Raiders ground game has reached histroic lows

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders owned the 12th-best rushing offense in the NFL in 2013, but they have come nowhere near that this season. In short, Oakland’s ground game has been a disaster.

The numbers are staggering.

Heading into Sunday’s game in San Diego, the Raiders are 32nd in total offense and in rushing. Their 18.3 rushing attempts per game are the fewest in the NFL since at least 1932, and Oakland’s 62.1 yards a game on the ground are the lowest in the league since 1946.

Offensive coordinator Greg Olson had no single explanation for why the running game has disappeared, saying a number of different factors have figured into the rapid decline.

Darren McFadden, signed to a one-year deal in the offseason, leads the Raiders with 372 yards on 105 carries and Maurice Jones-Drew -- slowed by a hand injury early in the season -- has been a big disappointment with just 64 yards on 29 attempts.

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"If it was one thing I think it would be easily solved, but it’s something each week that crops up," Olson said. "We kind of simplified during the bye week, and we’ve simplified more this week. Until we get it right, until we’re able to execute on a regular basis ... we just haven’t clicked or found that yet this season. Some of the opponents have something to do with that. But when you look at it, I think it’s more been us. I think the players would agree with that as well."

http://espn.go.com/blog/oakland-raiders/post/_/id/7805/raiders-ground-game-has-reached-histroic-lows

On paper, they shouldn't be playing this bad. They have some solid players on the D.

Auggie or other Raiders fans, I sat through years of terrible ground games -- I couldn't imagine seeing worse. I hope they turns thing around for the fan's sake.