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Oakland Exodus (M15 Relocation CFM)

Oakland Exodus
Madden 15 CFM

Introduction

I just recently made the jump to the next-gen consoles with a PS4, and after having taken a couple years off from Madden and only playing NCAA on XBox 360, I am absolutely in love with this year's game. Sure, it has its quirks, but this is blowing me away far past any previous football games. I love the social / creative aspect of telling a story while playing a game, so this will be my way to making the game even more enjoyable for myself and bringing you guys along for the ride!

I will begin the game playing as a new custom-created owner who has recently bought out the Raiders and is planning on moving them out of Oakland for a fresh start. I'm playing on All-Pro with 15 minute quarters using a slightly tweaked version of Armor & Sword's excellent slider. Because of the absolutely horribad, broken fund issues of owner mode, I'll be switching over to coach mode as soon as the relocation is completed, so as not to completely bork my team forever.

And that's it! Please allow me to post two placeholder posts before commenting, and look for the beginning posts this evening!

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Placeholder 2/2... Feel free to drop a post while I work on the opening couple of updates!

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Raiders 2014 Season Preview

Raiders Sold to California Businessman, Promises to "Build a New Team"

The history of the Raiders organization and the Davis family is a long one that needs little explanation, but franchise heir Mark Davis has opted to accept the sale of the team, coming to undisclosed terms with California CEO Jackson Vandergrift to transfer ownership of the team in time the 2014 season.

A highly successful venture capitalist from a wealthy California family, Vandergrift put the entire Raiders organization on call at his opening press conference, declaring an open season on everyone from Head Coach Dennis Allen down to the lowest draft picks. No one is safe from replacement, it seems; even the team's own home is no longer a guarantee.

"A football team is unique in many ways, but it's still a business at the end of the day," he said during the conference, "When you take over a new venture, you evaluate... Who's contributing, who isn't, and how you can streamline the organization for success. That could mean a new coach, a new quarterback, even a new venue if that's what it takes. But I intend to be very aggressive in reshaping this team for a successful future, whatever that entails."

As a team that hasn't posted a winning season in over a decade, the Raiders are ripe for a number of changes. It only remains to be seen what directions Vandergrift will choose for those changes. Even before the sale of the team, a coaching change seemed in the cards for Oakland, and with it could come significant personnel re-investment. And following on his comments, various sources have suggested that Vandergrift was rumored to be in contact with nearby cities such as Portland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles to lobby for stadium offers and feel out potential interest.

When all is said and done, this could be a transformative year for the Raiders franchise on multiple levels.

Preseason Preview

Entering the 2014 season, the Raiders are one of the oldest teams in the National Football League, with 13 players on the roster aged thirty or older, and many more who aren't far behind. There are a few players who are easy locks for their position, but there is also a lot of room for growth and change in the 2014 Raider lineup.

Quarterback

Former Texan Matt Schaub is currently at the top of the Raiders' depth chart at QB, holding down the starting position while the team tries to find a long-term solution at the position. Matt McGloin and Trent Edwards are also in the stable, but the most attention this preseason will be on Derek Carr, drafted in the second round by the Raiders and a strong candidate to replace Schaub when the time is right. Oakland has gone through many changes over the years trying to find a stable leader AT QB, and while Schaub seems the logical choice to start early on in the year, a strong showing by the second-round pick could convince Allen and Hartford to pull the trigger on him sooner rather than later.

Running Back

Darren McFadden and Maurice Jones-Drew form a solid dual threat in the backfield, offering a mix of power and agility that has become a highly desirable combination in a league that increasingly runs by committee. With the team's quarterback situation still in flux, McFadden and MJD will be called upon heavily to stabilize the offense and make up for what is likely to be a lackluster passing attack. Standout FB Marcel Reece is also a highly talented presence in the backfield, able to make plays in a way that is uncommon at his position.

Wide Receiver

The Raiders are still searching for the definitive answer to their Quarterback question, but whoever becomes the signal-caller of the future is going to need some reliable targets. While James Jones and Denarius Moore are the team's two most competent receivers at the top of the depth chart, they lack some height compared to the team's other players and the position is not a deep one overall. Look for the Raiders to try and cultivate talent at this position to ease the load of whoever ends up under center.

Tight End

As offensive trends evolve in the NFL, Tight End has quickly become a high-value position for many teams. The Raiders have starting TE David Ausberry who, while not an all-star at his position, should be more than enough to allow the Raiders to focus their attention on other positions.

Offensive Line

Donald Penn and Stefen Wisniewski are strong spots along the Oakland O-Line, but struggling teammates like LG Tony Bergstrom and untested young talent like RG Gabe Jackson leave plenty of questions along the front five. Talented runners need good blockers, and the Raiders should place a high priority on solidifying a strong line as the foundation for future improvements to the team.

Linebacker

The Raiders invested the fifth overall pick of the 2014 draft in Buffalo OLB Khalil Mack, who should provide a sorely needed upgrade to the team's weak linebacking corps. Mack will line up across from another young player in Sio Moore, with veteran Kevin Burnett lined up at MLB.

Cornerback

Tarell Brown is the leader of the CB group in Oakland, but it remains to be seen if the rest of that group can pick up to his pace. Carlos Rogers, with nine seasons under his belt, still hasn't reached Brown's caliber, and a young D.J. Hayden will need to show significant growth in order to claim the second CB spot for his own. If Hayden can progress quickly, the Raiders could have a strong pair of outside corners to help defend the pass. If he can't, look for the team to explore other options at this important position.

Safety

Free Safety Charles Woodson has sixteen years of play behind him, and is declining into the twilight years of his career. If he begins to slip too far, he could find the younger Usama Young filling his position and putting the veteran out of work. Strong Safety Tyvon Branch, however, has little competition on the team and should be a secure starter.

Raiders 2014 Preseason Schedule

Week 1: @ Minnesota
Week 2: vs. Detroit
Week 3: @ Packers
Week 4: vs. Seahawks

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2014: Preseason Week 1
Oakland Raiders @ Minnesota Vikings

Ponder Takes the Reins in 20-13 Win

Neither team intended to play their starters for very long in the opening week of preseason football, but Matt Cassel's night was cut even shorter than expected when a sack by Raiders Safety Charles Woodson knocked him out of the game on the opening drive. A sprained achilles left Cassel spectating on the bench as Christian Ponder took things over, playing through the full four quarters on the way to downing the Raiders.

Ponder completed 15 of his 19 passes for 228 yards, and capitalized on a Matt McGloin interception to score on a 32-yard pass to Jarius Wright near the end of the first half. The Vikings didn't ask Ponder to take over the game, however, focusing on their rushing attack to subdue Oakland. After Adrian Peterson posted 35 yards on 10 carries in the first quarter, third-year Running Back Joe Banyard shredded the Raiders for 123 yards on 24 carries. On top of Banyard's performance, rookie Jerrick McKinnon posted an addition 51 yards on 5 carries, including a 41-yard draw for a touchdown in the second half.

Raiders QB Matt Schaub played conservatively in the first quarter, throwing 6-8 for 65 yards before passing the signal-calling duties off to McGloin. The young backup struggled throughout the second quarter, throwing for only 18 yards and going 2-8 with an interception. Derek Carr controlled most of the second-half playing time after Trent Edwards left the game with an injury early in the third quarter, and threw 5-11 for 114 yards and his team's only touchdown of the game. To be fair, however, the play was more the result of Little bouncing off multiple tacklers than stellar QB play by Carr.

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On the ground, McFadden and Jones-Drew both posted respectable performances, but Latavius Murray hurt his chances of retaining an elusive roster spot at his position by giving up a fumble on what could have been a scoring drive, resulting in a touchdown for the Vikings that sealed the win.

The game was a close one, but a few crucial mistakes cost Oakland the win. While a few backups managed to drop their stock and put their roster spots in danger, coach Allen can at least go home happy that his starters played well in their limited showing, and that he gained some valuable insight into his potential backups.

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><table class="osdyn" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="6" align="center">Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Fri Aug 8, 2014 </td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Raiders (0-0-0)</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td class="active" align="right">13</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota Vikings (0-0-0)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">10</td><td class="active" align="right">20</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%">
</td><td align="center" width="20%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="20%">MIN</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">289</td><td align="center">403</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">116</td><td align="center">206</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">173</td><td align="center">197</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">16</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">16</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">83</td><td align="center">21</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">382</td><td align="center">440</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">8</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">50%</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">24:23</td><td align="center">35:37</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="spacer" style="margin:0 auto;" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="575"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="masthead_alt"><td colspan="5" bgcolor="#000000">Oakland Raiders</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Matt Schaub</td><td align="right">6-8</td><td align="right">65</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt McGloin</td><td align="right">2-8</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Derek Carr</td><td align="right">5-11</td><td align="right">114</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Darren McFadden</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">5.4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Latavius Murray</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right">4.3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Maurice Jones-Drew</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">6.5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td align="right" width="16%">REC</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Greg Little</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">111</td><td align="right">27.8</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>David Ausberry</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">13.3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mychal Rivera</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">12.5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">DEFENSE</td><td align="right" width="16%">TACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">SACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tyvon Branch</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>D.J. Hayden</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Usama Young</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">KICKING</td><td align="right" width="16%">FG</td><td align="right" width="16%">XP</td><td align="right" width="16%">PTS</td><td align="right" width="16%">LONG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sebastian Janikowski</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">47</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PUNTING</td><td align="right" width="16%">NO</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">IN20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marquette King</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">316</td><td align="right">52.7</td><td align="right">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="masthead_alt"><td colspan="5" bgcolor="#3B0160">Minnesota Vikings</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Christian Ponder</td><td align="right">15-19</td><td align="right">228</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Cassel</td><td align="right">0-1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Adrian Peterson</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">3.5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Joe Banyard</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="right">5.1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jerick McKinnon</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">10.2</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td align="right" width="16%">REC</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Joe Banyard</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">10.0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rhett Ellison</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">85</td><td align="right">28.3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jarius Wright</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">14.3</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">DEFENSE</td><td align="right" width="16%">TACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">SACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mistral Raymond</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Audie Cole</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">KICKING</td><td align="right" width="16%">FG</td><td align="right" width="16%">XP</td><td align="right" width="16%">PTS</td><td align="right" width="16%">LONG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Blair Walsh</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">43</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PUNTING</td><td align="right" width="16%">NO</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">IN20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jeff Locke</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">272</td><td align="right">45.3</td><td align="right">2</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

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2014: Preseason Week 2
Detroit Lions @ Oakland Raiders

Schaub Leads, Murray Redeems in Raiders Home-Opening Win

Latavius Murray, who gave up a critical fumble in Week 1, jumps into the endzone for a score.

The Vikings dealt the Raiders a frustrating loss in week one of this year’s preseason, but the Raiders’ first game back at home in Oakland was a much different story.

After playing just one quarter in last week’s loss to the Vikings, the Raiders’ starting group played the full first half when the team hosted Detroit on Friday night. While McGloin and Carr were struggling to find their grooves, presumed starter Matt Schaub threw for a respectable 12-16 in the first half, putting up 109 passing yards and a single TD pass to Tight End David Ausberry, who is quickly becoming one of Oakland’s preseason standouts.

Tight End David Ausberry has performed well in both games this year, making him an unexpected preseason star.

The backup squad leaned heavily on the powerful leg of Sebastian Janikowski, and the kicker scored five field goals when McGloin and Carr failed to sustain critical drives. The unit did, however, avoid the costly turnovers that plagued their effort last week, and tipped the differential in their favor by intercepting David Orlovsky three times and sacking him once for a recovered fumble. Although Orlovsky seemed to find his rhythm at times late in the game, the Raiders were able to keep up the pressure with an aggressive, attacking scheme that forced mistakes and turnovers at just the right times. And while the defense gave up rushing yards by the bucketload to Minnesota last week, the squad was able to keep Detroit’s rushing attack stifled for most of the day.

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><table class="osdyn" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="6" align="center">Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Aug 15, 2014</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Detroit Lions (1-0-0)</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td class="active" align="right">17</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Raiders (0-1-0)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td class="active" align="right">30</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%">
</td><td align="center" width="20%">DET</td><td align="center" width="20%">OAK</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">305</td><td align="center">359</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">75</td><td align="center">149</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">230</td><td align="center">210</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">15</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center">32</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">74</td><td align="center">119</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">395</td><td align="center">510</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">4-12</td><td align="center">5-15</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0</td><td align="center">0-1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0</td><td align="center">1-1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">100%</td><td align="center">80%</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">1-5</td><td align="center">0-0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">27:58</td><td align="center">32:02</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FIRST QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">DET</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:10</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 50yd FG</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:47</td><td width="70%">(DET) Reggie Bush 2 yd run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">DET</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">12:32</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 49 yd FG</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">3:55</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Matt Schaub 13yd pass to David Ausberry</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">13</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:00</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 40 yd FG</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">16</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">DET</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:38</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Latavius Murray 1 yd run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">24</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:28</td><td width="70%">(DET) Joique Bell 1 yd run</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">24</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">DET</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">13:18</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 36 yd FG</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">27</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:07</td><td width="70%">(DET) Giorgio Tavecchio 41 yd FG</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">1:49</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 22 yd FG</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">30</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="spacer" style="margin:0 auto;" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="575"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="masthead_alt"><td colspan="5" bgcolor="#006DB0">Detroit Lions</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Matt Stafford</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dan Orlovsky</td><td align="right">22-31</td><td align="right">229</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Reggie Bush</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">3.5</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Joique Bell</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">3.9</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td align="right" width="16%">REC</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Brandon Pettigrew</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kevin Ogletree</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">50</td><td align="right">10.7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Reggie Bush</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">10.7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Calvin Johnson</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">13.3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">DEFENSE</td><td align="right" width="16%">TACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">SACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Gabe Lynn</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Isa Abdul-Quddus</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kyle Van Noy</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">KICKING</td><td align="right" width="16%">FG</td><td align="right" width="16%">XP</td><td align="right" width="16%">PTS</td><td align="right" width="16%">LONG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Giorgio Tavecchio</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">42</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PUNTING</td><td align="right" width="16%">NO</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">IN20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sam Martin</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">328</td><td align="right">54.6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table class="osdyn spacer" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="masthead_alt"><td colspan="5" bgcolor="#000000">Oakland Raiders</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Matt Schaub</td><td align="right">12-16</td><td align="right">109</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt McGloin</td><td align="right">5-8</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Derek Carr</td><td align="right">2-6</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Darren McFadden</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">3.1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Maurice Jones-Drew</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">3.8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Latavius Murray</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">3.1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jeremy Stewart</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">4.2</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td align="right" width="16%">REC</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marcel Reece</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">4.8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>David Ausberry</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">14.0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>James Jones</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">13.3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Latavius Murray</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">13.0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nick Kasa</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">28.0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">DEFENSE</td><td align="right" width="16%">TACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">SACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kaelin Burnett</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>D.J. Hayden</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chimdi Chekwa</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tarell Brown</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">KICKING</td><td align="right" width="16%">FG</td><td align="right" width="16%">XP</td><td align="right" width="16%">PTS</td><td align="right" width="16%">LONG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sebastian Janikowski</td><td align="right">5-5</td><td align="right">1-1</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">51</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PUNTING</td><td align="right" width="16%">NO</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">IN20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marquette King</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">280</td><td align="right">56.0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

Winning their preseason home opener will give the Raiders some critical momentum, but they will have a difficult task ahead of them next week when they go back on the road to face the Packers. Matt Schaub is expected to sit next week's game, as Head Coach Dennis Allen plays Matt McGloin and Derek Carr against one another in a competition for the primary backup role. Expect to see extended playing time from the backup Running Backs as well, as the team trims its roster closer to its 53-man limit for the season.

Re: Oakland Exodus

2014: Preseason Week 3
Oakland Raiders @ Green Bay Packers

Flynn, Starks Pulverize Oakland

Aaron Rodgers didn't look like himself Friday night at Lambeau, throwing a seemingly careless interception and failing to produce much on his limited drives. But thankfully for the Packers, backup QB Matt Flynn was throwing like a midseason sniper, dissecting the Raiders' struggling pass coverage while backup HB James Starks racked up 14 points on the ground for his team on the way to a commanding 34-20 victory.

Meanwhile, the Raiders continued to learn lessons about their talent depth on the way to the preseason's final game and the last set of roster cuts. Previously quiet backup HB Jeremy Stewart put in a healthy night's work, running for 88 yards and showing some impressive running power, breaking tackles frequently and showing that he has the power to fight for crucial extra yardage.

Jeremy Stewart didn't see much playing time in the early preseason, but he ran impressively
hard against Green Bay Friday night.

Meanwhile, both Matt McGloin and Derek Carr showed why Matt Schaub remains the presumed starter, as both Quarterbacks struggled against the Packers' B-team. McGloin was able to start the game strong with an impressive touchdown pass into double coverage to Rod Streater in the first quarter, but he failed to produce any more points and threw two interceptions to close out his first-half performance.

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Derek Carr, for his part, completed only 8 passes himself, though he did play a more cautious game and did not turn the ball over. He matched McGloin's touchdown in the final minutes of the game, finding TE Nick Kasa on an 8-yard pass that was too little, too late for a team that couldn't put together a consistent offense at any point during the game.

TE Nick Kasa dives into the endzone late in the fourth quarter for Derek Carr's only passing touchdown of the game.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">FRI Aug 22, 2014 </td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Raiders (1-1-0)</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Green Bay Packers (1-1-0)</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right" class="active">34</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="20%">GNB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">320</td><td align="center">467</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">123</td><td align="center">149</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">197</td><td align="center">318</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">25</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">86</td><td align="center">26</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">412</td><td align="center">497</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">6-15</td><td align="center">8-14</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">1-1</td><td align="center">0-0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-0</td><td align="center">0-0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">100%</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">0-0</td><td align="center">0-0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">25:11</td><td align="center">34:49</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FIRST QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="10%">GNB</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">13:05</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Matt McGloin 9yd pass to Rod Streater</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:11</td><td width="70%">(GNB) Eddie Lacy 7yd run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:33</td><td width="70%">(GNB) Mason Crosby 32yd FG</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="10%">GNB</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">13:37</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 31yd FG</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">10</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">1:34</td><td width="70%">(GNB) Matt Flynn 16yd pass to Jared Abbrederis</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">17</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="10%">GNB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">11:48</td><td width="70%">(GNB) Mason Crosby 47yd FG</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">20</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">3:32</td><td width="70%">(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 29yd FG</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">20</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="10%">GNB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">14:15</td><td width="70%">(GNB) James Starks 7yd run</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:46</td><td width="70%">(GNB) James Starks 6yd run</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">34</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:53</td><td width="70%">(GNB) Derek Carr 5yd pass to Nick Kasa</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">34</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" class="spacer" style="margin:0 auto;" width="575"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="100%"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Oakland Raiders</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Matt McGloin</td><td align="right">8-21</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Derek Carr</td><td align="right">8-17</td><td align="right">113</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jeremy Stewart</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">5.1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td align="right" width="16%">REC</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jeremy Stewart</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">14.7</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>David Ausberry</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">29.0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nick Kasa</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">12.0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rod Streater</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">DEFENSE</td><td align="right" width="16%">TACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">SACK</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nick Roach</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Usama Young</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tarell Brown</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">KICKING</td><td align="right" width="16%">FG</td><td align="right" width="16%">XP</td><td align="right" width="16%">PTS</td><td align="right" width="16%">LONG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sebastian Janikowski</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">2-2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">32</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PUNTING</td><td align="right" width="16%">NO</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">IN20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marquette King</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">343</td><td align="right">57.1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr></table></td><td align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="100%"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#313F36" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Green Bay Packers</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">PASSING</td><td align="right" width="16%">C/A</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td><td align="right" width="16%">INT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Aaron Rodgers</td><td align="right">5-12</td><td align="right">63</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Flynn</td><td align="right">29-36</td><td align="right">268</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RUSHING</td><td align="right" width="16%">ATT</td><td align="right" width="16%">YDS</td><td align="right" width="16%">AVG</td><td align="right" width="16%">TD</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Eddie Lacy</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>James Starks</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">4.4</td><td align="right">2</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="36%">RECEIVING</td><td 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With only one week left in the preseason, it seems unlikely that Carr or McGloin will unseat Matt Schaub, and barring a midseason injury both young men should end up warming the Raiders' bench this year. The Raiders only have one week to trim their roster down to 53 players, and owner Jackson Vandergrift has promised to end the preseason with a series of dramatic announcements for the team. On top of a finalized roster announcement, it is also expected that Vandergrift will comment on the team's rumored relocation talks with Sacramento, Portland, and Los Angeles.

Re: Oakland Exodus

One more week of preseason, and then it's off to the games that count.. I'm loving these sliders and the challenge they present, so this should be a lot of fun.

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