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Loading ...Thursday’s early practice report (Sacramento Bee: Raiders Blog Q & A)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 2:04 pmALAMEDA - The only players missing at the start of practice were linebacker Ricky Brown (groin) and center Jake Grove (calf). Quarterback JaMarcus Russell wore extra tape on the outside of his right cleat to help with a sore right…
Tags: Jake Grove, Ricky Brown (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Status quo on injuries (InsideBayArea.com: Inside the Oakland Raiders)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 2:02 pmCenter Jake Grove and strong side linebacker Ricky Brown were the lone absences as the Raiders began practice Thursday, meaning that John Wade and Sam Williams will be the likely starters against the Denver Broncos Sunday.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Marshall on Nnamdi (Sacramento Bee: Raiders Blog Q & A)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 7:00 amALAMEDA - Wednesday’s conference call with Mike Shanahan wasn’t the only praise Nnamdi Asomugha received from Denver. Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was asked a lot about Asomugha. Marshall didn’t play in the season opener because of an NFL suspension…
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Denver, Mike Shanahan, National Football League, NFL, Nnamdi Asomugha (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Lechler pines for the old days (San Francisco Chronicle)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 amRaiders punter Shane Lechler remembers the good old days - specifically, the 2000-03 seasons - when he spotted extra-point kicks almost as often as he punted. “It was kind of like, ‘How much are we going to beat them by this Sunday?’ ” Lechler said. “That’s…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Fantasy Man: Start Bell, Not Lewis (San Francisco Chronicle)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 amLast weekend, some of you caught “The Peyton Hillis Story” on television. It’s an old Robert Urich movie about a slow fullback who gets his shot when the top three running backs get hurt and scores two touchdowns in an important win on the road. What? That…
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Shanahan surprise admirer of cornerback Asomugha (Sacramento Bee)
Posted November 20, 2008 at 1:00 am 
Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (21) faced off against Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams on Nov. 9, and he will work to challenge the Denver offense this Sunday.ALAMEDA – To many Raiders fans, Mike Shanahan symbolizes all things evil. And there isn’t anything the former Raiders coach could say to change that.
But Shanahan, now in his 13th season as Denver …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders’ offensive chart (InsideBayArea.com)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 11:33 pmRaider offensiveThe Raiders featured the league’s worst offense in 2006. This season’s offense has been a virtual mirror image.Category 2006 (rank) 2008 (rank)Points per game 10.
No tag for this post. (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders offense has continued to flounder (InsideBayArea.com)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 11:33 pmRaiders offense has continued to flounder
No tag for this post. (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders’ offense looks similar to 2006 version (San Jose Mercury News)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 11:16 pmThe Raiders selected quarterback JaMarcus Russell and running back Darren McFadden with their top picks in the past two NFL drafts in hopes of turning back the calendar and fielding a productive offense.
Tags: Darren McFadden, National Football League (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders’ woes make Lechler pine for the old days (San Francisco Chronicle)
Posted November 19, 2008 at 10:55 pmRaiders punter Shane Lechler remembers the good old days - specifically, the 2000-03 seasons - when he spotted extra-point kicks almost as often as he punted. “It was kind of like, ‘How much are we going to beat them by this Sunday?’ ” Lechler said. “That’s…
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