Raiders snap counts vs Browns: Ray Ray Armstrong being phased out

While the Raiders celebrate Ray Ray Armstrong having the team's first sack of the season against the Browns on Sunday, they are also finding more and more reasons to not have him on the field.

After being the talk of the coaching staff in the offseason, Armstrong was named a starter in the season opener. In that game, he played 67 snaps on defense, missing just one snap.

Week two against the Ravens, Armstrong was once again the starter, but it didn't mean much as he saw just 26 snaps in the game (33%). After that game, the Raiders had given up the most yards (889) in the league and the second most points (66).

Week three last Sunday against the Browns, he was not only no longer a starter, but saw just 8 snaps on defense. It's clear the luster has worn off and in an attempt to find the right combination of players on defense, Armstrong is being phased out of the defense.

Here are all the Raiders' snap counts from Sunday against the Brown:

OFFENSE

J Webb T 71 100%

A Howard T 71 100%

G Jackson G 71 100%

D Penn T 71 100%

R Hudson C 71 100%

D Carr QB 71 100%

A Cooper WR 61 86%

L Murray RB 52 73%

L Smith TE 48 68%

M Crabtree WR 46 65%

S Roberts WR 42 59%

M Rivera TE 39 55%

A Holmes WR 21 30%

C Walford TE 17 24%

M Reece FB 16 23%

R Helu RB 8 11%

T Jones RB 5 7%

DEFENSE

C Lofton LB 75 100%

M Smith LB 74 99%

T Carrie CB 72 96%

C Woodson FS 70 93%

D Hayden CB 68 91%

K Mack DE 66 88%

A Smith LB 64 85%

N Thorpe CB 58 77%

D Autry DT 50 67%

J Tuck DE 46 61%

D Williams DT 42 56%

S McGee NT 39 52%

D Amerson CB 34 45%

C Wilson DE 22 29%

L Asante FS 15 20%

M Edwards DE 15 20%

R Armstrong LB 8 11%

N Ball LB 4 5%

B Heeney LB 2 3%

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