Oakland Raiders

That was a dope game. Murphy battling it in with the db to get that touchdown.

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yeah that was a goood game. Our Defense played well, We stopped the run pretty well on most plays. let them catch one too many in the first half, but i liked how they regrouped in the second half and gave our offense a chance too win. hmm for now to its too fast to say Bruce is the answer but he is much better qb then russell. He gave us the best chance to win, plus had the ball moving to our WR's and TE and RB's. i think we can shock the world again come thanksgiving. but damn, the only thing that is bugging me is that we still dont have a dominant RB get most of the snaps. idk who i would choose either cause they all are producing.

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Word...I think we need to trade one of them for a pick this off-season because there is too much confusion with 3 backs. And the one we trade has to be Fargas...no matter how much I like him.

Bush looks like the most complete back we have...he should be getting the bulk.

that is how i felt all along but damn i dont know about that anymore. Fargas is the leader of the offense and do you see how much heart he has for this team? i honestly rather trade McFadden just because has not proven anything this season. It seems like he doesnt even try or care. If Fargas loses some yards, hes so disappointed in himself.

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By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pm in Oakland Raiders.

With a Wednesday trip to Dallas and a date with the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, there was little time for the Raiders to bask in the glory of their remarkable 20-17 win over the Bengals.

Who knows? Maybe the condensed week will alter whatever chemistry has caused the Raiders to face-plant after their previous two wins. Following a 13-10 win over Kansas City, the Raiders were non-competitive in a 23-3 loss to the Denver Broncos.

Then, after a stirring 13-9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, coach Tom Cable went out his way to refute the notion that the Raiders didn’t know how to handle success, fully expecting someting special against the New York Jets.

Final score: Jets 38, Raiders 0.

Combined score following wins: Opponents 61, Raiders 3.

“You know, it couldn’t hurt. If it’s something different, hopefully we can make it an advantage coming in,” defensive end Jay Richardson said. “I think it’ll be fine.”

Richardson was at a loss to explain the post-win flops.

“I don’t know the formula for that not happening,” Richradson said. “All I know is the bottom line is we have to have a quick turnaround this week. We’ve got Dallas in 72 hours, or whatever, we got to go there on Thanksgiving, and I don’t think we really have time to sit around relishing the victory.

`Today we’ve got a practice, which I know some guys aren’t thrilled about, but we’ve got to get ready to go.”

The Raiders haven’t played on Thanksigving since 1970 against the Detroit Lions. Playing on Thursday alters the normal routine players use to recover physically and be ready the following Sunday.

“You’re not quite back to where you want to be but really we take pretty good care of our bodies this week in practice,” tight end Zach Miller said. “We won’t be doing as much this week as we normally do. You’re pretty good by the time you get to game time. If you get any ding though that’s tough to get back from in such a short time.”

Most prominent among the “dinged” players is defensive end Richard Seymour, who left the Bengals game after the first series with a lower back strain and did not return.

“I just talked to him a little bit, he said he just tweaked something back there, so I’m hoping he’s ready to go,” Richardson said. “We know we need him, so hopefully he’ll be ready to roll. If not, I’ll do what I do.”

Linebacker Isaiah Ekejiuba , who also didn’t finish the game with a knee injury, said he was awaiting results of an MRI, but sounded optimistic.

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By Steve Corkran
Oakland Tribune
Posted: 11/23/2009 06:27:52 PM PST


JaMarcus Russell's inability to get the ball to his wide receivers consistently was a big reason Raiders coach Tom Cable turned to Bruce Gradkowski as his quarterback.

Gradkowski, in his first Raiders start, validated Cable's decision by hooking up with his wide receivers a handful of times on plays that made the difference in a 20-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

"You look at what it did for us in terms of getting chunk yardage," Cable said Monday, "and a couple of opportunities. "... Those opportunities, showing up like they did, give credence to the move."

A 25-yard completion to Chaz Schilens set up the Raiders' first touchdown drive late in the second quarter. A 7-yard catch by Darrius Heyward-Bey resulted in a first down and kept alive a drive that culminated with a field goal.

On the game-tying drive, Gradkowski connected with Schilens for 16 yards on fourth-and-10 and followed that up with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy two plays later.

Murphy said he and his receiver mates jelled with Gradkowski quickly, even though they were playing a full game together for the first time this season.

"Everything started clicking toward the end of the game," Murphy said. "Usually, it's the opposite. It was great just to get that chemistry going."

# Heyward-Bey was one of the first players to greet fellow rookie Murphy after his game-tying touchdown with 33 seconds left.

"All I could hear him keep saying was, 'I love you man, I love you man,'"‰" Murphy recalled Monday. "The wind had gotten knocked out of me. I couldn't do anything but lay there."

A week earlier, Heyward-Bey dropped two passes that could have changed the complexion of the game in a 16-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Murphy consoled Heyward-Bey at the time and afterward, as well.

"I have great teammates," Murphy said. "Especially going through this with Darrius; we're both rookies, I have his back, he has my back."

# The left knee injury suffered by special-teams player Isaiah Ekejiuba isn't as serious as first thought. He is questionable for Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

# Defensive lineman Richard Seymour "felt pretty good," Cable said. Seymour left Sunday's game with a lower back strain on the opening drive. He is questionable for Thursday's game.

# Receiver/kick returner Nick Miller (shin) won't play Thursday. He has missed all 10 games this season. Receiver Javon Walker (hamstring) and linebacker Jon Alston (sick) are questionable.

# The Raiders made it through the first 21/2 quarters without committing a penalty. The Bengals committed six during that stretch.

Oakland's first infraction came on a roughing-the-passer call against cornerback Stanford Routt that gave the Bengals a first-and-goal from the Raiders 3-yard line in the third quarter. Routt atoned for his gaffe by sacking Carson Palmer three plays later for an 18-yard loss on third down. The Bengals missed a field-goal attempt.

^^^must spread more rep^^^

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