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Posted on 25 December 2011. Tags: article, carson-palmer, chiefs, Darrius Heyward-Bey, denver, diego-chargers, friends, game, kansas, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Richard Seymour, silver, yahoo
Oakland Raider fans are probably still smiling this morning after the team’s win on Christmas Eve yesterday. The Silver and Black have kept their playoff hopes alive, while the Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated, and the Denver Broncos’ revered quarterback, Tim Tebow, has crumbled over their last two outings. The San Diego Chargers lost to the Detroit Lions on Saturday as well, leaving the Raiders the only team to give their fans their most desired gift this Christmas.
Denarius Moore
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On Christmas morning, I thought it might be fun to take a look at the most exciting plays of the game that helped lead to Oakland’s ultimate victory over the Chiefs, 16-13.
First play
The game got off to a great start with defensive back Bryan McCann returning the opening kick off for 91-yards, setting up the first field goal kick of the day for Sebastian Janikowski. Our awesome kicker easily kicked the 28-yard field goal through the uprights, putting the Raiders up 3-0.
Matt Giordano interception
Safety Matt Giordano has been exceptional this season, and on Saturday, his interception on the Chiefs’ Kyle Orton proved to be pivotal in the Raiders win. Giordano picked him off in the end zone and returned the ball for 62 yards.
Denarius Moore touchdown catch
Wide receiver Denarius Moore has really made a name for himself this year, and is quickly becoming a favorite for many fans throughout Raider Nation. I think we’re all grateful he was able to recover from his foot injury and get back on the field last week. In the third quarter against Kansas City, he pulled in a 61-yard long bomb thrown by Carson Palmer for a touchdown, giving the Raiders a 10-3 lead over the Chiefs.
Richard Seymour blocked field goal
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was another pivotal player in the Oakland win. Seymour blocked two field goals, and his second saved the game for the Raiders. It came in the final seconds of regulation, forcing the game into overtime.
Carson Palmer to Darrius Heyward-Bey
The play that set up the winning field goal kick by Sebastian Janikowski came when wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey caught an amazing 53-yard catch thrown by Palmer. Of course, our incredible kicker easily made the 36-yard field goal kick giving the Raiders the victory in overtime.
I hope everyone that’s a part of the Silver and Black gets some well-deserved time with their friends and family on this Christmas Day, and tomorrow we can begin to look forward to a Raiders win over the San Diego Chargers to start 2012 off just right!
K.C. Dermody grew up in the Bay Area of California, and has been an Oakland Raiders fan from the time she could walk. She has continued her loyalty to the team through its many ups and downs over the decades, and has been privileged to meet several of her favorite players, including famed quarterback, Jim Plunkett . Follow her at www.facebook.com/KCDermodyWriter or on Twitter @kcdermody.
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Posted on 21 December 2011. Tags: chiefs, chuck-bresnahan, green, houston, Houston Texans, Kamerion Wimbley, organization, raiders, Richard Seymour
A 14-game body of work illustrates the Raiders aren’t close to having the defense Hue Jackson promised during training camp.
“I’m not going to run from that question,” Jackson said. “It’s not what I was expecting. The players know that and the coaches know that. We’ve got two games to get it right and play as well as we can play.”
During training camp in Napa, Jackson talked of having one of the NFL’s elite defenses, and with regard to defending the run, said, “When I put my name to something I’m going to do it. This run defense thing has baffled this organization for years.”
The Raiders continue to be baffled often enough against both run and pass that Jackson isn’t ruling out a switch to a 3-4 scheme in 2012.
Oakland has been predominantly a 4-3 team since returning from Los Angeles in 1995, although there have been periods where it was an excellent 3-4 team.
“I am not wedded to anything. I am wedded to what’s going to help us win,” Jackson said. “I’m not going to stand pat and be like we’ve been, whether it’s offense, defense or special teams. I am going to always look to make this team and this organization better as long as I am here. Obviously, there are some areas we have to shore up.”
Oakland is giving up an average of 135.0 rushing yards per game (ranked 26th) and 5.1 yards per carry (31st). Opponents have 27 touchdown passes. Only Minnesota (31) has given up more.
Oakland doesn’t get off the field often
enough on third down (41.6 percent, 26th). Only three teams (Minnesota, Tampa Bay and Indianapolis, with a combined record of 7-37) have given more points than the Raiders’ 382.
About the only statistical area where the Raiders excel defensively is sacks, where they’re fourth in the league with 39.
There have been sequences in many games where the Oakland’s defense has been dominant, and every week an opposing coach lauds its defensive personnel via conference call.
It was no different Wednesday with Chiefs interim coach Romeo Crennel.
“I see a big, strong, physical front that stresses you in pass protection,” Crennel said. “At times, it can stuff the run on a consistent basis. Then, every once in awhile they get lax and let a guy slip through to the next level. But they’re a good team, a good unit. Sometimes they have lapses that allow the other team to gain yards.”
Cornerback Lito Sheppard thinks perception has been altered by problems late in games.
“We’ve had some issues with the last drive where we haven’t finished,” Sheppard said. “If we had, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan, who replaced John Marshall this season, refers to it each week as the “roller coaster.” Bresnahan has incorporated more blitzing than in past seasons and has been less reliant on straight man-to-man press coverage.
While it’s too far into the season to make major alterations, Jackson and the Raiders have gotten an eyeful of 3-4 defenses of late.
Before a 28-27 loss to Detroit, the Raiders were taken apart in back-to-back weeks by 3-4 defenses in Miami and Green Bay as coached by Mike Nolan and Dom Capers. Across the bay, the 49ers, running a 3-4, haven’t allowed a rushing touchdown through 14 games.
In one season under defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, the Houston Texans are going to the playoffs for the first time, giving up 16.9 points per game as opposed to 26.7 a year ago, going from being ranked No. 30 in terms of yardage allowed to No. 2.
Jackson spent 2008 and 2009 in Baltimore, where the Ravens annually have one of the NFL’s best 3-4 defenses.
Coincidentally, Crennel could be available if he is not retained as the Chiefs’ head coach or defensive coordinator in a coaching regime. He has been a proponent of the 3-4 defense since his days working with Bill Parcells with the New York Giants and Jets well as with Bill Belichick in New England.
Crennel, who wants to remain as Chiefs head coach, said he likes the flexibility that comes with four linebackers, plus the fact that offenses never know which one will come as the fourth rusher.
“Once I got hooked up with Bill Parcells I kind of latched on to it,” Crennel said. “It’s been pretty good to me.”
His Chiefs defense was the talk of the NFL after shutting down the same Green Bay team that cut the Raiders to ribbons.
Among the players with experience in a 3-4 defense include outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley (Cleveland), defensive tackle Richard Seymour (New England) and middle linebacker Rolando McClain (Alabama).
For now, the Raiders will make repairs on their existing defense.
“Once you commit to something, you need to see it through and fix it within the system,” Jackson said. “After the season, you build a team on what you need to do to win. You look at what you have and what it’s going to take for you to win and channel your thought process that way.”
Defensive malfunction
Where the Raiders rank in some key NFL statistical categories on defense:
Category Rank Stat
Scoring 29th 27.3
Yards 27th 378.8
Rushing 26th 135.0
Yds per rush 31st 5.1
Rush TDs T27th 14
Pass TDs 31st 27
Passing 23rd 243.8
3-D conv 26th 82-196
Sacks T4th 39
Int T13th 15
T-Tied
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Posted on 18 December 2011. Tags: chuck-bresnahan, funeral, game, nfl, palmer, raiders, Richard Seymour, season, sister, week
As the Raiders gathered for their final practice of the week, players whooped and hollered with the sound of a high school team preparing for its sectional championship.
Is it false enthusiasm by players positioning themselves for roster spots heading into the offseason?
Or, as coach Hue Jackson believes, the sign of a team pulling together because its preseason goal of an AFC West title remains in reach regardless of what transpired over the previous two weeks?
The answer will be provided Sunday when the Raiders (7-6) host the Detroit Lions (8-5) at O.co Coliseum, with both teams needing to win to further their playoff hopes for another week.
The Raiders head into their 14th game of the season not much healthier than they’ve been over the past several weeks, with the exception of Denarius Moore probably returning in some capacity at wide receiver and defensive tackle Richard Seymour having his name removed from the injury report after playing since Week 5 with a sore knee.
In each of the last two road games, the Raiders trailed 34-0 before scoring en route to one-sided losses and looked like a team running on empty.
Jackson, however described this week’s mood and energy as “awesome — probably different than it’s been the last four or five weeks.”
Any speculation that the two-game losing streak serves as a warning that the players have tuned out the coach is waved off by Jackson.
“I
know this football team and I know where their head is,” Jackson said, “and they understand what we need to do, and we’ll come play, and we’ll play the way we’re supposed to play.”
Defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan acknowledged errors in assignment in his unit, but not in effort.
“If you go back and watch the tape, I didn’t see one guy quit. I didn’t see one guy loaf. I didn’t see anybody tap out,” Bresnahan said.
Bresnahan said Wednesday defensive players were shown tape of consecutive wins over San Diego, Minnesota and Chicago, games where the Raiders had 10 take-aways and 15 sacks. The Miami and Green Bay games provided little in the way of game-changing plays.
“Well, now you’ve got to get through the doldrums,” Bresnahan said. “You’ve got to overcome that. That’s the challenge on this unit right now, to step back up and let’s go.”
Seymour guarded against reading too much into the losses relating to future games, given the week-to-week nature of the NFL. Quarterback Carson Palmer agreed and has discussed wiping the slate clean with younger players.
“It’s our job, as veterans, to illustrate to guys and explain where we are,” Palmer said. “Getting to the playoffs is so different than college where you’ve got to lump ‘em all together and try to be undefeated to have a chance to win the title.”
The Raiders’ best chance of getting their own crowd involved rests with a good start, something that has eluded them the past two games.
In 12 possessions in the first halves against Miami and Green Bay, the Raiders punted eight times, Palmer threw three interceptions and the Raiders turned it over once on downs on a failed fourth-down pass attempt out of punt formation.
The only drive that made it into the red zone resulted in Palmer throwing an interception in the end zone against the Packers.
Oakland was outscored 44-0 in the two first halves. The Raiders struggled to run the ball in those games early and were forced to abandon it because of the score.
“Getting off to a quick start definitely gives you confidence coming right into the game,” Palmer said. “It changes the psyche of the opposing scheme. If you march down the field and score as opposed to a three-and-out, it definitely sets the tone for the game. We need to start fast. We need to score points in the first quarter.”
The Lions, having not been in the postseason since 1999, presumably have as much urgency or more than the Raiders.
“There’s a buzz around here,” Lions quarterback Matt Stafford said by conference call. “We’re excited about it. Our fans are excited about it. We understand we have three big games left and starting with this one in Oakland is going to be a tough one and one we need to try and do our best to get.”
Cornerback Chris Johnson was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list Saturday, ending his season, and defensive end Mason Brodine was promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
Johnson’s sister, Jennifer Johnson, was shot and killed, allegedly by her estranged boyfriend, on Dec. 6 in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson’s mother, Della, was also wounded in the shooting.
Johnson left the team to attend the funeral of his sister, then returned for the Green Bay game. At that time, Johnson told Jackson he was not yet prepared to play football.
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Posted on 16 December 2011. Tags: article, game, Mike Mitchell, oregon, Richard Seymour, team, time, yahoo
The Oakland Raiders will be home again for the game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, December 18, after suffering two rather horrific losses on the road, against the Miami Dolphins and then the undefeated Green Bay Packers.
Richard Seymour
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With a black cloud hovering above the Silver and Black ever since they defeated the Chicago Bears, we hope the cloud has finally floated away, preferably headed northeast and landing directly in Denver over the Broncos stadium this weekend.
Here are five reasons to believe things have improved enough for the Raiders to capture a victory against the Lions.
Mike Mitchell and Stanford Routt
Safety Mike Mitchell and cornerback Stanford Routt have made outstanding efforts this season, and Mitchell said the Raiders’ defense has really spent a lot of time this week focusing on correcting their own mistakes and improving from the past weeks. In the game against the Bears, it was Routt who caught an interception from Caleb Hanie leading to one of Sebastian Janikowski’s six field goals.
In the game against the Green Bay Packers, it was Mitchell who intercepted one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, Aaron Rogers. Look for Mitchell and Routt to continue their impressive performances.
Denarius Moore
Wide receiver Denarius Moore will be back on the field Sunday. Moore’s return could be the spark the team needs to win. In his last full game against the San Diego Chargers , he had a total of five catches, 123 yards and two touchdowns. On the season, he’s got 24 catches for 410 yards and four touchdowns.
Richard Seymour
Although the defensive tackle has struggled in his last five games, he experienced a knee injury in week five against the Texans, and he’s had to miss a lot of practice because of it. This week, he said he’s feeling much better and is ready to go against the Lions. We need Seymour at his best. Before his injury, in the first five weeks he had five sacks and 15 tackles.
Ndamukong Suh
After the dirty Detroit defensive tackle stepped on the arm of a Green Bay Packers’ offensive lineman, he was suspended for two games. He then went home to Oregon and got in a car accident in which one of his passengers was injured, and lied to the police about what happened. The incident is under investigation, but it doesn’t look good for Ndamukong Suh.
Suh is may be a tough player, but it’s obvious that he doesn’t have good decision making capabilities.
This Sunday, all the Raiders’ need to do is get into his head (there appears to be a lot of empty space in there), and cause him to make penalties. It could end up being key in a Raiders’ win.
Sold-out Coliseum
The Raiders/Lions game is sold out. This is the seventh consecutive sell out for Oakland, and a first for the team since returning home from L.A. in 1995. Jackson remarked, “T he fans bring a certain energy, and a special force to the team.”
With over 60,000 screaming fans packing O.co Coliseum and rooting the team on, it’s going to be a big positive after they’ve spent two tough games on the road.
K.C. Dermody grew up in the Bay Area of California, and has been an Oakland Raiders fan from the time she could walk. She has continued her loyalty to the team through its many ups and downs over the decades, and has been privileged to meet several of her favorite players, including famed quarterback, Jim Plunkett . Follow her at www.facebook.com/KCDermodyWriter or on Twitter @kcdermody.
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Posted on 10 December 2011. Tags: Darren McFadden, knowledge, michigan, raiders, Richard Seymour, running, super-bowl, transgression
Cornerback Charles Woodson made a name for himself during his eight seasons with the Raiders, yet it wasn’t until he joined the Green Bay Packers that he blossomed into a dominant player.
Woodson, 35, was selected to four Pro Bowls during his Raiders career, and he played a pivotal role in their making it to the Super Bowl in the 2002 season.
With the Packers, Woodson fully realized his potential. In 90 regular-season games for the Packers, Woodson has 36 interceptions, with nine of those returned for touchdowns.
By comparison, Woodson notched only 17 interceptions, with two of those parlayed into touchdowns, in 106 regular-season games with the Raiders. He also has forced 14 fumbles with the Packers the past six seasons.
Raiders defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan coached Woodson from 1998-2003 in his first stint with the Raiders. He said Woodson is the same player now as he was when he arrived as the Heisman Trophy winner from Michigan in 1998.
The differences, he added, are Woodson’s maturity as a player and a person. Becoming a father also changed his “sense of responsibility.”
“I sit back and watch him every game,” Bresnahan said. “I love to pull (tape of) him out in the offseason and study him, because the things that he does now, that he’s getting all the recognition for, are things he still did here.”
Packers coach Mike McCarthy thought highly of Woodson before the team signed him to a long-term deal in
2006.
Conversations with former Raiders Rich Gannon and Trace Armstrong, as well as several others, convinced McCarthy that Woodson was a player he wanted on his defense.
“Everybody just had the utmost respect of him as a football player and his knowledge of the game,” McCarthy said. “We definitely knew what we had when we got him as a football player.”
Few of Woodson’s Raiders teammates remain on the 53-man roster. Raiders free safety Michael Huff just missed playing with Woodson, arriving the year Woodson signed with the Packers.
Yet, he already knew all he needed to know. Huff idolized Woodson growing up and patterned his game after him.
“I’ve always been a Woodson guy,” Huff said. “Everybody else has been kind of a Deion (Sanders) guy, but Wood’s kind of been my guy to look up to forever. He has always made plays, always been a great player since he’s been playing this game.”
Running backs Darren McFadden (foot) and Taiwan Jones (hamstring) and wide receivers Denarius Moore (foot) and Jacoby Ford (foot) missed practice Friday, and they won’t play Sunday, coach Hue Jackson said.
Defensive tackle John Henderson (knee) is questionable for the Packers game. The rest of Oakland’s injured players are listed as probable.
Moore and Ford went through a series of drills Friday morning designed to gauge their readiness. Jackson said he received word from team trainers that the receivers are “not ready to do it.”
The forecast for Sunday’s game calls for a high of 38 degrees with a low of 27. There is a 10 percent chance of rain/snow.
“We’re not going to worry about the elements,” Jackson said. “We’re a weatherproof football team. Snow, rain, hot, cold, we got to play.”
The Raiders will conduct their walk-through practice Saturday outside so that the players can get acclimated to the conditions expected for the game.
Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour was fined $30,000 by the NFL for “unnecessary roughness” against Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito.
The referee in Sunday’s game ejected Seymour and assessed him a 15-yard penalty for punching Incognito in the face. Seymour has been ejected from a game in each of his three seasons with the Raiders.
Jackson said he didn’t think Seymour’s actions warranted an ejection. Seymour apologized after the game for his transgression, saying, “I shouldn’t have let my emotions get the best of me. No excuses.”
Incognito and Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake were fined $7,500 and $15,000, respectively, for late hits against the Raiders.
Sunday’s game
Raiders (7-5) at Green Bay
(12-0), 1:15 p.m. CBS
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Posted on 05 December 2011. Tags: alabama, dallas, dolphins, game, green, miami, Oakland Raiders, office, press, raiders, Richard Seymour
Published: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 3:52 p.m. MST
By Steven Wine, Associated Press
MIAMI — Even with his team losing badly, Oakland Raiders linebacker Aaron Curry had to smile.
He broke up a fourth-quarter pass with a jarring hit on Reggie Bush, who responded by rolling over onto his stomach and doing five pushups. Curry laughed and shook his head at the resilience of Bush and the Miami Dolphins.
“They just flat-out beat us,” Curry said.
Once-woeful Miami won for the fourth time in the past five games Sunday by beating Oakland 34-14. The Raiders were outgained on the ground 209 to 46, had the ball for less than 22 minutes and gave up two TDs in a 20-second span.
“We just got outplayed in every phase of the game,” said Carson Palmer, who threw for the Raiders’ scores after they fell behind 34-0. “We got physically beat. It’s very discouraging, very disappointing.”
Bush ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, Matt Moore had a hand in two TDs and Kevin Burnett returned an interception 34 yards for Miami’s final points.
The Raiders (7-5) fell into a tie with Denver atop the AFC West. The drubbing ended their three-game winning streak.
“We couldn’t run. We couldn’t stop the run. We didn’t pass very well,” coach Hue Jackson said. “Just a bad day at the office.”
The loss took a little luster off Oakland’s game next week against unbeaten Green Bay.
The Raiders fell to 6-25 in regular-season games in the Eastern Time Zone since December 2002, and by the third quarter their frustration was evident.
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was ejected for throwing a punch as the Dolphins drove for the score that put them up 27-0.
“I apologize to the team, to our players and to Raider nation,” Seymour said. “I wasn’t there to finish the game with my teammates.”
Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain played three days after he was arrested on misdemeanor assault, firearms and other charges in his Alabama hometown. He made eight tackles, but that wasn’t nearly enough to slow Miami.
“We didn’t play well. That’s on me,” Jackson said. “It’s not about coming to the East, and it’s not about anything that happened this week. It’s my fault. I didn’t get them ready.”
The Dolphins (4-8) are surging after they lost their first seven games. In the past five weeks, they’ve outscored opponents 139-54, with the lone loss a one-point defeat at Dallas on Thanksgiving.
“We’ve been on a wild ride here,” Moore said.
Miami — a team that totaled four touchdowns during one five-game stretch — secured the victory with a 21-point third quarter.
Miami scored twice before Oakland had a first down. The Raiders’ best starting position all day was their 28-yard line, and they went 2 for 11 on third down.
Clyde Gates returned the second-half kickoff 77 yards, and two plays later Bush scored on a 1-yard run for a 20-0 lead.
Moore capped a 91-yard drive by scoring on a 6-yard keeper. Miami struck again when Burnett intercepted a tipped pass, weaved upfield and dived across the goal line. It was the third interception returned for a score against Oakland this year.
Palmer went only 20 for 41 despite throwing scoring passes of 40 yards to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and 3 yards to Darrius Heyward-Bey.
“They meant nothing,” Palmer said.
Notes: The margin of victory was Miami’s largest against Oakland. … The late Jim Mandich, a Dolphins tight end and broadcaster, joined the team’s honor roll during a halftime ceremony.
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Posted on 05 December 2011. Tags: Ben Roethlisberger, blue, Chaz Schilens, Darren McFadden, games, John Henderson, Miami Dolphins, organization, Richard Seymour
MIAMI — Heading into the final four games of the season, the Raiders’ running game is stuck in the mud.
The Raiders bottomed out in terms of rushing yards with 46 yards on 14 carries in a 34-14 loss to the Miami Dolphins, with Michael Bush gaining just 18 yards on 10 carries with no gain longer than 3 yards.
Just a week earlier was the Raiders’ previous low output, a 73-yard, 27-carry effort against the Chicago Bears. Coach Hue Jackson is fond of saying teams “throw to score and run to win,” and in the last two games, Oakland is averaging 2.9 yards per carry.
“Our offense is only going to work when we run the ball,” rookie guard Stefen Wisniewski said. “We’re a run-first team and last couple of weeks haven’t been running it like we should have been, and that’s why we’re not performing at our highest.”
With the Raiders leading last week against Chicago, Oakland still could run the ball with minimal success to use the clock. By the time Miami was up 20-0 after the first possession of the third quarter, the Raiders essentially abandoned the run.
“They just did a good job in general,” Bush said. “We got behind and got away from the run. They are a very good team on defense, and we got our butts kicked today.”
There still is no indication when Darren McFadden will return. McFadden has missed the last five games with a mid-foot sprain and will have conditioning issues to work through when he does return, making it seem unlikely
he’d be ready to play Sunday in Green Bay.
Beginning with the Week 7 game against Kansas City, when McFadden left after two carries with his injury, Bush gained 461 yards on 96 carries and averaged 4.8 yards per attempt over four games.
In his last two, Bush has 87 yards on 34 attempts, averaging 2.6.
“We knew how good they were coming into the game,” Dolphins outside linebacker Cameron Wake said. “We’ve played some of the top running teams in the league the last few weeks and done pretty well. We’re a tough, hard-nosed defense, and when teams come in trying to run the ball, stopping them is something we take a great deal of pride in.”
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour was ejected in the third quarter after appearing to hit Miami left guard Richie Incognito with a left hook and then push him in the face mask with his right hand.
It was Seymour’s fifth personal foul this season and his first ejection since last year’s game in Pittsburgh, when he decked quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with an open hand through his face mask.
“I apologize to my teammates, coaching staff and the organization, and also the Raider Nation,” Seymour said. “I’m disappointed that I wasn’t there to finish the game with my teammates. I think it’s an emotional game and I shouldn’t have let my emotions get the best of me. No excuses.”
Said Jackson: “As I told him, he can’t get kicked out. He’s one of the rocks of this football team. You can’t do something to get yourself kicked out when you’re one of the leaders.”
Incognito, who has a reputation as an agitator, said, “I didn’t say anything to him. It was kind of out of the blue and caught me by surprise.”
The Raiders are 6-25 in games in the Eastern time zone since 2002.
Wide receiver Chaz Schilens led the Raiders with six receptions for 89 yards but left with a foot injury. Fellow wide receivers Denarius Moore and Jacoby Ford were inactive with foot injuries.
Ford traveled with the team to Miami, Moore did not, indicating he may be closer to returning.
Also not finishing were defensive tackle John Henderson (knee) and tight end Kevin Boss (hip pointer).
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Posted on 03 December 2011. Tags: black, Kamerion Wimbley, kelly, lamarr-houston, miami, Miami Dolphins, Michael Huff, oak, practice-today, Richard Seymour, Sebastian Janikowski, taiwan, trevor-scott
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While the Miami Dolphins enter Week 13 with almost a fully healthy roster, the Raiders come to town on a three game winning streak but nursing a host of injuries, particularly among key contributors. The Dolphins will have nine days off between Thanksgiving in Dallas and Sunday’s matchup, and they will certainly have a golden opportunity to end that Raiders’ winning streak. Kicker Sebastian Janikowski is questionable for the Raiders.
Also questionable are a host of key defensive stalwarts, including linemen Tommy Kelley and Kamerion Wimbley. Rolando McClain, who ran into some trouble off the field this week, is also listed as questionable.
On offense, the Raiders will be without a host of skill position players as Darren McFadden, Denarius Moore, and Jacoby Ford have all been ruled out already. The complete Raiders injury report as of Friday afternoon is below.
OUT
QB Jason Campbell (Collarbone/did not practice today)
WR Jacoby Ford (Foot/did not practice today)
RB Taiwan Jones (Hamstring/did not practice today)
RB Darren McFadden (Foot/did not practice today)
WR Demarius Moore (Foot/did not practice today)
DE Jarvis Moss (Hamstring/did not practice today)
QUESTIONABLE
K Sebastian Janikowski (Left hamstring/limited in practice today)
DT Tommy Kelly (Toe/did not practice today)
LB Rolando McClain (Ankle/did not practice today)
DE Trevor Scott (Shoulder/limited in practice today)
LB Kamerion Wimbley (Hamstring/limited in practice today)
PROBABLE
DE Lamarr Houston (Knee/limited in practice today)
S Michael Huff (Ankle/limited in practice today)
CB Chris Johnson (Hamstring & Groin/practiced in full today)
S Michael Mitchell (Ankle/limited in practice today)
DT Richard Seymour (Knee/limited in practice today)
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Posted on 02 December 2011. Tags: collarbone, Darren McFadden, denarius-moore, hamstring, Jarvis Moss, lamarr-houston, michael, Michael Huff, Richard Seymour, Tommy Kelly, trevor-scott, vernon-carey
MIAMI DOLPHINS
G Vernon Carey, Ankle, DOUBTFUL
S Yeremiah Bell, Foot, QUESTIONABLE
K Dan Carpenter, Groin, PROBABLE
OAKLAND RAIDERS
QB Jason Campbell, Collarbone, OUT
WR Jacoby Ford, Foot, OUT
RB Taiwan Jones, Hamstring, OUT
RB Darren McFadden, Foot, OUT
WR Denarius Moore, Foot, OUT
DE Jarvis Moss, Hamstring, OUT
K Sebastian Janikowski, Hamstring, QUESTIONABLE
DT Tommy Kelly, Toe, QUESTIONABLE
LB Rolando McClain, Ankle, QUESTIONABLE
DE Trevor Scott, Shoulder, QUESTIONABLE
LE Kamerion Wimbley, Hamstring, QUESTIONABLE
DE Lamarr Houston, Knee, PROBABLE
S Michael Huff, Ankle, PROBABLE
CB Chris Johnson, Hamstring, PROBABLE
S Michael Mitchell, Ankle, PROBABLE
DT Richard Seymour, Knee, PROBABLE
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Posted on 28 November 2011. Tags: Darren McFadden, denver, game, green, houston, kansas, kansas-city, Louis Murphy, opportunity, playoffs, raiders, Richard Seymour, Rolando McClain, sprained, super-bowl
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—The Oakland Raiders head into the final month of the
season in a most unusual place after an eight-year stretch of disappointment and
losses.
They stand alone in first place in the AFC West.
Oakland (7-4) has a one-game lead on Tim Tebow(notes) and the Denver Broncos after
beating the Chicago Bears 25-20 Sunday. So instead of preparing to play out the
string on another failed season, the Raiders head into December with legitimate
hopes of winning the division and making it to the playoffs for the first time
since winning the 2002 AFC championship.
While most of the players in Oakland have little understanding of what it
takes to win meaningful late-season games or of going to the playoffs, there are
a few veterans ready to dole out advice.
“Seize the opportunity,” said defensive tackle Richard Seymour(notes), who won
three Super Bowl titles in New England. “You’d rather play in games like this
where every play is meaningful rather than a game where the stands aren’t
filled. It’s so much more fun for everybody. It’s a game that we’re playing.
It’s not life or death. … The bigger the game the more exciting and more fun
it is.”
Next up for the Raiders is a trip to Miami on Sunday to play the improving
Dolphins (3-8). That will be followed by a high-profile game in Green Bay that
has already been moved into the national doubleheader window to give it more
exposure.
That’s a far cry from recent years when the Raiders went through an
NFL-worst stretch of seven straight seasons of at least 11 losses.
“It’s something new around here and we’re going to try and keep it that
way,” defensive end Lamarr Houston(notes) said.
The Raiders solved a few nagging issues in the win against the Bears with
the defense limiting Matt Forte(notes) to 59 yards rushing and 84 yards from scrimmage
— 55 yards below his league-leading average coming into the game.
Oakland also committed only six penalties for 44 yards and no personal fouls
after averaging more than 10 penalties a game coming into the week.
Seymour credits the change to players paying more attention to detail with
so much at stake at this point in the season.
“Everyone realizes the opportunity that we have,” Seymour said. “You
don’t want to be the guy that squandered it away. Just trying to play smarter
and still play aggressively.”
The Raiders also were able to win on a day that the running game was held to
73 yards on 27 carries and big-play threats Darren McFadden(notes), Jacoby Ford(notes) and
Denarius Moore(notes) were all sidelined by injuries.
But Carson Palmer(notes) threw for 304 yards—his third time in four starts with
at least 299—as the Raiders won for just the second time in their past 22
games when they rushed for fewer than 75 yards.
“At the end of the day I think we’re growing all across this football
team,” coach Hue Jackson said. “What we need to do is still put a complete
game together where we’re playing from the first snap to the last snap and when
we do that we’ve got a chance to be a scary group of players.”
The Raiders were in contention a year ago, but knew they needed help to end
their playoff drought. They ended up losing a crucial road game in Jacksonville
and Kansas City kept winning and Oakland finished 8-8, two games behind the
Chiefs.
Now they only need to worry about their own games, knowing if they keep
winning the Broncos won’t be able to catch them.
“It’s a good feeling for us to be able to be in first place and not have to
look, `Oh, hopefully somebody loses,’ Or, `Get this win and hopefully this team
loses,”’ receiver Louis Murphy(notes) said. “It’s good to be in control of our own
destiny.”
Notes: The only injury from the game was LB Rolando McClain(notes), who tweaked his
sprained left ankle but returned to action. … RB Darren McFadden did a light
workout on the practice field without a protective boot on his sprained right
foot. He has not played since injuring the foot in the first quarter against
Kansas City on Oct. 23. “I think that was huge,” Jackson said. “I think
that’s a step in the right direction.” … WR Jacoby Ford said he is making
progress to return from his sprained left foot that he hurt in San Diego on Nov.
10 but does not know when he will be able to practice.
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Posted on 25 November 2011. Tags: after-griffin, body, child, emergency, field, flight, jackson, lamarr-houston, Marcel Reece, nfl, Richard Seymour, rookie-denarius, week, wife
“I feel pretty good,” Heyward-Bey said. “They did a good job of taking care of me and making sure I was OK.”
Heyward-Bey moved around without limitations and showed no lingering effects from the scary hit in Sunday’s win over the Vikings.
Oakland’s third-year wide receiver caught a 4-yard pass from Palmer on a crossing route when he was initially hit by cornerback Cedric Griffin. After Griffin spun Heyward-Bey around as he was making the tackle, Henderson came in to help, but his left knee collided with the back of Heyward-Bey’s neck, knocking the Raiders player’s helmet off in the process.
Heyward-Bey lay on the turf for several anxious moments before being carted off the field with his body and head taped down to prevent movement. He was taken to a local hospital, but was released and joined his teammates for the flight back to Oakland.
After wearing a neck brace earlier this week and going through a battery of concussion tests, Heyward-Bey was cleared to practice this week.
“I was really pleased with his practice today,” Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. “He did some good things, made some plays and caught some balls. We’ll see where he is but he looked good today. That (concussion) part’s behind him. It’s just now the soreness of the body.”
That’s an encouraging sign for Oakland, which was down to two healthy receivers on its 53-man roster earlier in the week. Now Jackson’s team is almost back to full strength.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh also returned to the field after leaving town to be with his wife for the birth of their child. Jacoby Ford is making progress from his left foot injury and is no longer wearing a protective boot. Rookie Denarius Moore is also walking without the use of a protective boot.
Heyward-Bey and Moore are both questionable while Ford is out.
Jackson has some options if the Raiders are short on receivers for Sunday’s game against the Bears. Fullback Marcel Reece and rookie tight end David Ausberry both played wide receiver in college and could be used in a pinch.
One player who Jackson won’t use at receiver is Terrelle Pryor, the multi-talented athlete from Ohio State who has been the emergency quarterback every week since returning from his five-game NFL suspension.
“I wouldn’t do that to him,” Jackson said. “He’s a quarterback and that’s the position he plays. I wouldn’t put him in that situation.”
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour also practiced for the first time in two weeks, while defensive end Lamarr Houston worked out in full pads after sitting out Wednesday’s practice.
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Posted on 25 November 2011. Tags: cedric-griffin, field, flight, houston, jackson, lamarr-houston, nfl, Oakland Raiders, raiders, Richard Seymour, terrelle-pryor, week, wife
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP)—Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey(notes)
practiced without pain five days after injuring his neck and spine and suffering
a concussion while being tackled by Minnesota linebacker E.J. Henderson(notes).
Heyward-Bey, the Raiders’ leading receiver this season, ran patterns and
caught passes from quarterback Carson Palmer(notes) during a light non-contact drill
and took part in some team drills as well Friday. That was slightly more than he
was able to do a day earlier when he worked out for the first time since the
injury.
“I feel pretty good,” Heyward-Bey said. “They did a good job of taking
care of me and making sure I was OK.”
Heyward-Bey moved around without limitations and showed no lingering effects
from the scary hit in Sunday’s win over the Vikings.
Oakland’s third-year wide receiver caught a 4-yard pass from Palmer on a
crossing route when he was initially hit by cornerback Cedric Griffin(notes). After
Griffin spun Heyward-Bey around as he was making the tackle, Henderson came in
to help, but his left knee collided with the back of Heyward-Bey’s neck,
knocking the Raiders player’s helmet off in the process.
Heyward-Bey lay on the turf for several anxious moments before being carted
off the field with his body and head taped down to prevent movement. He was
taken to a local hospital, but was released and joined his teammates for the
flight back to Oakland.
After wearing a neck brace earlier this week and going through a battery of
concussion tests, Heyward-Bey was cleared to practice this week.
“I was really pleased with his practice today,” Raiders coach Hue Jackson
said. “He did some good things, made some plays and caught some balls. We’ll
see where he is but he looked good today. That (concussion) part’s behind him.
It’s just now the soreness of the body.”
That’s an encouraging sign for Oakland, which was down to two healthy
receivers on its 53-man roster earlier in the week. Now Jackson’s team is almost
back to full strength.
T.J. Houshmandzadeh(notes) also returned to the field after leaving town to be with
his wife for the birth of their child. Jacoby Ford(notes) is making progress from his
left foot injury and is no longer wearing a protective boot. Rookie Denarius
Moore(notes) is also walking without the use of a protective boot.
Heyward-Bey and Moore are both questionable while Ford is out.
Jackson has some options if the Raiders are short on receivers for Sunday’s
game against the Bears. Fullback Marcel Reece(notes) and rookie tight end David
Ausberry(notes) both played wide receiver in college and could be used in a pinch.
One player who Jackson won’t use at receiver is Terrelle Pryor(notes), the
multi-talented athlete from Ohio State who has been the emergency quarterback
every week since returning from his five-game NFL suspension.
“I wouldn’t do that to him,” Jackson said. “He’s a quarterback and that’s
the position he plays. I wouldn’t put him in that situation.”
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour(notes) also practiced for the first time in two
weeks, while defensive end Lamarr Houston(notes) worked out in full pads after sitting
out Wednesday’s practice.
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Posted on 25 November 2011. Tags: chicago, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, denver, development, florida, Kamerion Wimbley, kansas, mario-henderson, minnesota, ncaa, nfl, princess, Richard Seymour, Robert Gallery
Leave it to the Raiders to find the anchor of their offensive line at an NCAA Division II college who was pondering a postgraduate curriculum including molecular biology and medical school.
The last time they found a left tackle that made the Pro Bowl, Art Shell was playing at Maryland State in Princess Anne, Md. That was 42 years ago.
Jared Veldheer may not make the Pro Bowl this year, but based on the way he handled NFL sack leader Jared Allen in last week’s win over the Minnesota Vikings, he is on that track.
“He is what a Raider is, what a Raider is all about,” coach Hue Jackson said. “You play against the best, and when you’re able to hold your own, you realize you’re starting to become something. I’m not surprised by what happened. He’s done a great job all year.”
Veldheer, who deflects praise in the same way he redirected Allen, has moved on to the next challenge — Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers. Veldheer will be responsible for protecting the blind side of quarterback Carson Palmer on Sunday and likely will do so one-on-one, the same way he dealt with Allen.
To prepare, Veldheer will study Peppers with as much rigor as he did his academics at tiny Hillsdale College in Michigan.
“My mindset is just to watch as much tape as possible so I know what he’s going to do, and what the defense is doing so on Sunday I can just go out there and let it hang out and play,” Veldheer said.
Three times since the
Raiders moved back from Los Angeles in 1995 they utilized a first-round draft pick from a major college in hopes of finding a left tackle.
Florida’s Mo Collins arrived in 1998 with the 23rd pick but was quickly moved inside to guard. They tried again the next year at No. 18 with Georgia’s Matt Stinchcomb, who needed shoulder surgery as a rookie and never panned out at tackle, guard or center.
In 2004, the Raiders used the second pick of the draft on Iowa’s Robert Gallery, by all accounts the premier left tackle in the country. Gallery struggled at both right and left tackle before finding a home at left guard.
There were also failed experiments with free agent Kwame Harris in 2008 and Mario Henderson, a third-round project out of Florida State in 2007, until Veldheer took over last season in Week 7, the week the Raiders beat the Denver Broncos 59-14.
As a third-round pick (No. 69 overall) in 2010, Veldheer had some difficult games against the likes of Pittsburgh’s James Harrison, Kansas City’s Tamba Hali and Miami’s Cameron Wake. Being able to neutralize Allen was a big step in his development.
“You have to look at everything on tape and take that bad and realize why it was bad and fix it so you can come out stronger the next time,” Veldheer said. “That’s every game, every practice, take what you need to work on and continue to work on it.”
Part of Veldheer’s preparation for Allen, as well as Peppers, is having front-line players such as Trevor Scott, Kamerion Wimbley and Lamarr Houston give him good looks in practice.
At 6-foot-8, 315 pounds, Veldheer reminds Wimbley of former teammate Joe Thomas, the third overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2007 draft and a Pro Bowl left tackle.
“There’s some similarities there, the way they set, the way they play,” Wimbley said. “He’s got good feet, a good change of direction. He’s tall, has long arms, good quickness, does a good job with the gifts he’s been given.”
Scott said the difference between Veldheer as a rookie and a second-year player is striking.
“It’s night and day, and he was pretty good as a rookie,” Scott said. “Not only is he huge, but he can move, too. You’re not going to run around him, and he’s strong as an ox.”
The Raiders announced that Sunday’s game is sold out, meaning all six regular-season home games have been televised locally.
T.J. Housmandzadeh returned to practice after missing Wednesday to be with his wife and newborn baby. The Raiders remained depleted at wide receiver, though, with Jacoby Ford (foot) and Denarius Moore (foot) not practicing, and Darrius Heyward-Bey (neck) just getting back on the field. “He did a couple of things, ran around a little bit,” Jackson said of Heyward-Bey. “We’ll monitor him. See how he feels tomorrow.”
Though Sebastian Janikowski isn’t on the injury report, he’s still not 100 percent. “I want to be patient with his leg and make sure there’s not an opportunity to have a setback,” Jackson said of his kicker. “We’re getting closer to where it needs to be.”
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour (knee) missed practice, making it likely he’ll be utilized as he was against Minnesota — as a third-down pass rusher.
Still no sign of running back Darren McFadden (foot sprain), who’s likely to miss his fourth straight game.
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Posted on 24 November 2011. Tags: carson-palmer, chicago, Chicago Bears, Darrius Heyward-Bey, denarius-moore, Jarvis Moss, Michael Huff, Richard Seymour, Rolando McClain, Sebastian Janikowski, taiwan, work
Add Denarius Moore to the list of hobbling Raiders wide receivers.
Moore was wearing a boot on his right foot Wednesday as he recovered from an injury suffered in the 27-21 win over Minnesota. Moore left the game at one point after a punt return but later returned to the field.
Of the 10 players who did not participate in practice, four were wide receivers: Moore, Jacoby Ford (foot), Darrius Heyward-Bey (neck) and T.J. Housmandzadeh, whose wife had a baby. That left only Chaz Schilens, Louis Murphy and practice squad player Eddie McGee on the field for practice.
“It’s a concern,” coach Hue Jackson said, “but I think we have a chance to get some of these guys back toward the end of the week.”
Houshmandzadeh should be back for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, but Jackson was nonspecific about the others. Ford, Jackson said, was not yet out of his boot but was expected to be soon.
“It makes it difficult,” quarterback Carson Palmer said. “You don’t get the same guys on the field from the week before, and the rhythm and timing slows down a little bit. So we have our work cut out for us.”
Murphy is eager to contribute, as he has struggled since having sports hernia surgery during training camp. He has one reception for 23 yards — this after being the Raiders’ leading wide receiver over the last two seasons with 75 receptions for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns.
“I’ve talked to Coach Jackson and we understand each other and
what I’ve got to do to get back to 100 percent,” Murphy said. “I’ve been getting a lot of snaps. I’ve just got to make plays when my number’s called.”
Raiders CEO Amy Trask said in an interview on 95.7 FM that “sales are strong” for the Chicago game, and an announcement is expected Thursday on whether the game is a sellout and will be on local television.
Others who didn’t participate in practice included running back Darren McFadden (mid-foot sprain), defensive tackle Richard Seymour (knee), defensive end Lamarr Houston (knee), defensive end Jarvis Moss (hamstring), running back Taiwan Jones (hamstring) and quarterback Jason Campbell (collarbone).
Campbell, out since Oct. 16, has not yet begun throwing, Jackson said.
“I think he tried a little bit, and it just wasn’t there,” Jackson said. “But I think he’s getting there.”
Cornerback Chris Johnson was on the practice field and was limited but said he wouldn’t be ready to play against Chicago. Also limited were safety Mike Mitchell (ankle), safety Michael Huff (ankle) and fullback Manse Tonga (knee).
Place-kicker Sebastian Janikowski, who has been slowed by a left hamstring injury, was not listed on the report, nor was linebacker Rolando McClain, who has been battling an ankle injury.
With Moore and Jones both hurting, Bryan McCann, signed late last week, could end up returning both kickoffs and punts.
McCann was active against Minnesota and played on special teams, including a kickoff return of 36 yards.
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