Oakland Raiders: To John Marshall, Thanks For the Win, and Keep Manning Up

On October 24, 2010, the Oakland Raiders beat the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field, 59-14. I have heard several columnists and fans touting Darren McFadden’s performance for this win. He dominated the Denver defense behind a stellar offensive line, but the tone of this game was set early on the other side of the ball.

John Marshall started the game utilizing “the elephant scheme” and blitzing at least one LB/S. Marshall proved on Sunday that our secondary can man up against anyone for four seconds.

Blitzing applies pressure on the QB, forcing early and errant throws. It took away running lanes, forcing the RB to stretch for the side lines. With this edge, our front seven were a...

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