Raiders Insider Podcast: Week Two of Camp

HENDERSON, Nev. The Las Vegas Raiders have opened week two of the 2023 training camp here at the Intermountain Health Performance Center, and we are discussing it.

There is a lot of excitement, but that must be tempered until the pads come on later this week. Football is played with pas, so anything without them can be beneficial but not definitive.

You can watch the entire podcast below:

I asked Josh McDaniels this week how the players in year two have helped the newly overhauled roster of players learn the system, an advantage he didn't have last year.

McDaniels said: "I think there's just so much more confidence in knowing their job, knowing what's being asked of them, their side of the ball, their unit. We have great guys, we have great leadership, great people. They come to work every day with the right mindset. And now the comfort level in the system with the communication, the expectations, what every period in practice actually means. I mean, last year, I remember they'd look at the practice schedule and kind of go like: 'What is that in period five,' because it was just new to him. Now, they know all the drills, they know all the things we're doing on a daily basis. So, they're willing to use their voice to help the young guys or new guys, guys that might not be as comfortable as they are. And good teams function like that and bond together and help one another, and I've seen a lot of that so far."

In the offseason, the Raiders were able to sign middle linebacker Robert Spillane. I asked him about the adjustment to camp and he said, "Yeah, I think we're off to a great start. We just finished practice four here. Defense is coming together in terms of communication, effort, discipline, the things that we want to really focus and improve on in the offseason. So, just from day one to day four, our effort to the ball, our effort attacking the ball at the finish has been already -- we're raising that standard. So, we've just got to keep holding each other accountable and good things will happen."

The Silver and Black open the preseason by hosting the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. PDT.

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