Oakland Raiders Week Seven: Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns

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Published: October 25, 2009

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... & Black. Even though they played well last weekend and are coming off a big win, there are still concerns, obviously. Let's get to it.

 

PRESSURES

JaMarcus Russell

The defense won the game for us last weekend, but Russell showed a lot of poise, leadership, and confidence when he was on the field.

He has been much maligned this season, and I myself have called him out for an apparent apathy toward succeeding. A decent game last weekend (although spectacular by his standards thus far this season) does not answer all of our questions.

But from the outset against the Eagles last week, he looked like a different player. He seemed to have regained his confidence. He was moving around in the pocket, feeling the rush, and getting rid of the ball.

He made excellent usage of his check-downs to Gary Russell, and would've had an even better game if it weren't for the usual drops in the first quarter by ou...

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