Oakland Raiders Week Eight: Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns

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Published: October 30, 2009

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... taken to task by the New York Jets.

We travel to rival San Diego this weekend looking to end a 12-game losing skid against the hated dolts, er, Bolts.

This team needs to find an identity and fast. They need to decide whether they are the team that shows up and physically beats opponents up, or the team that becomes a willing participant in their own destruction.

The pressure is on as always for this team and we have what seems to be a recurring themes here.

 

Pressures

JaMarcus Russell

Russell has played poorly enough at times this season to warrant a benching, but it never came and looks like it never would.

Until last weekend.

Having turned the ball over twice, leading to two Jet touchdown drives for a combined eight yards, Russell was leading the team on a solid drive and looking as if he may get them back in the game.

Then, he threw another pick; this time in the end zone. Gran...

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