I agree with you, but Mack's cost controlled 5th year didn't result in any playtime with the raiders in this case. It did result in a big return tradewise though.
I don't think the spot is as black-and-white as most fans think as far as winning that challenge. It's hard to tell when the foot might have touched out of bounds or the knee hit the ground. I think they got a crappy spot, but I'm biased. I wouldn't call it indisputable.
Also, why bother using a challenge in preseason? I know they keep score but as a coach you're not really trying to win in preseason, it's primarily about evaluation for the coaches (and avoiding injuries).
Clay and Croom to me are the locks. O'Leary has been a nice story but I think his status will come down to whether the coaches want the steady hand or potential (Thomas/Lee).
Also, I don't think it's been mentioned, but did you know O'Leary plays without gloves?
Depending on where you get your stats from, women make up 50.6% of the population in the USA. Therefore all the rest of the coaches and all the players are a minority.
I think someone mentioned this above, but a few screens would have slowed that defense down. Even a little RB dumpoff around the line of scrimmage would have gotten decent yardage on most plays. If the D-Line is pushing around your O-line you invite that pressure in and then take advantage of the space they have vacated.
Very telling to me that they spent time highlighting Murphy, Yarbrough, and Hughes but nothing on Shaq Lawson.
Same with the D Line and Kyle, Star, and Harrison, but not really anything on Adolphus Washington.