(11-06-2022, 10:24 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(11-06-2022, 10:04 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: What impressed me today was Lawrence running the ball. That indicated to me frustration has led him to extend plays with his legs when his reads come up dry. Before he would run back and forth trying to find a receiver and most likely would force a risky throw or just toss it out of bounds. It also indicates he's getting his eyes on a swivel. We've seen it on game breakdowns this season when there was a run option for him, but he became so focused downfield that an open flat went unseen. His eyes are getting up, out and down. Is it next level? Not really, but it's a start for improvement.

My only reservations about him running are while he's pretty fast, he's on the slender side. There's nothing a stout DE would like more than to get a good heavy shoulder into him.

The TD pass to Kirk was a thing of beauty. My line of sight was directly over Lawrence to that corner of the end zone, the play scheme was obvious. I was up cheering before the ball got to Kirk.

You make a good point with the running. He seemed to be quicker at realising he had it today and instead of staying back and then going for it he just took the yards. I have noticed teams using a 4 man rush more on us lately which means you have more in coverage and means Lawrence is holding it longer hoping someone gets open. Today he seemed to recognise that quicker and just took off and got good gains. Etienne having a great game also helped as Oakland had to still play the run even with the big lead.

He seemed to get the confidence going today and once the O got moving he was making more and more plays.

His confidence was definitely up today, especially the second half. I don't know what Doug said to the team at halftime, but their level of play changed dramatically. The crowd played into it as well. Lots of Raider fans there and they were even starting chants of "Let's go Raiders" while the Jags fans were subdued because they looked like the same old stuff in the first half. Once they made a few good plays in the second half, the crowd really started to support them, and the Raiders fans became the Faiders.

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