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Unlike Week 1 Derek Carr Jersey White , this week’s preseason match up against the Cardinals gave us our first opportunity to see some of the starters that sat against the Rams. Namely Derek Carr and rookie running back J..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Final Score Raiders 33, Cardinals 26: Raiders starters pitch a shutoutNew,68commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Final Score Raiders 33, Cardinals 26: Raiders starters pitch a shutoutTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesUnlike Week 1, this week’s preseason match up against the Cardinals gave us our first opportunity to see some of the starters that sat against the Rams. Namely Derek Carr and rookie running back Josh Jacobs, neither of who disappointed in the opening drive of the game.The Raiders started out with the ball first in this one, and Derek Carr led the team straight down the field for an impressive opening touchdown. The drive was capped off with a great pass and catch to new Raiders receiver Ryan Grant but that was just one of several good plays on the drive. There were also a couple of shifty runs from Josh Jacobs and a nice catch from Tyrell Williams (also his Raiders debut) which had a personal foul penalty tacked on for the hit he took. The great start gave Oakland a 7-0 lead but they were far from done in their first half scoring. The defense quickly stopped the Cardinals star rookie QB Kyler Murray and then a short punt had the Raiders starting close to midfield. The first play of that next drive was an easy pass from QB Mike Glennon over the middle to RB DeAndre Washington who took it deep into Cardinals territory for a 35 yard play. They settled for a field goal shortly after that to make the score 10-0.Again the Cardinals offense stalled, mostly thanks to their own penalties, and so it was another quick punt for Arizona. The Raiders quickly attacked the Cardinals defense again, this time with a home run 55 yard touchdown throw from Mike Glennon to Rico Gathers on the 2nd play of the drive. It was a beautiful pass right on the money to a wide open Gathers who burnt his man on the play to make the score 17-0 Oakland.Oakland’s defense again came up with the quick stop of the Cardinals offense, and again their offense would not be denied. They had a quick strike with a 19 yard pass to Hunter Renfrow, but the rest of the way was a sustained drive where they dinked and dunked their way down the field for another score. This touchdown was from Mike Glennon to TE Derek Carrier from 2 yards out and it made the score 24-0 Raiders.A penalty on Arizona on the kickoff return had them backed up at their own 10 yard line to start their next drive, and the Raiders defense was salivating at the chance to score their own points in this first half rout. They got the chance after Brandon Marshall was credited with a sack on first down when he stopped a potential run from Kyler Murray, and then the defense swarmed the rookie on 3rd down with LaMarcus Joyner getting the sack for a safety to add another 2 points for the Raiders making it 26-0.It was finally time for the Cardinals to show some signs of life after that, though it was behind the arm of backup QB Brett Hundley. The Raiders didn’t do anything on offense after the safety and Arizona had good field position starting at their own 45. They took advantage of that with a 25 yard pass interference penalty against CB Nevin Lawson and then a 40 yard touchdown pass to WR Trent Sherfield. That made the score 26-7 Oakland.Oakland’s offense made it to midfield before stalling out and punting the ball back to Arizona. The punt was nearly downed inside the 5 but bounced just barely into the end zone for a touchback. The Cardinals offense with Brett Hundley still under center continued their better play with a sustained drive (11 plays, 76 yards) over the final 2 minutes of the half that culminated in a chip shot field goal to make the score 26-10 at half time.The 2nd half started out with the Cardinals on offense, they started out at their own 26. They put together a 10 play, 47 yard drive that they finished off with a 45 yard field goal to make the score 26-13. It could have been worse if not for a dropped 3rd down pass from Damiere Byrd that ended the threat from Arizona, but they did still manage to get the only 3 points scored in the 3rd quarter.Both teams traded punts before the Raiders regained the momentum with Nathan Peterman leading the offense in the 2nd half. The Raiders laid down a perfect, clock killing drive with Peterman at the helm leading them to another touchdown. They took up over 8 minutes of clock in their 15 play, 80 yard drive that was capped off with a 3 yard touchdown run from Mack Brown to make the score 33-13 Oakland. After that the two teams again traded punts before Arizona managed to put some more points on the board. They scored on a 59 yard touchdown pass to 2nd round rookie Andy Isabella. The pass was absolutely perfect, and Isabella couldn’t have played the ball better on the touchdown which made the score 33-20 Oakland. The play also never should have happened if not for a running into the punter penalty on Oakland earlier which extended the drive.Arizona did get one more touchdown in the final seconds. Cardinals QB Drew Anderson was the star of the drive finishing the game off with a 22 yard scramble on 3rd down that led to one last play with 3 seconds left, and then scoring on said play by throwing a 12 yard touchdown to Caleb Wilson. They didn’t even kick the extra point at the end though because it only made the score 33-26 with zero time remaining.That 33-26 ended up as the final score, Raiders win. Oakland is now 2-0 this preseason with their next game being an international one. They will be taking on the Green Bay Packers but it will take place up north in Winnipeg, Canada. Hopefully that can be another good game for the Raiders, eh. With only one week left in the regular season, we are highlighting some prospects that Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock may consider in the upcoming draft. You can take a look at all of our previous prospect reports here. Who would you like to see highlighted next week?Linebacker is obviously the Raiders’ biggest need heading into the offseason, and fans are worried that the team won’t value the position highly based on some of Paul Guenther’s comments over the years.“Before I became the coordinator in Cincinnati, I was a linebackers coach and I was always one to defer in the draft,” Guenther said in January of 2018. “If we had a better corner or rusher to take one of those two before the linebacker. We made a living in Cincinnati of getting guys as free agents, guys who were maybe former safeties, small-school guys.”We’ve all been fawning over Isaiah Simmons, and debating on whether we’d rather have Kenneth Murray or Dylan Moses all season, but perhaps we should start looking at more high-upside guys who will be available in the third round, when the Raiders have three picks.One sleeper who has really piqued my interest is Chazz Surratt, a first-year linebacker who converted from speedy left-handed quarterback to linebacker during the previous offseason. Surratt’s unconventional positional transition is documented thoroughly here:While Surratt is still learning the ins and outs of the position Bo Jackson Jersey , the 6-foot-3, 230 pound athlete improved greatly as the season went on. North Carolina mostly had him play in the middle of the defense, but he blitzed off the edge quite a bit and had some promising moments in the slot against spread teams.Surratt shows exceptional sideline-to-sideline range and lateral agility, but you’d often like to see him scrape the frontside edge with a little more control, as he overpursues gaps constantly, allowing cutback lanes inside.As a backside pursuit player, his range is ideal as he can fill cutback lanes and does quite well sifting through trash on his way to the ball carrier. At times, it’s almost like Surratt is seeing past the blockers approaching him. This often works in his favor as he shimmies around linemen by using his speed and long arms to weave his way through. But he needs to work on his block destruction and will occasionally let blockers get into his chest.As a tackler, he has a ways to to go despite the fact that he’s shown flashes of high-level physicality. Surratt just isn’t quite used to dishing out punishment on every play, and it shows up on film as he often dives at opponents legs or throws a shoulder as if he were a safety playing linebacker. He looks to cut the ball carrier down when he should actually wrap and drive, which will be detrimental against bigger backs at the NFL level if he keeps it up.From watching his early season tape, it was clear that Surratt hadn’t developed natural linebacker instincts yet, as he’d be thrown off by misdirection plays time and time again. But as the season wore on, he started to bite on counters less often and became more effective at holding his gaps. While he doesn’t have amazing technique, he was still able to be a force against most teams with craftiness and sheer athleticism.If it isn’t obvious at this point, Surratt is quite raw as a run defender. But this guy has the chance to be lethal as a pass defender, which is why he might end up being a Day 2 pick.Although his instincts are somewhat lacking against the run, the former quarterback is a natural in both zone and man coverage. He gets great depth on his zone drops and does a good job reading the quarterbacks eyes and getting a jump on the ball to force tough throws.While dropping to a spot in zone coverage, Surratt shows natural route recognition and an advanced understanding of route combinations that many NFL veterans will never be able to possess.Along with route recognition, the junior linebacker does well to get his head turned around in order to make a play on the ball when he sees a receivers’ hands go up for the pass. That’s a critical skill that can’t easily be taught, and it will help Surratt avoid penalties in coverage at the next level.One of the things the Raiders have truly been missing is a guy who can capably match up with tight ends and running backs in man coverage, and Surratt seems built to do so. He is sticky as hell on running backs due to an excellent ability to change direction at a moment’s notice. And with his big frame and lengthy arms, he’s an ideal guy to send out on Travis Kelce or Hunter Henry twice a season.While Surratt is great in coverage, you don’t want him dropping back on every passing down, as that would be a disservice to his excellent blitzing skill. While he was productive at all levels this season with 110 tackles, 6 pass deflections, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble, the 6 sacks on his ledger tells a lot about his blitzing acumen.Stunting mainly off the edge, Surratt is confident, hard-charging, and maybe even a little bit overzealous as a blitzer. He knows how it feels to be blitzed and he wants the opposing quarterback to feel his presence. With many people suggesting that Guenther needs to get more exotic with his blitz calls, Surratt would give him another chess piece.Surratt is the type of player who could be a big riser with a strong combine due to his unlikely path to the linebacker position. As a Raider, he’d fit in ideally at the Will linebacker spot and could even start off in the sub package passing down role if he isn’t ready to handle the responsibilities that come with defending the run at the NFL level.Remember, Surratt has only played the linebacker position for one season. Even in high school he played quarterback and safety. Most of his foibles are correctable and will develop with time, giving him a sky-high ceiling if his mind and body can continue to develop.Draft Range: Mid-third to early-fourth round