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By drafting Terrelle Pryor in the third round of this year's NFL Supplemental Draft, the Raiders have finally signaled that they are ready to try and groom their own quarterback again. At this point no one can definitively state how this will end, but despite whatever controversy or results may ensue, this was a good move by the Raiders. Clearly some fans have already begun to rehash conflicting reports about his accuracy or attitude, but in the end, there is little doubt that Terrelle Pryor seems
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The Raiders receivers definitely showed signs of life against the Arizona Cardinals in their first pre-season game of the year. Not too surprisingly, for many following the Raiders' training camp, Denarius Moore led the Silver n' Black receivers with 3 receptions, but newly signed Derek Hagan, from the New York Giants, had the longest reception with 42 yards. Notably, Shaun Bodiford, Kevin Brock, Louis Rankin, Nick Miller,
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Since Darren McFadden is injured and Michael Bush's roster spot is already secured, expect to see substantial work, in the running game, to be done by Lois Rankin with Taiwan Jones (barring any injury), and perhaps Manase Tonga or Rock Cartwright/Kelly Bryson. In other words, do not expect to see a lot of Bush.
With the running game relatively secure, expect the Raiders to test both their wide receivers and their back-up
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Though some have raised objections to Coach Tom Cable's exit, Coach Hue Jackson is the right man, at the right time, for the Silver n' Black. Had the Raiders extended Coach Cable's contract, that would allowed Coach Jackson to interview for other head coaching vacancies in the league and inevitably, he would have been lost to the Raiders. So unfortunately one of the two men had to move on and, by far, losing Coach Jackson would
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Offensive Line Worries: [/b][/size]
It is not a well kept secret in the NFL that the Oakland Raiders offensive line, in recent years, has been, well, just plain offensive. With a motley crew of cast-offs and inexperienced players consisting of such players as Alan Pelc, Roy Schuening, Alex Parsons, Bruce Campbell, Stephon Heyer, Lou Eliades, Seth Wand, Daniel Loper (whose claim to fame in Oakland is the 'Holy Loper' on youtube.com) and Cody Habben it should be no surprise
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