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Don't Say Sorry

“You definitely don't want to ever feel like you're letting your offense down and yesterday we did.” -Stanford Routt “We have a good group of men in that locker room who hopefully have learned a very valuable lesson that we can learn from this and move forward. That we have to play Raider football all the time. Not just for a half, but you have to do it for 60 minutes.” -Hue Jackson “Don’t say you’re sorry, just change.” This is what my mother would say to me when I apologized for doing something wrong, for the millionth time. This is the same message that needs to be conveyed to the Raiders. Following Sunday’s total meltdown, many players from the team tweeted their apologies and promises of a stronger showing next week. Some veterans said in interviews that it was the worst game in their careers. While the Raider Nation was appreciative of the players acknowledging that the end of the game was a huge disappointment, that doesn’t change anything. The Raiders blew a 21-3 lead a...

Trimming the Roster to 80

The Raiders must trim the roster to 80 players once all the drafted rookies are signed. This should happen as the days draw closer to training camp. The roster sits at 84 players, meaning four players will need to be cut if the Raiders intend to bring all the drafted rookies to camp. It is seemingly impossible to accurately predict the last five roster spots on the 53-man roster, so predicting who makes the camp roster of 80 is even harder. Still, there are potential candidates to be cut and cases can be made for and against each player. DT Chris Cooper For: Veteran, journeyman, could be quality depth at defensive tackle Against: The Raiders brought in John Henderson and re-signed William Joseph to go along with Tommy Kelly, Desmond Bryant. Lamarr Houston and Seymour should spend time at defensive tackle also. DT Kellen Heard For: Good size and upside if the Raiders play the 3-4. Against: Henderson can anchor the 3-4 and Heard had off-the-field issues in college. Undrafted rookie...