Rebuilding the Fear - Oakland Raiders M13 CCM

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Raiders Withstand Rivers' Rally
Chargers Score 22 Fourth Quarter Points,
But Raiders Hang On 31-28

The Raiders looked like they had this one in the bag. The Chargers offense was doing nothing and the Raiders were content not to take a lot of chances on their own.

The special teams got things started for the silver and black as a pair of rookies, LB Adrian McGruder and CB Heston Hill, combined to cause a fumble and house it for six.

After that, Caulder took over with two rushing touchdowns. After three, it was 21-6, Oakland.

Then Rivers woke up. He started attacking deep, perhaps catching the Raiders by surprise. At first, the Chargers simply settled for a FG after reaching the Raiders' 1 yard line. A fumble and a failed scoop by Wright pushed the ball back to the 10.

But that was just the start. The Chargers again marched down the field with Rivers daring McClain to beat him. McClain tried, pounding the receivers as they caught the ball, but no drops or fumbles. In the end, it was a touchdown and a successful 2-pt conversion. Score was tied at 21.

Caulder said enough of this and started pounding the ball again. Schumacher added some good throws, and Caulder punched in his third rushing TD of the day.

But then Schumacher made a mistake trying to get a pass to Moore. The ball was picked off. The Chargers moved down the field, again attacking McClain - and nearly paying for it as he almost had an interception.

Rivers stopped throwing at McClain at that point, instead picking on rookie Heston Hill, who looked lost. Then the Raiders went to zone coverage, but Roy Williams found the back corner of the end zone to tie the game with 1:13 left.

Schumacher started attacking. In 40 seconds, he moved the Raiders into field goal range. They took a shot for the end zone, but then bled out the Chargers' time outs. Janikowski made the 32-yard FG to give the Raiders a 31-28 lead.

There was no more magic in Rivers' arm as the team stopped the Chargers on downs, aided by Houston's 3rd sack of the day, which forced Rivers to just clock the ball on 3rd down, and kneeled on the ball once to claim the win.

The defense looked scarily bad at the end of the game, completely collapsing. For the second week in a row, McClain looked to be one of the few actually hustling for the whole game, and even then, he had 'only' 9 tackles - perhaps because of the Chargers' aerial attack.

Schumacher is also looking out of rhythm at a terrible time. He did pick up 253 yards and 61% completion percentage, but no touchdowns and another interception. Positives on offense were Caulder and a good day by TE Dwayne Allen, picking up 6 receptions for 90 yards and just missing a TD. If he can continue this kind of play, that would help the Raiders attack the middle of the field more easily, not to mention pressure linebackers and safeties.

And - the Raiders did win their 7th in a row, now sitting at 12-2. Schumacher's critics, though, will have a field day with Caulder's 30 carries and 3 TDs...."carrying" the day instead of the big bad strong-armed QB.

Box Score:

Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F OAK (10-2) 7 14 0 10 31 SDG (6-7) 3 0 3 22 28 Top Performers PASS: QB Philip Rivers (SD) - 19/40, 297 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT RUSH: HB Julio Caulder (OAK) - 30 att, 126 yds, 3 TD REC: WR Roy Williams (SD) - 5 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison OAK SDG First Downs 22 16 3rd Down Efficiency 7-15 (46%) 5-13 (38%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 Total Yards 530 480 Passing Yards 229 275 Rushing Yards 144 74 Penalties-Penalty Yards Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 33:56 26:04
Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Wade Schumacher 19/31 (61%) 253 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Julio Caulder 30 126 4.2 3 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Dwyane Allen 6 90 15.0 0 Denarius Moore 5 52 10.4 0 D'Andre Ware 4 74 18.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Rolando McClain 9 0 0 0 Lamarr Houston 4 3 0 0 Paris Cooper 4 0 0 0 K.J. Wright 4 0 0 0 Heston Hill (1 FR) 3 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Sebastian Janikowski 1/2 32 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Shane Lechler 6 249 41.5 1 San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Philip Rivers 19/40 (47%) 297 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dezrick Johnson 22 74 3.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Roy Williams 5 93 18.6 1 Malcolm Floyd 3 56 18.7 1 Dezrick Johnson 3 18 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Antwan Barnes 10 0 0 0 Donald Butler 8 0 0 0 Jerry Archer 8 1 0 0 Robert Morris 5 2 0 0 Luke Henderson 5 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Mike Nugent 2/2 29 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Mike Scifres 6 285 47.5 0

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Week 16 - Midweek News

NCAA Football:

Nevada TE Karl Kruger has broken the TE record for receptions, but scouts still don't praise him highly just yet.

Colorado HB Mark Wood pounded out 107 yards on 31 carries, making some wonder why he doesn't try to bounce to other holes instead of just running into traffic and fighting through it.

NFL News:

Awards:

NFC OPoW: QB Robert Griffin III (Redskins)
AFC OPoW: HB Arian Foster (Texans)
NFC DPoW: MLB Jovan Belcher (Giants)
AFC OPoW: FS Husain Abdullah (Patriots)


Terrelle Pryor and the Eagles outdueled the Redskins 44-38 in a battle of offenses.


Raiders News:

NFL Standings - Updated: Week 15
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Raiders-Y	12	2	0	379	250
Chargers	6	8	0	353	351
Chiefs	5	9	0	329	343
Broncos	5	9	0	362	398

The Raiders found a way last week, but they can't feel good about the win. Allowing 22 points in any quarter is inexcusable for this defense, but especially the 4th quarter. In addition, the Colts also won their 7th in a row to keep pace for the #1 seed. However, the Raiders have clinched as least a bye and the #2 seed, as have the Colts.

Next Game: Giants (9-5) @ Raiders (12-2)

The Raiders sport the league's best defense, but will need to prove it in what might be a tough game.


Injury Report:

RT Jeff Otah was injured last week, suffering a minor groin pull. He will miss the last two games of the regular season, but should be fine for the playoffs.


Roster News:

Stefen Wisniewski will see the field again, this time a RT. He's expected to fill in there until Otah heals.

No other roster moves are expected. Lyle stood behind his young QB and named him starter this week without hesitation.

The Raiders are going to experiment with a pure 3-4 this week and likely next week as well, using the relative unimportance of the game as a sort of 'scout team' exercise.

The linebackers will line up, from right to left, as Ash, Olsen, McClain, Wright.

Nose tackle is expected to be Jordan McCown as starter. Shaughnessy will start at RDE with Fields coming in for passing situations.


Player News:

DE Lamarr Houston surpassed last year's personal best of 17 sacks last week. He currently has 18, and is in reach of Strahan's sack record.

Heston Hill's defensive touchdown last week was the first of his career.




Notable Progression:

HB Julio Caulder
STR: 78 to 79

CB Heston Hill
ZCV: 69 to 72

LG Aaryn DePriest
PBK: 85 to 86

SS Tyvon Branch
TAK: 80 to 81

LB K.J. Wright
AWR: 80 to 81

TE Dwayne Allen
RTE: 55 to 56


Scouting News:

Scouts took a closer look at SS Lyndell Robinson and his physical attributes grade out pretty well. He's in the low 90's for speed, acceleration, and power.

HB Xavier Slaughter isn't quite as fast as hoped, coming in only in the low 90's. However, this quick feet might let him make up for any speed issues in the open field, and he remains of interest to the team.

TE Karl Kruger is now considered a second round projection, and might make it hard for the team to land him. At this point, TE Jordan Cates might be more realistic as the team's late 2nd round pick.

LOLB Davarius Bullock raised his stock with the team by displaying excellent footwork during an impromptu workout arranged by his agent. He also graded out in the low 90's for acceleration, which might make him an explosive blitzer.

"Could this be why they are experimenting with a pure 3-4?" One analyst spoke, "I mean, this kid is the kind of prospect you change your defense for, no doubt. He remains me of Suggs in his rookie year: already dynamic and will get better as he learns."

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Eli Throws Game Away
Three Picks Thwart Giants' Hopes of
Snapping Raiders Streak. Raiders Win 20-13

In a pouring rain, the Raiders looked flat from the start.

The Giants came out and took the opening kickoff the distance. Nice way to start, silver and black. Down 7-0 before even taking the field.

Raiders offense does nothing and the defense still looks out of sorts, but they only gave up a field goal to go down 10-0 after one.

Raiders come alive some in the second quarter. They get a nice drive from Schumacher that climaxed in Caulder fighting across the goal line on a screen pass for a TD. The Raiders worked down the field one more time, after Brandon Madison picked off Manning, for a FG, as did the Giants to make it 13-10 at the half. Paris Cooper hit Manning as he threw and the ball hung up for Brandon Madison. His WR-level hands weren't going to miss that easy catch.

Raiders get the opening possession of the second half and get a big play from Denarius Moore (shocking). Giants blew a coverage and the Schumacher hit Moore in stride. The strong safety, Phillips, had no chance on the play. Moore took it all the way for a touchdown.
Then there was Marcel Reece forcing a fumble on special teams. Paris Cooper, who seemed to be all over the field, recovered. Raiders tack on another field goal to make it 20-13.

The fourth quarter was basically just the Raiders watching the Giants' offense flail around. Brandon Jacobs got hurt on the play (one of McClain's paltry four tackles) and Nathaniel Pennix, who seems to get passed around from team to team, came in and could do little. Eli Manning threw his 3rd interception to Tyvon Branch (Patrick Peterson was also there), trying to force the ball to Victor Cruz in the end zone. Raiders got no points, but ate time off the clock.

Raiders were just playing conservatively, but Steven Grant broke a big run to get the Raiders into FG range for what would ice the game...but Janikowski missed.

That gave Eli one more chance to work a 2-minute drill for the comeback. Started off well, hitting Nicks over the middle for 20, then getting a first down with one of the few good runs Pennix had. But then the drive stalled with Cooper nearly getting his second interception to turn it over on downs and seal the win.

The defense didn't have much in the way of super standout performances, but they didn't give up much of anything either. In fact, just 6 offensive points as they looked much more like themselves. Perhaps they should pray for rain every week from now on.

Box Score:

New York Giants at Oakland Raiders
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F NYG (9-5) 10 3 0 0 13 OAK (12-2) 0 10 10 0 20 Top Performers PASS: QB Wade Schumacher (OAK) - 11/26, 187 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 92.2 QBR RUSH: HB Brandon Jacobs (NYG) - 18 att, 62 yds, 0 TD REC: WR Denarius Moore (OAK) - 4 rec, 119 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison NYG OAK First Downs 9 10 3rd Down Efficiency 5 6 4th Down Efficiency 0 0 Total Yards 394 358 Passing Yards 128 162 Rushing Yards 83 129 Penalties-Penalty Yards 65 yds 45 yds Turnovers 4 0 Time of Possession 29:49 29:34
New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Eli Manning 13/28 (46%) 153 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Brandon Jacobs 18 62 3.4 0 Nathaniel Pennix 8 21 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Donterius Celestin 4 54 13.5 0 Hakeem Nicks 3 29 9.7 0 Victor Cruz 2 41 20.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Haruki Nakamura 8 0 0 0 Joe Mays 6 1 0 0 Jovan Belcher 6 1 0 0 Tramon Williams 5 0 0 0 J.T. Newkirk 5 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Lawrence Tynes 2/2 35 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Steve Weatherford 5 203 40.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Victor Cruz 3 146 48.7 1 Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Wade Schumacher 11/26 (42%) 187 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Julio Caulder 29 80 2.8 0 Steven Grant 5 51 10.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denarius Moore 4 119 29.8 1 Julio Caulder 3 16 5.3 1 D'Andre Ware 2 45 22.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Paris Cooper (1 FR) 6 0 1 0 Jake Olsen 5 0 0 0 Tyvon Branch 5 0 1 0 Brandon Madison 4 0 1 0 Rolando McClain 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Sebastian Janikowski 2/3 58 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Shane Lechler 8 287 35.9 1

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Week 17 - Midweek News

NCAA Football:

Arizona RE Richard Wayne played a strong first half in the PAC Championship, but was terrible in the second half as Stanford defeated Arizona.

DT Connor Murphy (Boston College) was terrible and Boston College lost their Bowl Game to Utah 21-10.

Kentucky QB Ronald Dunson was a big disappointment in his senior year, and his draft stock appears to have plummeted as a result.


NFL News:

Jake Locker passed the touchdowns in a single-season record with 52 TD passes and there's a week left to play.

Awards:

NFC OPoW: QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
NFC DPoW: LB Chris Wilson (Lions)
AFC OPoW: WR Stephen Hill (Jets)
AFC DPoW: CB Darius Butler (Browns)


Raiders News:

NFL Standings - Updated: Week 17
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Raiders-Y	13	2	0	399	263
Chargers	7	8	0	373	361
Broncos	6	9	0	365	357
Chiefs	5	10	0	390	433

Next Game: Raiders (13-2) @ Colts (13-2)

In what could be a preview of the AFC Championship Game, the Raiders will travel to Indy for a battle of 8-game winning streaks to decide the top seed in the AFC.


Injury News:

No news to report this week.


Player News:

Lamarr Houston picked up 2 sacks last week to go to 20. If he can get 3 sacks this week, he'll break the single-season sacks record.

WR Denarius Moore and HB Julio Caulder may not play the full game, despite the #1 seed being on the line. Moore especially might be pulled.

"I don't want to risk major injury to a major piece we'll need in fighting for the bigger prize, " Lyle spoke. Caulder may play the full game as he would like to reach 1,350 yards on the season (needs 100).

If there was any doubt, McClain is playing. "You'd have to cripple me to get me off this field, " McClain spoke. Let's not give them any ideas, okay?


Notable Progression:

CB Paris Cooper
CTH: 52 to 53

LB Jake Olsen
PUR: 82 to 83

LB Tevin Ash
POW: 82 to 83

HB Julio Caulder
BCV: 86 to 87

CB Patrick Peterson
AWR: 78 to 79

WR Denarius Moore
BCV: 79 to 80

CB Brandon Madison
AWR: 63 to 64

LB K.J. Wright
PRC: 80 to 81

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Jake Locker?!?!? C'mon man....that ain't gonna happen.

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NFL News:

Jake Locker passed the touchdowns in a single-season record with 52 TD passes and there's a week left to play.

WTF!?!?!?!? I love Madden.

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Locker sets the TD record as a Bengal...go figure. Titans can't catch a break

Big game against the Colts coming up. How's McClain doing for DPOY?

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Locker sets the TD record as a Bengal...go figure. Titans can't catch a break

Big game against the Colts coming up. How's McClain doing for DPOY?

I doubt he'll get it. Not enough sacks. (As in 0, since that's not his role with us)

If he does, I'll be shocked.

I'm going to shoot the 3-4 in the head. Either still FUBAR or this team just isn't a 3-4 team. 46 here we come.

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I just finished the draft where you got K. Waters and Shumacher. Both of those guys were top picks by the CPU as well. Waters looks like he's gonna be really good.

I took some of your strategy advice and drafted McGruder. What a steal he was, and the draft "experts" didn't like the pic so much lol. Can't wait to see what scouting prospects you have for next seasons draft, I'll be watching!

Oh, and I picked up an UDFA before the first preseason game, he was a WR rookie rated 75! Name is Dylan Keldani, you should see if he's available in the FA pool still.

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Raiders Survive

Luck Leads TD Drive, but Ball Taken Out of His
Hands and Colts Fail 2-pt Conversion. Raiders Hold on 24-22.

If I was a Colts fan, I'd be so mad at the offensive coordinator. Andrew Luck marches the team down the field in the final two minutes to score the tying touchdown to Greg Jennings, fitting the ball into a corner-safety coverage beautifully, but when it's time for the two-point conversion to tie...they..***n? Something that has marginally worked all day? And not even a draw play - just a basic between-the-tackles run.

Ryan Grant ran hard, but had little success in general, yet Luck was hot and had renewed confidence after throwing 2 picks to Patrick Peterson on two consecutive possessions, leading to the leading TD for the Raiders.

"It's disappointing. That's all I'll say. The Raiders played hard, they won 8 straight for a reason. We just didn't have enough. I'm leaving it at that, " Luck spoke after the game when asked about the playcalling.

The Colts came out firing in the first half, picking up a 16-3 lead at the half. Their defense was also shutting down anything the Raiders tried. Schumacher was completely out of rhythm and the receivers didn't help matters any.

The first drive of the second half went just as bad. But then Oakland woke up and realized that they, too, have thirteen wins. Schumacher starting finding his receivers and Caulder started running hard. He was running hard enough to injure Robert Mathis for a little while and just pushing around the corners.

That bruising opened things up both with a couple play action passes as well as the receivers getting open more against the banged up coverage. The first touchdown came to a slant to D'Andre Ware. The next was a 6-yard run by Caulder. That got the Raiders ahead 17-16. Helping along the way was Patrick Peterson getting a read on Luck, picking him off twice in the quarter. The pass rush was also getting closer, adding to the trouble the young QB was having.

In the 4th quarter, the Raiders got some breathing room with hard-pounding drive with Caulder and Grant. Caulder gashed the Colts up the middle consistently and shaking off tacklers. He capped off the drive with a screen pass TD, running over another corner who tried to stop him.

Caulder's determination was too much for the Colts defender.

The offense continues making mistakes. This time three lost fumbles and a Schumacher interception (he also lost a fumble). The defense keeps finding ways to adjust and picking up takeaways of their own and the offense figures itself out sooner than later most times.

"The Raiders are either blessed with an killer defense or are the luckiest team in the NFL. Right now, I'm leaning towards the luck...no pun intended, " an analyst commented.

The Raiders end the season at 14-2 and the AFC road to the Super Bowl will go through Oakland.

Box Score:

Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F OAK (13-2) 0 3 14 7 24 IND (13-2) 3 13 0 6 22 Top Performers PASS: QB Wade Schumacher (OAK) - 19/33, 171 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT RUSH: HB Julio Caulder (OAK) - 28 att, 133 yds, 1 TD REC: WR Greg Jennings (IND) - 7 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison OAK IND First Downs 18 12 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13 (38%) 3-16 (18%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 456 339 Passing Yards 157 196 Rushing Yards 165 80 Penalties-Penalty Yards 55 yds 42 yds Turnovers 4 2 Time of Possession 33:39 26:21
Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Wade Schumacher 19/33 (57%) 171 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Julio Caulder 28 133 4.8 1 Steven Grant 8 27 3.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denarius Moore 7 32 4.6 0 Dwayne Allen 4 51 12.8 0 Julio Caudler 3 52 17.3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Rolando McClain 8 0 0 0 Brandon Madison 8 0 0 0 Tyvon Branch 6 0 0 0 Patrick Peterson 4 0 2 0 Lamarr Houston 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Sebastian Janikowski 1/1 44 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Shane Lechler 6 252 42.0 2 Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andrew Luck 19/38 (50%) 212 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ryan Grant 25 67 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Jennings 7 93 13.3 1 Coby Fleener 4 58 14.5 1 T.Y. Hilton 3 22 7.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bart Scott (3 FF) 13 1 0 0 Eric Smith (1 FF) 12 0 0 0 Dwight Freeney (1 FR) 5 0 0 0 Robert Mathis 5 1 0 0 Kyle Wilson 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Steven Hauschka 3/3 52 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 Pat McAfee 8 350 43.8 1

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Wildcard Round - Midweek News

NFL News:

Coach Lovie Smith has retired from the NFL.

Vikings fired Leslie Fraizer and his entire staff.


Awards:

NFL MVP: QB Jake Locker (Bengals)
Coach of the Year: Chuck Pagano (Colts) Never mind Lyle had the best record or anything...

AFC Offensive Player of the Year: QB Jake Locker (Bengals)
AFC Defensive Player of the Year: DE Lamarr Houston (Raiders)
AFC Offensive Rookie of the Year: QB Wade Schumacher (Raiders)
AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: MLB Armond Jones (Broncos)
AFC Best Awards:
QB: Jake Locker (Bengals)
RB: Maurice Jones-Drew (Jags)
WR: Mohamed Sanu (Bengals)
OL: Aaryn DePriest (Raiders)
DL: Kalen Day (Steelers) (How do you win DPOY but not best at your own position?)

DB: Patrick Peterson (Raiders)
K: Josh Scobee

NFC Offensive Player of the Year: QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
NFC Defensive Player of the Year: DE Ray McDonald (49ers)
NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year: WR Donquel Nickell (Cowboys)
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: MLB John Lugo (Bears)
NFC Best Awards:
QB: Aaron Rodgers (Packers)
RB: Matt Forte (Bears)
WR: James Jones (Packers)
OL: Mike Iupati (49ers)
DL: Ray McDonald (49ers)
DB: Tramon Williams (Giants)
K: Josh Brown (Vikings)


Wildcard Round Match-ups:

Jaguars @ Dolphins
Bucs @ Packers
Bills @ Bengals
49ers @ Giants


Raiders News

Raiders ended the season at 14-2, good enough for best record in the NFL. However, it means little unless the team can finally break through and win the Lombardi.

Next Game: Bye


Injury News:

WR Brad Smith suffered another serious injury and will be placed on IR. He broke his collarbone and will be out until next season.

The team got back DE Keiwone Walters, WR C.J. Gortman, and RT Jeff Otah, just in time for the playoff run.


Roster News:

Gortman will likely return kicks along with Leon Washington, who was picked up to replace Brad Smith on the roster. Washington will also handle punt returns.

Keiwone Walters returns to his DE spot as starter. Quinterrius Fields remains in his pass rush situational role.

With the 4-3 back in effect, the team moves Jake Olsen to the LOLB spot with Ash remaining at ROLB. K.J. Wright will back up and come in when certain packages are used.

"Getting all of these linebackers on the field is going to be an increasing problem, if having too much talent a position can be classified as a problem. Just seems like the team should dangle some of these guys out for trades, " One analyst commented, "I'd start with Jake Olsen. They love his coverage ability, but I don't see him producing."

Coach Lyle had hinted on going with more chase-and-tackle type linebackers that hit hard and rush the passer. Wonder if he's thinking along the lines of this analyst's comments? But he is also dismissing the 3-4. What could he have in mind?

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Raiders End of Season Stats Report

         Passing
           Name             QBR     Yards     TD     INT     Comp    Att    Comp %   YPA
     Wade Schumacher        78.9    3,575     25      19     282     505     55%     7.1

         Rushing            Att     Yards    Avg      TD
      Julio Caulder         352     1,386    3.9      12
       Steven Grant          93      365     3.9      0
      Alfred Morris          66      267     4.0      0
      Mikel Leshoure         24      135     5.6      0

        Receiving           Rec     Yards    Avg      TD
      Denarius Moore         73     1,242    17.0     9
      Brandon Lloyd          49      685     14.0     2
       D'Andre Ware          31      557     18.0     4
      Julio Caulder          29      135     4.7      4
       Marcel Reece          24      181     7.5      1
       Steven Grant          20      141     7.1      1
       Dwayne Allen          14      179     12.8     0
      Darryl Beatty          12      132     11.0     4

        Defensive           Tak      TFL     Sack    INT      PD      FF      FR     SFTY     TD
     Rolando McClain        153      27       1       3       12      2       0       0       1
        Jake Olsen           73      23       1       0       7       4       0       0       0
       Tyvon Branch          68      12       2       2       13      2       0       0       0
       Paris Cooper          65       8       1       2       15      0       1       0       0
     Brandon Madison         49       5       0       5       21      0       1       0       1
       K.J. Wright           45       9       0       0       4       3       0       0       0
      Lamarr Houston         43      29       21      0       1       0       0       0       0
     Patrick Peterson        41       1       0       6       18      1       0       0       2
        Tevin Ash            34       9       3       0       0       0       1       1       1
      Vince Wilfork          33      15       8       0       0       0       1       0       0
      Jordan McCown          30       5       3       0       0       0       0       0       0
      Mike Mitchell          29       1       1       0       0       4       0       0       0
    Shaquille Carillon       26       0       0       1       5       0       0       0       0
       Antrel Rolle          26       2       0       0       3       0       0       0       0
     Keiwone Walters         26       6       1       0       0       0       1       0       0
       Heston Hill           20       1       0       0       0       0       1       0       1

         Kicking            FGM      FGA     FG %  FG Long
   Sebastian Janikowski      37      44      84%      58

         Punting           Punts     Avg   Net Avg   In20     TB     Long
      Shane Lechler          91     41.4     37.0      20      5       59

Notes:

Rolando McClain reached 150 tackles for the 4th consecutive year...Julio Caulder reached 1,000 yards rushing for the 2nd time in his young career...Denarius Moore reaches 1,000 yards receiving for the 3rd time in four seasons...

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kinda odd but telling that the 3 backups combined for about half as many carries as caulder, but had no TD's to his 12

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Divisional Round - Midweek News

NFL News:

Wild Card Round Results:

Jags def. Dolphins 38-21
Packers def. Bucs 27-23
Bengals def. Bills 41-24
49ers def. Giants 23-20

Divisional Round Schedule:

Bengals @ Colts
Packers @ Falcons
Jaguars @ Raiders
49ers @ Rams

Raiders News

Raiders will attempt to defend their home field against the Jaguars, who put up a surprising number of points considering they are offensively in the same league as the Raiders (Jags: 28th, Raiders: 27th). On paper, the Raiders defense would seem to tip the scales...but that's why they play the games...

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kinda odd but telling that the 3 backups combined for about half as many carries as caulder, but had no TD's to his 12

Tell me about it.

Just something about Caulder. Not even y/c because Caulder was just blah.

I still don't know what it is or why. Nothing in the ratings or traits would indicate that kind of disparity.

If nothing else, Morris or Grant - I thought at least one of them would do well.

The other really interesting stat that jumped at me was Olsen having 23 TFL, but neither the tackles numbers of McClain or the sacks of Houston.