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Location: Alameda, Calif. | Stadium: McAfee Stadium (63,132) | Owner: Al Davis
Coach: Tom Cable | League Championships: 1 | Super Bowls: 3
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Raiders report: Strategy and personnel
 

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Strategy and personnel · Notes, quotes · Inside slant
 

 

REPORT CARD VS. CHIEFS

PASSING OFFENSE
C -- Blink and you missed it. The Raiders struck and Daunte Culpepper struck like lightning with back-to-back completions of 59 yards to Jerry Porter and 21 to Ronald Curry for a touchdown late in the third quarter. Other than four catches for 45 yards by Zach Miller, not a lot to talk about. Curry dropped three passes and Culpepper threw the killer interception to Jarrad Page when the Raiders were hoping to get in field-goal range.

RUSHING OFFENSE
F -- At least they were persistent -- persistently bad. LaMont Jordan had 29 yards on 11 carries and Dominic Rhodes had 21 on nine attempts. Erase Jordan's 12-yard run and an 11-yard burst by Rhodes, and the Raiders rushed 22 times for 32 yards. This from a team that averaged 194.2 yards on the ground through its first four games and is now down to 145.8.

PASS DEFENSE
B -- The Raiders got sacks from Warren Sapp and Chris Clemons and a solid rush from Derrick Burgess. Stanford Routt had his third interception of the year at the 7-yard line, but Kirk Morrison dropped what could have been his fourth. Safety Stuart Schweigert put the wood to Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez. Oakland's best defender, Nnamdi Asomugha, let Kansas City rookie Dwayne Bowe get behind him for a 58-yard gain for the lone egregious error.

RUSH DEFENSE
B -- Larry Johnson (24 carries, 112 yards) went over 100 yards like he always does against Oakland, but this time it was different. He broke loose on one 54-yard cutback run that didn't hurt because the Chiefs blew a 30-yard field-goal attempt. Other than that, it was 2.5 yards per carry (58 yards, 23 carries). Terdell Sands had one of his better games at defensive tackle, helping tie up Chiefs blocking schemes.

SPECIAL TEAMS
B-minus -- The weekly big mistake was costly -- this time Asomugha allowed a Kansas City gunner to run him into return specialist Chris Carr, with the ball coming free and the Chiefs recovering, leading to a field goal. Still not much going on returns, other than a 24-yard punt return by Carr. Sebastian Janikowski converted his only field-goal attempt from 37 yards and had three touchbacks. Shane Lechler punted nine times for a 51.2 average and 45.1 net, placing three inside the 20-yard line.

COACHING
D -- Lane Kiffin's stubborn nature regarding running the ball is both admirable and maddening. His decision to go for a first down on fourth-and-one in the red zone -- they didn't get it -- was one of the big reasons the Raiders didn't win. You wonder if Kiffin's tacit admission that he has little faith in the passing game to carry the load isn't affecting the confidence of that part of the Raiders' game. Overall, this was a game the Raiders needed to make a statement they apparently weren't prepared to make.

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November 21, 2009 10:54 am

Give up your dictatorial control over the Raiders, hire Bruce Allen GM and Jon Gruden coach and stop interfering with the way the coaches do their jobs and stop making personnel decisions.  Sit back and enjoy the return of the Commitment to Excellence.  


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November 20, 2009 8:40 pm
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Heyward-Beyophobia: The Fear of Pigskin

In light of recent events that have occurred at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, the National Institu ...(more)

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November 21, 2009 1:51 pm
For movie blockbusters. When I think back to some of the great films that have come out during this time of season a few always stick out. Home Alone tore up the box offices some 20 years ago, I cant recall a film that was so hard to get tickets for at any point in time in my life. Die Hard was an epic classic that set the standard for what to expect in an action film as it reaches its 22nd birthd ...(more)
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November 20, 2009 5:12 pm
Fourth-year quarterback Bruce Gradkowski thinks his best has yet to come. After all, it can't get much worse than the worst already behind him. Gradkowski was dumped off the Buccaneers' bench, dropped by the Ram ...(more)
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November 21, 2009 4:26 am
(POLL) If the Oakland Raiders sign a Free Agent QB in the offseason who would you want them to sign?

Top Quarterbacks

Age as of 9/1/09. All free agents listed here are done so with an optimistic outlook that a new CBA will be agreed upon. Accordingly, only four accrued seasons are necessary to obtain an Unr ...(more)

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November 18, 2009 11:20 am
What used to be a clear cut DT pick has become a little less obvious to me. I still would go that route but not without more thought on maybe going elsewhere first. Suh is just too good and too much of a core building block too pass up. I don't want another Ngata situation. Other options, Spikes. I like him. We sure could use him. A RT? We really need a pick to go there but maybe not a #1. I hate ...(more)
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November 20, 2009 5:27 pm
By Steve CorkranOakland TribunePosted: 11/19/2009 06:50:01 PM PSTUpdated: 11/20/2009 09:19:00 AM PST


Raiders passing game coordinator Ted Tollner sees Bruce Gradkowski in practice every day guiding Oakland's offense with the ease of an experienced quarterb
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November 20, 2009 9:17 pm

Raiders teammates seem just fine with Russell's benching

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on November 20, 2009 7:02 PM ETWhen a starting quarterback is benched, sometimes there is an outcry of support by his teammates.

That did not happen this week in Oakland.

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November 18, 2009 10:28 am
Notice how the Broncos looked like the Raiders on Sunday?

One more example of how J Russell is killing us and how a QB can make ALL the difference:

With Kyle Orton under c
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November 19, 2009 2:35 pm
With Bruce starting all of a sudden I have a surge of confidence for this weekend's game. I'm predicting an upset.

Raiders 20 Bengals 17

Raiders will have 2 sacks, and 1 INT

Zach and Chaz will have a big day

Russell will be on the
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November 18, 2009 7:33 pm
Let's not kid ourselves.....who cares if we win another game this year? We have no way that we are making the playoffs. So if we have millions invested and locked up in this raw QB Russell...why would we bench him. We actually should be doing the opposite. We should be in a three wideout formation and be throwing the ball 75% of the time. I don't care if he throws twenty picks! He needs reps...he ...(more)
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November 20, 2009 12:26 pm

The coach doesn't ride his bike to work anymore. When he got the job almost three years ago, Jim Harbaugh would slip on his old Indianapolis Colts warm-up jacket to protect against Palo Alto's pre-dawn chill and start pedaling.

If anyone noticed the young, athletic ...(more)

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November 11, 2009 8:48 pm

News and notes following coach Tom Cable’s post practice press briefing Wednesday as the Raiders prepare to host the Kansas City Chiefs:

– Defensive end Greg Ellis didn’ ...(more)

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November 20, 2009 5:23 pm
By Jerry McDonald - NFL WriterFriday, November 20th, 2009 at 1:39 pm in Oakland Raiders.
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
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November 17, 2009 3:39 pm
(POLL) First off incase you missed it he just got a 4 game suspension for performance enhancing substances. Now obviously he isn't a roid head because he would be dominating the league and close to 240 LBs. Its really probably an additive in a health supplement or starcaps or whatever. So this shouldn't be a worry for other teams because lets face it, it seems like everyone nowadays is getting suspe ...(more)
 
 
 
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