Conflicting Reports On Ashton Jeanty's Health Have SCRAMBLED MY BRAIN

It's October 15th, which is absolutely insane, and it's been an up-and-down season for the Las Vegas Raiders, but an eventful one, an entertaining one, and a competitive one nonetheless. Nonetheless? Nonetheless. And we are now developing into a new saga, and that saga being Is Ashton Gentry Hurt? Saga. Because I made a video saying I don't care if he's not 100%. I don't think he's making the necessary impact that he needs to make. And Richie Incognito came to my defense. Not that he knows who I am. He does not. But he was saying a lot of the same things. But there's a thousand people in my comments going, you're crazy. He's clearly hurt. He's clearly injured. Look at him hobbling. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I've acknowledged that there's a good chance that he's not 100%. But until he's on the injury report and until he doesn't play on Sunday, I'm going to operate as though he's the sixth pick in the draft and needs to play as such so of course there's reports coming out that they may bench him and rest him because he's injured makes a lot of sense but then Kubiak comes out and triples down on him being fine and that he's going to play the saga continues and then amongst all that we got a game this Sunday against a Buffalo Bills team who is also a little bit hard to read because they are four and one but they're an interesting four and one in that so we're gonna get into how our team stacks up against them we got some cool graphics to check out we got the Kubiak presser from yesterday where he talks about Gen P there's a lot going on you need to be here and subscribe we're inching closer to 17,000 so you better hit that button let's get it I think it's safe to say that my confidence is officially shaken in the Las Vegas Raiders after two straight losses the Chiefs loss was a pretty good loss as far as losses go. 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He was questionable to play on Sunday and only got cleared after a nine-minute pregame workout and discussion with team trainers and coaches. But keep an eye on the situation. The Raiders have internally discussed giving Jenty a week off to heal at some point. Kubiak made it clear on Wednesday that Jenty would be suiting up this week. Okay, yeah. So amongst all that, he said he's going to play. And then here's Jenty talking about it a little bit. Oh, yeah. and how is that in the internal battle where of course if you're going to get banged up and things like that that you have to make sure that you're also good because you can perform at your highest level yeah i think um anytime you sustain some type of injury that's something that you face and you know you can overcome that and most likely you're going to play but i know you can't or you just you just can't play and put it out how much focus is being put on the ring okay so all of this you might be saying rodney it's egg on your face it's egg on your face. He's injured. He's injured. I never once said that I didn't think he wasn't injured. But here's the issue. Here's the issue. If you are injured to such a degree that you are negatively hurting your football team, you should not be on the field. And Clint Kubiak is not Pete Carroll and Brendan Carroll and Chip Kelly. They understand how important Ashton Gentry is to this team. And the reason I say that is because of Brock Bowers last year. People would say, well, they played Brock a little bit and then they held him out. We're in week six. Brock Bowers played like one or two more games and then they shut him down for a month. We're in week six. If he is significantly injured enough that it is hindering his ability to succeed on the National Football League stage, he should not be out there. But that's not what's going on here. What's going on here is that he's being evaluated and he's being deemed healthy to play and since week one he has not been good operating the running attack if you are a top 10 pick in my opinion and you're banged up but you're capable of playing you should still have some sort of impact on the game and he has had a little bit of an impact through the past game but running the football he has not been there. And Ashton Gentry just said it's the best he's felt since week one. So now they're going to give him time to rest? All I'm saying is that this doesn't add up if you have the thesis of he's injured enough that it's affecting his play. If you think like I do, and you're starting to get worried, is he good enough? Then all of this makes sense. He was banged up to start the season. The offensive line hasn't been perfect against the run, or against protecting the run or developing the run game and he's not yet as good as we think he should be. It's okay to say that. We call balls and strikes here. We're trying to have an unbiased approach. If Clint Kubiak and them are running him out there at 45%, then it's on them. And if the film shows that the offensive line can't block, then it's on them because there are a few plays that show that Burford and JPJ are kind of getting blown up every now and again. Now, last week was a bad game. We'll see how they play this week because, again, we've got a Buffalo Bills team who is susceptible to giving up points. My only frustration comes from the, well, he's got to be so injured that it's really affecting his performance. It's like, well, then why is he out there? What is true? Is Kubiak a really smart person who knows how to scheme people up but doesn't know to not play people that are injured? Brock Bowers didn't play the first two weeks of the season, and reports were that he actually could have if it was do or die if it was winning it in if it was the playoffs Brock Bowers could have played the first two weeks and they did not play him because he wasn't healthy but they don't care about Ashton Gentry and they're just rolling him out there I need Richie Incognito to tell me what's going on here about Ashton Gentry looking like Trent Richardson 2.0 find out that he's a little banged up but he's he's toughing it out right I'm like where's Washington Jr. are you still convinced that Gentry can be the guy so I'm not, I am not sold on him being our bell cow back. I am not sold on him being our number one. I think the conversation starts with the offensive line up front. These guys have been terrible on the run game and they've been terrible. So let's just look at the offense. And hold on to a Gentry because you look at Gentry last year, he goes for, you know, 900 and something yards. He looks explosive in clips in the Miami Dolphins game this year. He looked, it looked like, Oh my God, this guy's finally here. We're going to be physical. We're going to run them downhill, But for me, with Gentry, it really comes down to vision and feel. It's tough when you have penetration, and it's tough when you have free runners. That's on the offensive line, right? But with Gentry, it just seems like he's running with his eyes closed. We talked about it last week. He's not very elusive in the backfield, right? You hand him the ball, and you say, Gentry, you're running through the two-hole, the four-hole, the six-hole. He is literally just sprinting towards that hole, and it doesn't matter if he's running into a defender if he's running into an offensive lineman that's where he's putting that ball when you're special like that and you play like that and you play in the conference that Boise State plays in and listen Gentry had a very special college career but i always question did does that game transfer over to the NFL let's just look at the offense i mean where is the lie where is the lie i'm not frustrated at Ashton my frustration is to the people who are afraid to say this and who are saying he has plantar fasciitis what are we talking again if they come out and say that i will be the first person to put my hand up and say i was wrong they played him when they shouldn't have and that's organizational malpractice but they did this with Brock they didn't let him play but Ashton they're just throwing to the wolves guys it doesn't make sense watch the games like Richie said there are times where there are free rushers that's not good But there are times where Ashton gets the ball and runs right into a defender. Like he's playing linebacker. Like right at him. And it's frustrating. The vision, like Richie said, is just not there right now. And I'll keep saying it until the cows come home. Bijan Robinson, Jameer Gibbs, and Christian McCaffrey would not have 2.7 yards per carry behind this offensive line. It wouldn't be good. It wouldn't be like they look now. But they could make plays. And Gentry's been a special pass catcher. He's had a couple tries. He's been a special pass catcher. but I'm going to fight this fight until I'm proven otherwise that he needs to show it to me because right now I'm very frustrated by him. I could be wrong, but only time will tell because the report, Dan Graziano saying they're going to arrest him and then Kubiak coming out and saying he's playing and Gentry coming out and saying it's the best he's felt since week one. What's going on? What's going on? Because we need a run game to have a chance and they have a backup running back who's really good in Mike Washington And they don't give him a lot of carries Because Ashton's not injured He's not injured If he's injured, he's injured like everybody else is injured He's injured like Brock's injured How's Brock look? I don't mean to get angry It's really not a big deal But it just seems pretty obvious That he just hasn't been playing as well as he should So let's get into the press conference Bronco won't practice today I hope to get Jalen back tomorrow Taking your guys' questions Clint, going back yesterday Looking at the film from last year with Seattle People stacking the box against you not something you're not used to or even using cover zero but i noticed there was a lot of slants and rubs would you like to see that implemented more in that situation with your Raiders sir uh talking about the pass game or the run game passing game sir when when that box is stacked using some slants and rubs and absolutely yeah just uh yeah we don't have a JSN we don't have Rashid Shaheed that's the problem trying to attack what the defense gives you and there's um you know when you're getting man coverage that's always an option yes you talked about potentially making some changes up front switching it up just promote it sorry to cut you off but yes just promoting competition and uh you know we there's whether it's corner this week or guys on the offensive line this week there's always competition and you know i think that that gets the player the players to play their best you know but just telling someone that he's going to go this week um you know i don't think that's fair to the Raiders or to the player so really want to promote competition especially offensive line in a corner this week the corner competition between Darian and Zeke but also how's your mod developing and can he factor in that competition yeah he certainly can you know uh he certainly can we're counting on him we know we drafted him for a reason um you know more specifically i see deep i'm totally fine to bring him along as slowly as possible p and zeke you know fighting for who's going to start the game and we know that everybody's going to play. What do you need to see from Ashton this week during practice? And also, with that being said, Mike Washington Jr. as well, just to see if he gets some more reps. Yeah, you know, I think Ashton is really starting to feel a lot better physically. So, I'm excited about giving him even more reps in practice and, you know, more full-speed reps. And with Mike and with Dylan, all those guys have to factor in for us. I mean, think about that, too. Max Crosby's been on a pitch count a lot this year. Has Ashton been on a pitch count? No, he hasn't. There was a report this morning that there was internal conversations about getting Ashton a week off. I guess, is that true, and has that been a discussion recently? He's playing. When you face someone like Josh Allen, with the stress he puts on his secondary, not only for his passing, but just his running ability, how difficult is that? Yeah, very difficult. You know, he's an elite athlete, elite thrower, great instincts to know when to run. And, you know, definitely between Cook and the quarterback, you know, Those are two guys that can really hurt you with their legs. What's the biggest opportunities against Buffalo to take control of this game offensively and control tempo? You have to find a way to run the football. Please, God, find a way to run the football. Yeah, well, you've got to get first down to stay on the field. Going three and out and putting the ball back is not the way to go, so you've got to sustain drives. A big part of sustaining drives is not being one-dimensional, so that's a part of our team that we've got to improve. Do you feel like creating turnovers through the first three weeks somewhat hid some of the weaknesses that your defense has had? You know, I think that you do what you got to do to win the game, man. You know, your weaknesses come out and, you know, what the numbers say that they are, and we're just trying to go win the game, you know. So we're trying to improve all of our weaknesses. That's offensive, defense, special teams. And, you know, the other side of the ball is going to come after what you're good at. They're going to harp on, hey, this team, you know, they've taken the ball away, so they're going to protect it better. So we've got to continue to take the ball away and just continue to improve as a team. Hi. We look like we've not just been a patient game over the recent weeks. Where do you feel like you guys can improve on in terms of unblocking? Yeah, many areas. You know, it's coaching, it's playing, and, you know, at the end of the day, you kind of go back to the basics and make sure you're focused on the fundamentals and not trying to get too cute with your schemes. You know, this is what's funny about the NFL and predicting things. If you would have told me we would have a top 10-ish offense coming into week six, I would have said, man, Gentry must be having an awesome year, and the run blocking must be incredible. It's the opposite. The pass blocking has been great, and Kirk Cousins has been great, and Gentry can't get it going, and the run blocking is bad. Go figure. You know, just give them guys a good plan. They can go execute fast. I know that you didn't win on Sunday, and for you it's all about the team, but Adam Butler is playing at a very good level right now. Could you discuss his performance, please? Yeah, great question. I think A.B. just from the start has been such a leader here, just the way that he works, the type of professional that he is. And, you know, I think your guy's true character sticks out, you know, when you're playing at the end of the game, you're down multiple scores and look no further than his character, you know, showing up, making plays. How do you foster that competition you talked about during the week when you're trying to prepare for a game and there's only so much opportunity? yeah uh well you know jobs on the line that that fosters it there is only so many reps but it's the nfl and you know that's why you have training camp that's why you have the off season and we got we got plenty of reps under our belt so um yeah there's not there's not a ton during the week but you know there's enough there's enough to get ready to play a football game obviously having Brock Bowers is a luxury on this team but without everything he can do how much emphasis do you put on the other receivers to make sure that they're also equally doing their part to kind of open up more space for him to do what he does better yeah you know that everyone we need everybody to move the ball we need everybody so um brock's doing a good job i think his teammates are doing a good job and they just they're more deserving of opportunities so that's it's on myself and the coaching staff of getting them in position i wonder if there was a sneaky little Kirk Cousins and they could throw the ball down the field when Trey Duggar's open kind of stop there you are a film guy you love to show your team film so i'm curious in a loss like that one is it much better to teach when you're able to show guys on film rather than you just talking is that is that help you as a teacher yeah that's the that's the best tool you know the guys are visual you know you can only tell them so much if you show them it definitely helps get your point across you know that's definitely something that i like to do a lot of coaches on our staff like to do but um you know you got to make the correction somehow some way so whatever hits the players brain the fastest you got to use that technique but how would you assess your interior of your offensive line play, just specifically in regards to that? Yeah, it's a group effort. So as a group, you know, we've overall to date, we've protected well and we've got to run better. Do you feel you guys can get a better pass rush when opposing teams are chipping backs? Yeah, we've definitely been in discussion about how to be better there. And, you know, without getting into the details, there's things that we are working on, yes. What's that ramp-up period looking like for Dante this week? What are your expectations what do you want to see from him yeah he's just got to got to prove to us he's ready to go play in the NFL game you know conditioning's there that uh you know he's you know he's he didn't have a whole lot of training camp guys he's he's coming back from a lot of time off but he's worked really hard and he's put himself in position last week to prove you know prove to us this week and maybe next week that he's ready to go please god play i'm not yeah just with any player coming back from an injury that's been out for a long time number one is conditioning and uh number two is you know being assignment sound and number three is making plays going back to knowing you like to talk about team i have a specific player question but about DJ Glaze. When you watched the film on Sunday, I thought of all your offensive line, in my opinion, it looked like he had his best day. Your opinion is more valuable. Can you just assess how he's playing right now, please, Clint? I can. You know, DJ is, I think, one of our most consistent guys. You know, he never misses practice. He's always getting better, and the game is really important to him. So I think he's becoming, you know, he's becoming a quiet leader that can even find his voice more, you know, because his teammates respect him, as does his coaching staff. What was your main that you wanted to fix and look at this week, especially when there are a lot of things as a coaching staff? How do you determine what your main focus is going to be as you progress through the week? Yes, you've got to keep it bite-sized. If you're going to try to accomplish something, then you've got to be very intentional about those things. And if your list is trying to do 10 things, it's probably not going to be very good at them. So just trying to give them intentional coaching points that we can accomplish each day. So if you abandon the run game too early this past weekend how do you assess or measure that end game when it's not working versus keep harping at home? Yeah, that's part of the game, game within the game. You know, and you rely on your coaching staff and as you're talking on the headset together and going through strategy, you know, for each series, and there's an art to it, and it's not perfect. Let's go back to what you want to emphasize, the bite size. I guess what I just said. All right, cool. Look, they claim he's healthier than ever, so we'll see. um and Dante, Dante, Dante, Dante we definitely need Dante um I have been kind of out on Dante but but I do think there's a world where Clint Kubek is able to unlock him like he's been able to kind of unlock Jack Besha a little before Jack got injured and I'm excited to see kind of what he can do to kind of jumpstart his career but he needs to get out there man oh I didn't realize that you were saying that he needs to get out there in the worst way possible and I hope it's this week because we are so short at wide receiver it's insane so I think it's time for this Bills preview I got some graphics here I'm pulling them up right now for you this is uh we're gonna do So offense versus offense, and then defense versus defense. Keep it pretty simple. Here we go. Here we go. Okay. Let me move my face so you can see everything here. And let me get rid of the topic bar. Okay. Three and two Raiders, four and one Bills. Bills could be two and three, but they won the games. Points per game. Buffalo's offense is clearly better. They're first in points per game. They are sixth in total yards per game. They're 12th in passing yards per game. They are fifth in rushing, which is crazy because they have last year's leading rusher and Josh Allen. You would think they'd be an easy top three, but they're not. Third down conversion rate, second in the league at 50%. Raiders not too shabby. Look, 26.4 points per game, even coming off a 17-point performance. Total yards per game is right down the middle. Kirk Cousins is actually throwing for more yards this year than Josh Allen at 263.4. Running game we talked about, ad nauseum, 28th, and then third down conversion rate is 14th. Pretty good. Cousins has 1269 yards and 12 touchdowns through five games the run game ranks 28th uh the Bills Josh Allen has you know the same amount of passing yards although he has an unbelievable amount of rushing yards he has seven touchdowns passing and eight rushing touchdowns league best 14.2 of pass plays go for 20 plus yards look they clearly have a better offense than us but if If it is to be believed that Gentry is healthier, the healthiest he's ever been, this should improve because if we flip over to the Bills' defense here, it's not great, really not great. Hold on, this is bothering me, my OCD. I just want to even that out there. Okay, so defensively, we're not great, okay? Not great at all, especially after the Patriots game. Everything got inflated. Points per game allowed were 22nd. had 25 points per game, total yards per game, 27th, passing yards per game, 24th, rush yards per game, 28th. We are tied for the league lead with 10 takeaways and 13 sacks, which is 9th, which means we're that opportunistic defense, but in terms of allowing points per drive since week 2, we're 30th. But the Bills can be had. Somehow they have a worse defense than us. They're averaging 3 more points per game. They're 30th in the league in yards per game. They're 32 first in the league in passing yards allowed excuse me and they and they give up about 108 yards per game they are 31st against the pass just two interceptions and 11 sacks that's tied for 12th 2.71 2.71 points allowed per drive that's 27 so look in both aspects the Bills offense is slightly better than ours right the Raiders defense is slightly better than the Bills my dad's calling me watch this he wants to be on the channel he's gonna be on the channel dad I'm recording my video right now. What's your prediction for the Raiders, Bills? Yep. What's so funny? Just give a score and then you don't have to say who's going to win and we'll just have to guess. Bills by six. A couple field goals. I'm not there yet. I haven't gotten to that part of the video, but I'll call you later. I'm recording my video right now. I'll call you later. Goodbye. He's continuing to have a conversation with me. I mean, what are we doing? What do I want to eat? I'm working. Where was I? Bills by six feels right, I think he's right about that um I'll go oh man five and a half point underdogs, Gentry's the healthiest he's ever been, defense needs to wake up fast I don't see us winning this game although a couple balls bounce your way and all of a sudden you're back on track and you're four and two I think we could beat the Rams and get back to above 500 I think we're gonna fall to three and three I'll say 31-21 Bills over Raiders I hate to say it but look we're calling balls and strikes here and we're calling you to join the Discord which is completely free by the way also shout out to my five and ten dollar patrons and YouTube members if you want to become one of these beautiful people big join button down below or link in the description helps out the channel tremendously you get a bunch of cool different tiers and benefits hit that like button comment away and please be sure to subscribe it's free after all it turns you I love you guys I'll see you next time