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McConkey being one of the few (maybe the only) bright spots for the Chargers last week is part of my logic. Diving deeper, I saw he spent about 70 percent of his pass snaps in the slot, which presents an interesting matchup. The Raiders traded with the Bills for nickelback Taron Johnson in the offseason, who was a second-team All-Pro a couple of years ago. Johnson is still a physical defender, but his movement skills haven't been the same after battling injuries over the last two seasons.
STACKED’s take
McConkey's slot usage exploits Raiders' injured/unproven corner depth.
McConkey was one of the few bright spots for the Chargers in Week One and should be the focal point against the Raiders. He spent about 70 percent of his pass snaps in the slot, which presents an interesting matchup against Raiders nickelback Taron Johnson, who was a second-team All-Pro a couple of years ago but whose movement skills haven't been the same after battling injuries over the last two seasons. The source also notes that McConkey could exploit question marks at outside corner, where Eric Stokes has change-of-direction issues and second-year pro Darien Porter is day-to-day with a foot injury, leaving rookie Hezekiah Masses (10 NFL snaps) as potential backup coverage.
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