain consistency on the field this season.
Players have been missing right and left from injuries and COVID-19, among other issues.
And it’s not just the Raiders that have been hit hard by it.
“Well, it’s pretty obvious,"Coach Jon Gruden said. "I think I speak for most coaches in the NFL, there’s been a lot of units that have been hit by the virus, hit by injuries, hit by inactivity and it’s a bad combination.
“We like our young team, we like our young players. It did hurt us. In regards to your first question, I don’t think (Clelin) Ferrell will play this week. I’d be surprised if he does.
“We don’t know, really, the status of our COVID players – [Daryl] Worley, Erik Harris. We’re hopeful that they’ll come back. Jim O’Neil, our secondary coach, we’re hoping that he can come back. Taver Johnson, another secondary coach, we’re hoping he can come back. We think Nick Kwiatkoski might come back late in the week. We’re hopeful on Nick Morrow.
"We have to wait and see whether they pass their tests and we handle protocols properly. I’ll have to update you here later in the week.”
As Gruden mentioned, it’s not just players either. Coaches are missing from the sideline, some of whom are fundamental in motivating and keeping players in check during a game.
Either way, consistency has been something the Raiders organization has struggled to find the last couple of years.
They need to find it and maintain it, starting this weekend against the Denver Broncos.
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