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Oakland Raiders notebook: Carson Palmer not concerned about sack total, and neither is coach Hue Jackson |
Carson Palmer is getting hit and sacked more frequently than Jason Campbell was this season, and he makes no apologies for it. The Raiders worked hard during training camp with Campbell on getting rid of the ball quicker and making faster decisions on whether to run and get away from trouble. The result was that Campbell was getting sacked fewer times than at any point of his career, throwing 165 passes with just five sacks, or on 2.9 percent of his dropbacks. Since Palmer arrived, he’s been sacked 13 times and attempted 177 passes, a rate of 6.8 percent of the times he has dropped back to pass. There are some mitigating factors, including the Raiders’ stalled running game over the last two weeks and the fact that Oakland has put in more long-developing pass plays to take advantage of Palmer’s deep arm. But Palmer concedes that some of it has to do with his style. He’ll risk a sack to get a completion. “My entire career, I’ve held on to the ball, waited for the very last second to throw, waited for guys to get open,” Palmer said. “It’s kind of one of my strengths. Obviously my strength isn’t taking off and running around the corner, running for 100 yards a game. “It’s something I’ve done for a long time and will continue to do.” Coach Hue Jackson doesn’t sound overly concerned about sacks. “Maybe he’s been hit a little more the last couple weeks, but obviously I think our offensive line has played really well thus far this year,” Jackson said. “Sometimes it’s a combination of things, not just the offensive line. Sometimes receivers have to get separation, the backs have to be a little better in protection, and sometimes he needs to get rid of the ball.” “People mourn differently,” Jackson said. “Some guys want to be around their teammates and practice playing football because it takes your mind away from that. He’s having a tough day, but the thing about him, he’s tough. He’s got brothers here to lean on.” “I think his peers know,” Bresnahan said. “The guys that watch him play or play against him every Sunday know what Tyvon Branch does. It shows clearly on film. Anybody that knows football sees the impact that he has on a game.” Campbell, who broke his right collarbone on Oct. 16, still is not throwing, but Jackson said he has no plans at present to put him on injured reserve, believing he can return in a reserve role before the end of the season. “I’m done for the year, for the rest of my career,” McClain said when reporters approached. “It was fun while it lasted.” What do you guys think about this. Posted in 1, Chaz Schilens, Jacoby Ford, Jason Campbell, raiders-news, Rolando McClain, Tyvon Branch | Comments Off
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Oakland Raiders Vs. San Diego Chargers: Fan’s Perspective |
Thursday night will bring the Oakland Raiders playing against the San Diego Chargers. As a Raiders fan who’s in love with a Chargers fan, it may be a difficult night to get through. The first problem is the game is only on the NFL Network, so you need cable or satellite to watch it. I’m waiting for the NFL to get with the program and start offering individual games via pay-per-view. 
Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., with football field setup. The game looks like a close match-up to me, here’s my analysis of the key stats: Passing New Oakland Raider QB Carson Palmer(notes) is a proven professional who, although caused a lot of trouble when playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, will do well in Oakland. I think Chargers QB Philip Rivers(notes) is a joke who just keeps throwing interceptions and turning over the ball, causing his team to lose. Running Running is an area where the Chargers have done well this year, behind the strength of Ryan Mathews(notes) and Mike Tolbert(notes). The Raiders have seen great games from Darren McFadden(notes) and Michael Bush(notes), but McFadden has been injured and won’t play against the Chargers. Distracting off-field issues The Oakland Raiders are still recovering from the loss of their iconic leader, Al Davis. I think the spirit of Mr. Davis is with the team, and I have a feeling they will win the Super Bowl this year, in his memory. Beyond the passing of Mr. Davis, I think the team is having big stadium problems, as they must find an alternative to the very old Oakland Coliseum and have been unable to make a deal for a new stadium, and have been unwilling to share a new stadium with the San Francisco 49ers. Similarly, the Chargers face issues with Qualcomm Stadium and I think will end up moving to Los Angeles to play as early as next season. Defense The Chargers defense looks stronger on paper, but I’m not sure it will be enough to win what I think will be a close game. The Chargers have allowed fewer total yards per game, fewer passing and rushing yards per game. Most importantly they’ve allowed only 25.5 points per game, compared to the Raiders’ 27. Although born and raised with Eagles fans in Philadelphia, Freddy Sherman has always been a citizen of Raider Nation at heart. Since his dad got him a signed George Blanda football as child, to meeting Lyle Alzado in the 1980s, he hasn’t looked back. Follow him on twitter @thefredsherman More from this contributor: What about the other Los Angeles NFL stadium proposal? Fan’s view Could Raiders’ fan violence affect potential move to L.A.? Fan’s view Farmers Field is Coming to Los Angeles: Local reaction Note: This article was written by a Yahoo! contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports content. Comment Below!. Posted in 1, Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders, Philip Rivers, raiders-news, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers | Comments Off
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Oakland Raiders Place Cornerback Chris Johnson on the Injured Reserve |
Read More: Ricky Brown (LB – OAK), Hiram Eugene (FS – OAK), Matt Shaughnessy (DE – OAK), Travis Goethel (LB – OAK), DeMarcus Van Dyke (CB – OAK), Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills The Oakland Raiders have placed former starting corner back Chris Johnson on the injured reserve according to a report by Paul Gutierrez of CSN Bay Area. This is another blow to the Raiders already injury riddled defensive unit. The Raiders have already seen two back up linebackers in Ricky Brown and Travis Goethel, one starting defensive lineman in Matt Shaughnessy and one back up safety in Hiram Eugene all go down for the season this year. Now, the Raiders, who already have a depleted secondary that has struggled massively at times this year, are without a guy who they tagged preseason as a starter. Luckily for the Raiders, this appears to be more of an issue for depth than it does for starting purposes. Johnson started the season off terribly. He was constantly being called for pass interference or being burned throughout entire games (think Stevie Johnson in the Buffalo Bills game). Since his horrid start to the season, Johnson has spent more time nursing injuries than he has playing on the field. While depth at the corner back position looked absolutely dismal early in the season, rookie corner backs Demarcus Van Dyke and Chimdi Checkwa have both shown that they have what it takes to play in the NFL. Neither has been stellar in their play for the Raiders, but both have shown the ability to stick with their man and make plays, now they just need to do so with more consistency. This makes placing Johnson on the injured reserve a much easier decision for Hue Jackson. He was not playing well anyway and this allows the young corner backs on the team to get more playing time and hopefully develop into solid players for the Raiders. Thanks for reading! . |
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Oakland Raiders 2011 Schedule Release: List Of Opponents, Travel Distance |
Read More: Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders know their 2011 NFL preseason schedule, and on Tuesday, April 19th, they’ll know their full 2011 regular season schedule – pending we all make it out of this lockout nonsense intact. Of course, the lockout could last a day longer than it should, and that messes up everything, in theory. It could be a very hectic situation as August and September approach, it certainly will be very interesting to see how it turns out. The Raiders will be traveling the fourth farthest of all teams, and according to this page, are facing the 23rd hardest schedule in the league. Outside of the divisional rivals in the AFC West, the Raiders draw the majority of their schedule from the AFC East and NFC North. To recap: Home: New York Jets, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns Away: Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans The list of opponents is determined by four factors: 1. Divisional games: Six games (three home, three away) against their three AFC West opponents 2. Inter-conference games: Four games (two home, two away) against a rotating division from the AFC - This year it is the AFC East 3. Intra-conference games: Four games (two home, two away) against a rotating division from the NFC - This year it is the NFC North 4.Standings-Based matchups: Two games (one home, one away) against teams with the same standing from the two remaining divisions within a team’s conference – Houston and Cleveland Thanks for visiting our blog =). Posted in 1, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, raiders-news | Comments Off
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Draft day decision makers: Oakland Raiders |
Category: football, Sport Author : Joshua Lobdell Posted: April 14, 2011
Tags : nfl, NFL draft, Oakland Raiders
This one feels a little silly to write because as all of us already know when it comes to the Oakland Raiders the final say on everything comes down from Al Davis. A lot of people knock Davis on draft day (myself included) but over the past five years he has done fairly well in the draft. Over that time period I would give him an above average grade. However, the problem usually comes in the year after he has a good draft class. Last year’s was way above average and by looking at his history we can expect a poor draft this year. So here are the ugly numbers fro the Raiders. They have not won a playoff game since 2002, and in that time they have now had six head coaches. We can effectively argue that some of their picks just have not gotten a good chance as there has been little continuity on what this team was doing on the field from year to year. The offense looks lie it will have some continuity this year, but the defense will have its third coordinator in the last four years. We all know Davis takes the numbers players put up at the NFL Scouting Combine and on their pro day very seriously. He covets fast guys and a lot of the time he likes guys who put in big time 40 times. Sometimes that strategy works out, often it does not. Since this team has a big need at receiver I think we will see Al take a guy who has a very low 40 time. Related Links: There is the quick update of the day. |
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