One look at the snap counts shows you the areas the Raiders know they need to improve. The Raiders were 12-4 last season on the strength of their offense and despite major issues at linebacker and with the secondary giving up explosive plays.

In the team’s first preseason game in Arizona, the stars on offense didn’t see the field while the first team defensive backs not only played, but played several drives. Their workload increased this week, with the same starting four of David Amerson, TJ Carrie, Reggie Nelson, and Karl Joseph all playing the majority of the defensive snaps (51%). Along with linebacker Cory James, they led the defense in snaps.

The results weren’t great either. The Rams drove for scores on three of their four first half drives to take a 17-14 lead at the half. Goff completed 16 of 20 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown for a passer rating of 116.7.

The battle at linebacker rages on. Undrafted rookie Nicholas Morrow got the start on the weak side with Cory James starting at middle linebacker over rookie Marquel Lee who saw his snaps drop to just 11 (15%). He also saw 6 snaps on special teams.

It would offseason first teamer Tyrell Adams who would get one fewer snaps (37) than James (38) followed by Jelani Jenkins (34). Morrow played 26 snaps (36%).

Here are all the snap counts for the offense and defense:

Offense

D Sharpe T 38 64%

J Ware T 35 59%

J Simmons G 35 59%

J Holton WR 29 49%

I Silberman G 25 42%

C Cook QB 25 42%

I Whitney WR 24 41%

V Alexander G 24 41%

G Jackson G 24 41%

K Osemele G 24 41%

R Hudson C 24 41%

J Mickens WR 22 37%

K Are G 22 37%

K Brent WR 21 36%

K Hatcher WR 18 31%

E Manuel QB 17 29%

D Carr QB 17 29%

A Cooper WR 17 29%

M Crabtree WR 16 27%

C Walford TE 15 25%

M Newhouse T 15 25%

J Cook TE 15 25%

E Hood RB 13 22%

C Patterson WR 13 22%

O Omoile G 13 22%

D Washington RB 12 20%

G Atkinson RB 12 20%

G Holmes TE 11 19%

P Brown TE 11 19%

J Crockett RB 10 17%

J Feliciano G 10 17%

L Smith TE 10 17%

R O'Malley TE 8 14%

J Richard RB 7 12%

C Briggs T 6 10%

I Zamora WR 6 10%

M Lynch RB 4 7%

J Olawale FB 1 2%

Defense

K Joseph SS 37 51%

T Carrie CB 37 51%

C James LB 37 51%

R Nelson FS 37 51%

D Amerson CB 37 51%

T Adams LB 36 49%

J Jenkins LB 34 47%

J Cowser DE 33 45% 12 44%

E Vanderdoes DT 30 41%

M Edwards DE 30 41%

T Hester DT 28 38%

D Autry DE 27 37%

N Morrow LB 26 36% 10 37%

A Hamilton CB 26 36%

K Durden CB 26 36%

S Smith CB 26 36%

S Calhoun LB 23 32%

S Luani DB 20 27%

D McDonald CB 20 27%

M McWilson S 20 27%

K Mack DE 20 27%

B Irvin LB 20 27%

D Latham NT 19 26%

A Cioffi S 16 22%

R Jefferson S 16 22%

C Humes CB 16 22%

B Jackson DE 16 22%

L Lewis LB 14 19%

M Lee LB 11 15%

J Ellis NT 11 15%

P Boyette DT 11 15%

R Johnson LB 11 15%

I Enemkpali LB 10 14%

B Borders CB 8 11%

B Sheldon LB 6 8%

J Bean DE 4 5%

F Brown DE 3 4%