“Just play my heart out”. That’s every time, whether it’s preseason, regular season, playoffs, Super Bowl, whatever. “At the end of the day, I’m just trying to make sure I’m fully 100 percent ready to go for that first game”. In two series, Carr’s first team offense was able to put up three points by way of a 53-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski.
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The next play was a short pass out of the backfield to DeAndre Washington that the fellow rookie took 32 yards downfield.
Not when he’s spent most of the past two years on Oakland’s practice squad. When the Raiders looked just like those “same ol’ Raiders”.
But Cook, the Raiders’ fourth-round pick from Michigan State, also looked strong in his pro debut, despite admitting to being nervous.
The play was notable for a couple of reasons: One, Joseph is coming off a torn ACL suffered only 10 months ago; he may even sit out Friday’s preseason opener at Arizona.
Cook completed 7-of-11 throws for 71 yards – with no TDs or interceptions – after taking over from McGloin in the third quarter of the Raiders’ 31-10 victory.
-Q: How much is it going to benefit this team if Latavius Murray has a true back-up and you’re not the second-leading rusher on the team? He’s a great teammate, great worker.
As far as any special bonding, Cooper said, “Sometimes we eat together”. “You have to have it”. “For D.J.to start off his career against that, I think it’s a great confidence builder”. He has it. He has the work ethic.
“I changed my mind because I looked at it in a different way”, Cooper said. And if there is any doubt that this was a distraction to Barkley, just read his own words on Twitter: “I play quarterback, but that doesn’t define me”. He was confident, he used his elite speed well, and he even had some shiftiness to him that we hadn’t seen before. That’s a theme for us with all of our guys.
“I’ve always had that self-belief, but having some of those injuries, they kind of make you question it a little bit”, Niklas said. She coached in the first three preseason games with Arizona before her internship ended. There is still time to see improvement. It really does. In the National Football League, the organizations that are patient with people as you can see, it helps them develop, helps them grow.
-CARR: That’s the rule, I’ve got to pay the fine if they fight. But he’s not there yet, so I’m going to keep throwing at him. “To finally get out there and be in a game situation where you could score some points and go on a long drive and go up against an opponent, it’s a lot better”.
Carr was named as the Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week in Week 2 against Baltimore and Week 12 against Tennessee.
It was business as usual for the Cardinals starting offense, who was only missing third receiver John Brown to a concussion. One of the throws was a attractive ball to wide receiver Andre Holmes in the corner of the end zone.
When you think of the Raiders’ linebackers, you think of stars like Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin. “The progression that he’s making, talented guys that work hard will improve”.
This one made him “excited”.
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By drafting Joseph at No. 14 overall out of West Virginia and signing free agent safety Reggie Nelson and cornerback Sean Smith, the Raiders overhauled their weakest position group. The team breaks camp after Tuesday’s practice. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.at Lambeau Field. Of course, there is a core of returning players that showed enough in games previous year to come in as the starter.
