Kubiak signals no defensive changes after Raiders allow 38 points
The coach reaffirmed his support for coordinator Rob Leonard as Las Vegas extended its streak of allowing 30-plus points to six games.
Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak expects to keep his defense unchanged despite conceding 38 points against the 49ers. Speaking after the defeat, he backed coordinator Rob Leonard, the defensive staff and their players, according to comments carried by ESPN’s Ryan McFadden.
Kubiak said the answer was to perform the planned work better, emphasizing that the personnel had been chosen to accomplish a job and develop players over time. He said he had seen the defense succeed, but it had not sustained that performance throughout a game.
The loss was the Raiders’ sixth successive game conceding 30-plus points. They have suffered five defeats in their last six games, following a 3-0 opening stretch when their defense stood eighth for points conceded, at 18 ppg, and 11th for yardage, at 316.8 ypg.
From Week 4 onward, Las Vegas ranks last defensively in three categories: scoring, at 35.7 ppg; rushing yardage, at 168.7; and efficiency, at 17.54. Its nine sacks place the team 29th.
