The Silver and Black Comeback

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The Silver and Black Comeback

Dynasty Rules

Game: Madden 11
Console: 360
Quarter Length: 15 min
Acc Clock: 25 sec
Difficultly: All-Madden (CPU vs CPU)
Injuries: ON
Sim Injuries: ON
Trade Deadline: ON
Salary Cap: ON
Custom Sliders: dpmx21's CPU vs CPU sliders (ill try and make games realistic as possible, even if i have to redo games)
Management: All ON
Position Battles: I will do these only for like players who are very close to each other in overall wise and rookies vs starters/backups

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Raiders Training Camp

The Oakland Raiders after a long offseason, return to training camp with a very new look on both sides of the ball. First off, the draft, this is the first time the Raiders actually had a great draft. With the first pick they got Rolando McClain, LB from Alabama, probably the best LB in his class. The next round they drafted Lamarr Houston, DL from Texas, a great pickup cause they need more people on the D-Line. The next pick was Jared Veldheer, OL from Hillsdale, he could have been a steal for the Raiders if he does well. The rest of the draft picks went like this.

Bruce Cambpell OL from Maryland
Jacoby Ford WR from Clemson
Walter McFadden DB from Auburn
Travis Goethel LB from Arizona St.
Jeremy Ware DB from Michigan St.
Stevie Brown DB from Michigan

The draft was pretty solid but now to move on with the major trades and free agency pick ups and cuts. Raider fans over the nation was hoping for the day that Jamarcus Russell would be released, the day had come and now he is gone. Raiders acquired LB Kamerion Wimbley from Cleveland for an undisclosed draft pick. The Raiders traded Kirk Morrison before the draft for Quentin Groves DE converted to LB later, and a 4th round pick from the Jags. The most intresting trade was for Jason Campbell QB from the Washington Redskins, and the Raiders got him for only a 4th round pick.

Since the trade for QB Jason Campbell, the Raider Nation has hopes now. As the Raiders enter Training Camp, they are in the critical stage of seeing who is playing their heart out for this team and who is just garbage. Most of the eyes are on QB Campbell but people still are looking at the former 1st round draft pick Darren McFadden to show his talents and the 1st round draft pick Rolando McClain. Here are the position battles for training camp and the Pre-Season.

QB Battle - Jason Campbell vs Bruce Gradkowski



HB Battle - Darren McFadden vs Michael Bush



WR Battle - Louis Murphy vs Chaz Schilenz



OG Battles - Robert Gallery vs Khalif Barnes vs Cooper Carlisle vs Bruce Campbell





DT Battle - John Henderson vs Tommy Kelly



LOLB Battle - Trevor Scott vs Thomas Howard



2nd Backup CB Battle - Jeremy Ware vs Walter McFadden



FS Battle - Michael Huff vs Hiram Eugene

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I know the post is pretty long but i wanted it to make it look good, if anyone wants to try and help with the Dynasty just msg me and ill get back to you very soon. Also ill be simming the preseason and just do a preseason review with the stats of all people in position battles, star players, rookies, and players that have did well over the 4 games with the major injuries.

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BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Major injuries on star players around the league in Week 1 of the Pre-season. Proclaimed "Best CB in the NFL' Darrelle Revis is out for the year with a Complete Achilles Tear, the Jets will look for Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson (Rookie) to be starters for the year. Revis was jumping up for a interception as he went down to the ground he was hit in the legs by Boldin then Revis's leg twisted and thats what caused the injury. And here is what Boldin had to say after the game.

Boldin: I was just trying to make him drop the ball but i went too low and hit him in the leg, im sorry Revis...

This could make Revis's career over but we will have to see how he does doing rehab.

Top WR for the Packers, Greg Jennings has a broken Ankle and will miss the entire season. He was hit right at the ankle trying to do a juke, the Packers will have to go for WR Driver and TE Finley for their main guys.

QB Donovan McNabb from the Redskins is out with a upper arm fracture on his non-throwing arm, he should be able to return by Week one of the season.

QB Chad Henne from the Dolphins is out for at least 2 and a half months after he herniated disk after being sacked

WR Desean Jackson from Philly is out for at least 3-5 weeks after fracturing his toe in training camp

Colts surprise WR in the Playoffs last year, Pierre Garcon is out for at least half the season with a torn bicep

Rookie from the Giants, Jason Pierre-Paul is out at least till week 3 of the Regular Season with a broken forearm

Troy Polamalu has a broken thumb but will only be out for 2 weeks, may return by week 4 of the Pre-Season

All these Star Players are getting injured and its just getting to Week 2 of the Pre-Season. What will happen in the coming weeks.

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Oakland Raiders go 1-3 in the Pre-Season

The Oakland Raiders finish 1-3 in the Pre-Season, the offense looked pretty decent but never scored higher than 18 points and both games of week 2 vs bears and week 3 could have been won by a touchdown or tied with a FG. The defense looked like it settled down after the first 2 games only allowing 1 TD in both games to end the Pre-season. Below is the pre-season leaders.

Oakland Raiders Leaders - Pre Season

Passing		Rushing
1. Campbell - 315y, 2TD, 2Int		1. McFadden - 259y, 1TD
2. Gradkowski - 317y, 2Int		2. Bush - 117y
3.		3.
Receptions		Tackles
1. Schilens - 13rec, 113y, 1Td		1. McClain - 20 tack
2. Higgins - 9rec, 186y		2. Wimbley - 18 tack
3. Murphy - 7rec, 120y		3. Branch - 15 tack
4. Miller - 7, 80y, 1Td		4.
Sacks		Interceptions
1. Shaughnessy - 3 sack		1. Asomugha - 2int
2. Richardson, Wimbley, Houston - 2 sack		2. Branch, Huff, Routt - 1int
3. Henderson, Seymour - 0.5 sack		3.

Position Battle Winners:

QB= Jason Cambpell
HB= Darren McFadden
WR= Chaz Schilens
OG= Robert Gallery and Bruce Campbell
DT= John Henderson
LOLB= Thomas Howard
Backup CB= Walter McFadden
FS= Michael Huff

Injuries Around the NFL

RB Bennie Wells(ARI) is out for 6 weeks with broken collarbone
WR Randy Moss(NE) is out for 1 week with torn shoulder labrum
OT Jake Long(MIA) is out for 2 weeks with broken jaw
OT Mark Tausher(GB) is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle
DE Marcus Spears(DAL) is out for 3 weeks with broken collarbone
OLB Shawn Merriman(SD) is out for 3 weeks with broken collarbone

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The Final Roster for Oakland

A few days after the last pre-season game, the Jets release FB Tony Richardson. That same day Tony signs with the Oakland Raiders to be their starting FB since they dont have a blocking FB. It was a great pickup for the Raiders and the run game should even be alot more better with Richardson instead of Reece.

Raiders sign OT Patrick Estes and DE Jarron Gilbert to fill their roster. They cut HB Michael Bennett and WR Nick Miller to free up space for the people they signed. After these cuts and signs the Raiders finally have their final roster for the 2010-11 Season.

Oakland Raiders - 2010 Depth Chart - Regular Offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR	Chaz Schilens (73)	Darrius Heyward-Bey (68)	Jacoby Ford (60)
TE	Zach Miller (88)	Brandon Myers (66)
LT	Mario Henderson (79)	Patrick Estes (68)
LG	Robert Gallery (82)	Khalif Barnes (82)	Daniel Loper (69)
C	Jared Veldheer (70)	Samson Satele (77)
RG	Bruce Campbell (74)	Cooper Carlisle (78)	Daniel Loper (69)
RT	Langston Walker (73)	Erik Pears (70)
WR	Louis Murphy (75)	Johnny Lee Higgins (70)	Yamon Figurs (41)
QB	Jason Campbell (83)	Bruce Gradkowski (71)	Kyle Boller (66)
FB	Tony Richardson (90)	Marcel Reece (65)
HB	Darren McFadden (77)	Michael Bush (78)	Rock Cartwright (68)

Oakland Raiders - 2010 Depth Chart - Base 4-3 Defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
LDE	Lamarr Houston (72)	Jay Richardson (71)
LDT	John Henderson (82)	Desmond Bryant (66)
RDT	Richard Seymour (98)	Tommy Kelly (80)
RDE	Matt Shaughnessy (72)	Jarron Gilbert (68)
WLB	Thomas Howard (78)	Trevor Scott (77)	Quentin Groves (56)
MLB	Rolando McClain (79)	Ricky Brown (70)
SLB	Kamerion Wimbley (84)	Sam Williams (63)
CB	Nnamdi Asomugha (98)	Standford Routt (71)	Jeremy Ware (63)
SS	Tyvonn Branch (86)	Michael Mitchell (68)
FS	Michael Huff (78)	Hiram Eugene (72)
CB	Chris Johnson (74)	Walter McFadden (64)

Oakland Raiders - 2010 Depth Chart - Special Teams

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
K	Sebastian Janikowski (90)
P	Shane Lechler (98)
H	Bruce Gradkowski
PR	Johnny Lee Higgins (97)	Yamon Figurs (99)
KR	Yamon Figurs (99)	Jacoby Ford (92)	Johnny Lee Higgins (97)
LS	Samson Satele (76)

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The QBs are a decent group, the HB is solid with power and speed, WR core is solid, O-Line looks decent, D-Line looks stacked, LB core looks pretty good, DBs look solid but need another CB.

This team should be close to a .500 winning percentage this coming Season, they might be able to steal the AFC West but no one knows for sure and these Raider fans are not going to put any high hopes just yet in the beginning of the season.

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Oakland Raiders at Tennesse Titans Preview

The Oakland Raiders must stop Chris Johnson in most of the game. They need to put pressure and Vince Young and get turnovers to win on defense. On Offense, they DMC and Bush must run the ball hard and while the O-Line does their blocking. Jason Campbell should throw it to his main guys and make smart decisions and try not to throw a pick. The O-Line was the best in the Pre-season in protecting the QB, so lets see if they didnt lose a step.

The Tennesse Titans must give the ball to CJ most of the game and let him do his thing. Vince Young must make smart plays and run out of the pocket if pressured so he can make time for the WRs. The Titans D must put a halt on the strong run game of the Oakland Raiders and also cover well while putting a bit of pressure on Campbell to win this game.

The Titans are the favorite to win this game and we should see a offensive game. But whoever has the ball last or makes the most turnovers will win the game for sure.

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Oakland Raiders Win Late in the 4th

NFL Scoreboard - Oakland Raiders (0-0) at Tennessee Titans (0-0)

September 12, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Oakland Raiders 0 14 7 14 35 Tennessee Titans 7 14 7 0 28 Top Performers Oakland Raiders - Stats QB Jason Campbell - 23comp, 358yards, 3 TD, 2 Int HB Darren McFadden - 95yards, 2 TD, 1fumb, 39long Tennessee Titans - Stats HB Chris Johnson - 134yards, 2 TD	Team Stats Comparison OAK TEN First Downs 17 15 3rd Down Efficiency 3-10 30% 4-12 33% 4th Down Efficiency 1-1 0-1 Total Yards 422 336 Passing Yards 308 198 Rushing Yards 104 138 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-60 3-20 Turnovers 3(-2) 1(+2) Time of Possession 30:36 29:24
Scoring Summary First Quarter OAK TEN TEN 3:43 K.Britt catches a 8 yard pass from V. Young (R.Bironas kick) 0 7 Second Quarter OAK TEN TEN 14:56 C.Johnson runs a short 4 yard TD (R.Bironas kick) 0 14 TEN 8:18 J. Cook Jr. runs 1 yard for TD (R.Bironas kick) 0 21 OAK 5:55 D. McFadden breaks a tackle and runs for 39 yards for the TD 7 21 OAK 2:29 D. Heyward-Bey jumps up and brings down a 26 yard pass for the TD 14 21 Third Quarter OAK TEN TEN 9:50 C. Johnson runs and breaks two tackles for a 9 yard TD 14 28 OAK 4:11 L. Murphy catches a pass in the middle then jukes out of a tackle and scores a 34 yard TD 21 28 Fourth Quarter OAK TEN OAK 8:53 D. McFadden runs on the outside with no defenders in his way for a 5 yard TD 28 28 OAK 0:59 C. Schilens catches a open pass on the left side of the field and for a 68 yard TD 35 28
Oakland Raiders Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT J. Campbell 23/40 308 3 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. McFadden 15 95 6.3 2 J. Campbell 4 7 1.7 0 M. Bush 2 2 1 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Schilens 5 142 28.4 1 Z. Miller 5 54 10.8 0 L. Murphy 5 102 20.4 1 D. Heyward-Bey 3 42 14 1 D. McFadden 3 24 8 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD R. McClain 7 0 0 0 N. Asomugha 3 0 1 0 L. Houston 3 2 0 0 T. Branch 4 0 0 0 T.Howard 3 1 0 0 M. Shaughnessy 2 1 0 0 Mitchell/Wimbley/Henderson 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG Y. Figurs 2 39 0 21 J. Ford 2 39 0 20 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG J. Higgins 3 18 0 9 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG S. Janikowski 0/0 5/5 5 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 S. Lechler 3 140 46.6 0 Tennessee Titans Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT V. Young 17/34 235 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 20 134 6.7 2 J. Cook Jr. 2 2 1 1 A. Hall 1 2 2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD B. Scaife 5 50 10 0 C. Johnson 3 29 9.6 0 J. Gage 2 34 17 0 K. Britt 2 17 8.5 1 N. Washington 1 62 62 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD J. McCourty 4 0 1 0 S. Tullock 6 0 0 0 C. Hope 4 0 0 0 T.Brown/J. Haye 3 0 0 0 J. Babin 3 1 0 0 M. Griffen 2 0 0 0 C. Finnegan 2 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Mariani 3 53 0 18 D. Williams 1 21 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Mariani 3 19 0 10 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R. Bironas 0/1 4/4 4 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Kern 3 132 44.0 1

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