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The prevailing notion of the Raiders is a sound one. When scoring a touchdown is akin to conquering Everest on roller skates, you don’t pass up the chance no matter the circumstances.
When Maurice Jones-Drew took a dive at the 1-yard line to burn clock with his team trailing by a ...
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The Raiders have ditched even-keeled for energy and passion.
It won’t matter if Bruce Gradkowski can’t complete passes with any greater frequency than JaMarcus Russell, but it sounds as if the presence of a new quarterback has picked up the tempo during practice this week.
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A transcript of starting quarterback Bruce Gradkowski’s session
with the media Thursday: Q: What were your thoughts
when you heard the news? Gradkowski: I’m excited. I’m excited to get this opportunity, go out here and start this week ...
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Cincinnati running back Cedric Benson, a key figure in the club’s surprising 7-2 record, appears unlikely to play after missing his second consecutive practice Thursday, according to the NFL Network.
Raiders coach Tom Cable, based on his response about Benson during his Thursday ...
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News, notes and observations following Tom Cable’s post-practice press briefing:
– Most interesting sight following practice _ JaMarcus Russell, still on the field, doing some extra throwing, as Cable began a short session with the local media.
If that has been the case even ...
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JaMarcus Russell
Passing game coordinator Ted Tollner’s thoughts Thursday on the Raiders quarterback switch and how it will affect the offense:
Q: What can you tell us about Bruce Gradkowski?
Tollner: Well, first thing I did was watch a lot of the Tampa film before he came here just to get a feel ...
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Ted Tollner
Ted Tollner said it’s apparent the Raiders offensive players are throwing their support behind Bruce Gradkowski just as they did JaMarcus Russell.
It’s just that they didn’t feel much like talking about it on Thursday.
During the 45 minutes allotted the media for an ...
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More news and notes and observations following Wednesday’s practice:
– Considering the state of the economy and the Raiders current state of affairs, it’s no shocker that the club and the Joint Powers Authority reached agreement on a three-year extension.
It’s ...
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How coach Tom Cable responded to questions about benching quarterback JaMarcus Russell in favor of backup Bruce Gradkowski:
Q: Why make the change?
Cable: Just felt like he would give us the best chance to win, and we need to get to playing better offensively and win football games.
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Raiders coach Tom Cable made it clear Wednesday he wasn’t looking at the elevation of Bruce Gradkowski to starting quarterback as a temporary move.
It’s hard to look at the schedule and conclude we’ve seen the last of Russell this season.
Over the next three weeks, the ...
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Bruce Gradkowski will replace JaMarcus Russell as the quarterback of the Raiders, coach Tom Cable said following practice.
Moments before the club was confirming along with the Joint Powers Authority a lease extension at the Coliseum through 2013.
I’m assuming they’re not ...
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As the Raiders wrapped up the media window consisting of warmups and drills Wednesday, JaMarcus Russell took a knee and was observing while Bruce Gradkowski lined up under center with the first team offense.
Gradkowski declined to say during the open locker room session if he was the ...
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Darrius Heyward-Bey sounded like a veteran as he owned up to a rookie mistake Wednesday during the Raiders open locker room session.
Surrounded by cameras and tape recorders, Heyward-Bey calmly and rationally broke down the droppped pass from Bruce Gradkowski at the 9-yard line which ...
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Darrius Heyward-Bey
Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was mum Wednesday on the subject of whether he would be the starting quarterback this week, preferring to let coach Tom Cable do the talking, but apparently his work load began to increase in the days preceding the 16-10 loss to Kansas City.
“I got a ...
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Conference calls are often routine affairs, but not in the case of Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. No sense in doing much editing on this one. Particularly interesting were Ochocinco’s observations on cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and his thoughts about how catching passes ought to be ...
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Chad Johnson
Join our Oakland Raiders live chat today (Tuesday, Nov. 17) at noon PST as our Jerry McDonald analyzes the team’s quarterback problems, among other things.
Live chat: Inside the Raiders, Tuesday, noon
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One of the more telling comments from Raiders coach Tom Cable Monday came when he was asked about the viability of Charlie Frye as the starting quarterback.
Earlier in the press conference, Cable said he hadn’t even gotten so far as to whether Frye would be in the picture for ...
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Charlie Frye
A transcript of Monday’s press briefing with Tom Cable which included a lot of quesitoning about JaMarcus Russell and Darrius Heyward-Bey:
Introduction: Injury update, Louis Murphy has a bruised tailbone, Bruce Gradkowski has a hamstring strain, Ike has an ankle sprain, Ricky Brown, ...
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Tom Cable
Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who had the Raiders in position for a potential victory following a two-minute drill only to have a pass deflect off the hands of Darrius Heyward-Bey to Mike Brown for an interception, said Monday he doesn’t know what his status will be for this week’s ...
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News, notes and quotes from Sunday’s 16-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum:
– The minimal production of wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey didn’t prevent the rookie from getting the most work in the rotation of wide receivers.
By one count, Heyward-Bey played 54 ...
