Khalil Mack is already four years into his special NFL career. Mack is going to turn 27 next month. He is in the prime of his career. The Raiders will very likely make him one of the highest paid defensive players in the NFL this year and lock him up for the rest of prime
Mack needs more production from the rest of the D.
Everyone else getting better and being productive makes Mack more dangerous. The better the other players are, the more attention has to be paid to them. That frees up Mack to get less double and triple teams.
Opposing O’s have to know one key thing about our D and that is where Mack is lining up. Our other D players have to step up and be productive.
Lets all remember how long it took our D to get an int this year. And the guy who got the first int was not with us in camp, preseason and the first six regular season games.
Yes, Vet, help is the key.