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Run defense once again a problem for Raiders

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—It doesn’t take a master tactician to figure out how to attack the Oakland Raiders defense.

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Oakland Raiders notebook: Hue Jackson says Derek Hagan will have to earn playing time

Derek Hagan has more career receptions than any of the six other wide receivers on the Raiders roster. He also outplayed all of his receiver mates during the exhibition season

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Oakland Raiders’ Jared Veldheer, at 6-foot-8, faces leverage problem against Denver Broncos’ Elvis Dumervil

Click photo to enlarge Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Jared Veldheer during their football training camp in Napa, Calif., Tuesday, August 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) The old offensive line refrain “bend at the knees, not at the waist” has never been more important to Jared Veldheer than it will be Monday night. The Raiders’ second-year left tackle will be the blind-side protection for quarterback Jason Campbell against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High and face one of the NFL’s best pass rushers in right defensive end Elvis Dumervil

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Oakland Raiders notebook: Left tackle Jared Veldheer, at 6-foot-8, faces leverage problem against Denver Broncos …

The old offensive line refrain “bend at the knees, not at the waist” has never been more important to Jared Veldheer than it will be Monday night. The Raiders’ second-year left tackle will be the blind-side protection for quarterback Jason Campbell against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High and face one of the NFL’s best pass rushers in right defensive end Elvis Dumervil. Veldheer is one of the NFL’s tallest tackles at 6-foot-8

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Oakland Raiders season preview

Playoff-bound if … A makeshift offensive line can’t hold up over the long haul, with the ripple effect hurting Campbell and the running game.

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Oakland Raiders still haven’t solved problems with run defense

Even by the buoyant standards of Raiders coach Hue Jackson, it seemed a little over the top. Defensive end Trevor Scott shed a block during a recent practice, dumped Rock Cartwright for a 2-yard loss, and Jackson reacted as if Scott had pushed the entire offense into the end zone with one hand and recovered a fumble with the other

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Jackson puts own imprint on Raiders camp

The lack of offseason minicamps and OTAs and the new rules cutting down on contact in practice were supposed to make training camp easier on players this summer. Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson is having none of that.

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Raiders 1st camp under Hue Jackson gets off to faster, more physical start than previous years

The Raiders put pads on for the first time Saturday and went right into the Oklahoma blocking drill, one-on-one battles between offensive and defensive linemen and other contact drills. “I love that

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New Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson aiming high — playoffs

NAPA — Raiders coach Hue Jackson made it clear Wednesday that he won’t be satisfied with an 8-8 record. “Why not us? Why not the Raiders?” Jackson said when asked if his club could make a run into the playoffs

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NFL draft countdown: Oakland Raiders

NFL draft countdown: Oakland Raiders

Steve Corkran Sporting News An analytical look at the Oakland Raiders heading into the 2011 NFL draft: Team needs 1.

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Defense fuels Raiders late rally, shock Chargers 35-27

By Darren Feeney / KFMB Intertactive It’s not how you start  — it’s how you finish. The San Diego Chargers were poor on both ends Sunday. Rather than extending their streak of 13 consecutive victories over the Oakland Raiders, San Diego continued their streak of starting the season 2-3 for the fourth consecutive season under head coach Norv Turner

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Raiders reportedly re-signed four more veterans last week

The Oakland Raiders quietly re-signed four players last week before the expiration of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, continuing their active offseason, the Oakland Tribune reported Tuesday. Quarterback Kyle Boller, safety Hiram Eugene, guard Daniel Loper and Michael Bennett each inked deals to remain Raiders, who also gave a second-round tender to reserve linebacker Ricky Brown, according to the Tribune

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Raiders, O-lineman Gallery mutually part ways after 7 seasons

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders are letting offensive lineman Robert Gallery leave as a free agent after seven years with the team

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Robert Gallery of Oakland Raiders says ‘time for me to move on’

Robert Gallery of Oakland Raiders says ‘time for me to move on’

Updated: March 3, 2011, 3:52 PM ET In an offseason in which the Oakland Raiders are prepared to lose cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, they also will lose left guard Robert Gallery.

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