The Raiders’ third-string quarterback made his National Football League debut in Friday’s 31-10 exhibition win over the Arizona Cardinals. He’s been impressive, far from the raw prospect some called him when he was drafted.
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The starters on the team left a lot to be desired, but they were not out there for that long to prove themselves anyway. With the holes they were creating, I could gain four to five yards per carry. That just comes with reps and knowing these guys.
Joseph, still recovering from surgery to fix a torn anterior cruciate ligament last October, is playing it safe as he prepares to be ready for the regular season. It’s tighter coverage. It’s more competitive one-on-one situations. “Bringing over Reggie Nelson and Sean Smith has helped that side of the ball, and Amari (Cooper) and Crab (Michael Crabtree) has helped that side of the ball”.
Another Lions rookie, quarterback Jake Rudock of MI, threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Jace Billingsley later in the fourth – after Washington’s return and Rudock’s 2-point conversion pass to Quinshad Davis put the Lions up 24-17. Janikowski, 38, is down to 256 pounds and feels strong and ready to go.
That was a show-stopping play-so good that after practice Carr said he was fine with the throw and if his own teammate is able to fly through the air to intercept it, all the better (and all the worse for opposing QBs in the regular season). “Hopefully it’s going to pay off”. Led by Derek Carr, the Raiders attacked the Cardinals defense vertically.
Thomas McGaughey has been promoted to special teams coordinator and Chase Blackburn to special teams assistant.
-CARR: Oh my goodness, they’re a close bunch. “Obviously he’s the front-runner”.
– David Johnson looked like he was in midseason form already. Still, the running back has to make the cut for the final 53-man roster. “Compared to a year ago, obviously, we’re better”, said former Fresno State Quarterback Derek Carr who enters his 3rd season with the Raiders.
The 6-foot-4 Brent spent his final college season with Wake Forest after three seasons with SC, while Holton is a Cincinnati product but appeared in only 20 games over two years. The two surely discussed how watching film paid off. He made his first pro interception against the Raiders and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.
The knock against Oakland might be that you have to “crawl before you can walk”, meaning that the Raiders haven’t done it yet.
As a running back, Atkinson has always been known as a guy who has great straight line speed but sort of lacks in other areas of his game.
The Oakland Raiders finished 7-9 record through the leadership of new head coach Jack Del Rio.
It was “kind of like a little bit of a tease”, Palmer said.
But before you think the 25-year-old bolted quickly in order to avoid answering for his performance, know that instead, he was rushing on out of there to be with his wife, who was in labor and about to give birth to their second child. They would talk things through.
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“I’ve got a policy about discussing injuries this early in the year”, Del Rio said. “Every practice is scripted, and we have time to talk about that. How he wants me to do certain routes”.
