Mitch...loved the post, but please, please go back and watch the game and focus your attention on Dockett. While the stat line wasn't huge, he was extremely disruptive.
1st series 2nd down he blows by the guard....unfortunately the run was to the other side.
3rd down, after the penalty, he chases down Grad for a tackle.
2nd series, 1st down one of the funniest plays of the day was DD blowing by the guard, hitting the FB, then the RB, then the QB just as he released the ball. He was like a freaking Tazmanian devil on that play.
1st down (after the Wilson penalty) he explodes of the line to his the RT, immediately recognizes run, breaks away and chases down the RB and cleans up the tackle.
3rd series (at the 5 yd line) DD lines up on the right side, blows by the G, redirects when he sees them running away from him again, and cleans up the tackle.
Next 2 plays he was back on the left and double teamed on the incompletions.
After the botched punt he takes a play off.... Comes in after the big gain on that play, on the left side, recognizes run (away from him) immediately and pushes the center into the hole.
Lines up left on 2nd down and is a part of the gang chasing Grad on the roll-out that goes for an incompletion.
3rd down he's double teamed for the incompletion.
5th series he's out for the firdt 3 plays (Branch) and McFadden runs for 7, 15 yard completion, and a deep incompletion. On 2nd down he comes in and they run away from him again (are we seeing a trend here?) for a short gain. On 3rd down he's double teamed and pancaked on the incompletion.
2nd Q, 6th series, he runs past the play (a run to his sied!) and McFadden scoots past for a medium gain.
Good protection on 2nd down, rushes wide on the completion for a 1st.
Slides to the right side on 1st, and starts to disengage as another "run" is away from him, recogizes the flea flicker and drops in coverage.
Back on the left on 2nd and is double teamed on the roll-out, then chipped as the play breaks down and Grad is run out of bounds.
Looks like he kind of takes the play off on a long 3rd as the Raiders are in max protect and they get the 16 yard completion for the 1st.
Is out on 1st (Iwebem is in when Porter gets his deep stuff), and 2nd for the deep incompletion, but comes in and draws the double team on 3rd when Lennon knifes in behind the line for the sack.
After our 3-n-out he draws the RT, TE, and a chipper from McFadden on the Lennon interception.
4 plays later he's out (Branch is in after the shuttle pass debacle) and McF goes for a medium gain. He's doubled on 2nd when Miller catches the 1st down completion.
Double teamed at the nose on 1st as McF slides past for the big gainer.
Sldes back left on 1st, sniffs out the run and goes wide to force McF back in the middle for an easy tackle following a short gain.
Blows by the G on 2nd as the Raiders draw us in for the screen and a big gain.
Collapses the left side on the goal line on 1st down snd the play is stuffed.
Riaders run the sweep away from Dock for the TD.
More of the same in the 2nd half....
Puts 3 Raiders on their back on 1st down, etc, etc,
No, if you re-evaluate DD, he had a good game.