Silver And Black Pride
The Raiders sit 2-5 after an awful loss to the Chiefs 31-0, where the Raiders amazed an impressive 91 yards of offense on the day with three first downs. This off-season the Raiders decided to part ways with players that totaled over 60% of their defensive snaps. In addition to these, the Raiders have let former players walk in previous seasons and it’s always interesting to check in on and see how these players are performing.
Deablo left the Raiders to sign a 2 year, 11.5 million deal with the Falcons, returning home to Georgia and that contract already looks like a steal for the Falcons. Deablo has logged 24 tackles, a TFL, sack, 4 PBU, and a fumble recovery in his first 6 games with the team. In addition the former Raiders 3rd rounder has posted 6 pressures, 13 stops, and allowed just 5 receptions for 46 yards and a 69.1 QBR. Deablo has been a sensational linebacker for the Falcons defensive scheme, consistently performing well vs the pass and being able to utilize his athletic traits. The Raiders replaced Deablo, and Spillane, with Germaine Pratt, Elandon Roberts, Devin White, and Jamal Adams and frankly it hasn’t worked out for the team yet.
Hobbs signed a 4 year, 48 million deal with the Packers with just 16 million guaranteed this off-season and it’s possible this could be his only season with the team. Through 5 games, Hobbs has allowed 13 receptions, 180 yards, 3 touchdowns, and a 127.8 QBR while only logging one pass breakup. The biggest issue with Hobbs and the Packers come with his positional split as Hobbs is currently playing 235 snaps at boundary corner and just 31 in the slot where he excelled with the Raiders. Similar to 2022 where the Raiders moved Hobbs to the boundary he’s struggling to find the consistent level of play he provided in the slot similar to his rookie season along with 2023 and 2024.
Moehrig was bound for a large payday and the Panthers cashed in with a 3 year, 51 million contract making Moehrig among the five highest paid safeties in the NFL. The former Raiders 2nd rounder has been excellent for the Panthers in seven games logging 46 tackles, a career high 6 TFL, 4 quarterback hits, a sack, and 2 pass breakups. In addition, Moehrig has allowed 26 receptions for 189 yards and a 89.2 QBR which are all career bests. The Panthers have started to shit Moehrig around more often than the Raiders did having him play nearly 200 snaps in the slot similar to what Moehrig did at TCU in 2020 where he won the Thorpe award. Additionally, Moehrig has played nearly 45 % of his snaps at strong safety similar to what he did at TCU and found success while the Raiders confined Moehrig to primarily a FS position.
