You May Be Seeing More of Former Hawkeye Brandon Myers

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Published: August 22, 2009

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... the usual suspects: handoffs to Darren McFadden, passes, missed in most cases, to Darrius Heyward-Bey and Zach Miller.

But with backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski at the helm in the third quarter, a new star (maybe?) emerged.

Brandon Myers, topped the charts for the Raiders with four receptions for 75 yards and one TD. He showed ability to run plays—at least someone was paying attention during training camp—and pull down tough passes, even in double coverage.

Less than half way into the third quarter, the Raiders made what would eventually be a TD drive where Myers came alive. A deep pass to the right side of the field that hit Myers, heavily guarded by Reggie Smith, took Oakland from midfield to the SF 23-yard line.

The second down of the next drive, Gradkowski hit Myers again in a screen play up the middle for another six yards and three plays later, Myers found himself on the right side of the endzone pulling down his first TD of...

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