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Michael Bush-RB- RaidersOct. 1 - 9:09 pm et
Raiders coach Lane Kiffin says Michael Bush (leg) could be activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list when he's eligible to be in Week 7.
"He looks great out there," Kiffin said of Bush in practice. "He's the lowest he's been at his weight for over a year. He's been buying into our program. He looks really good." Bush's impact figures to be minimal once he returns, but his progress is worth keeping track of in dynasty leagues.
Source: Oakland Tribune
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-- Raiders Safety Watch --
Mon Oct 1, 2007 --from FFMastermind.com​
InsideBayArea.com reports Oakland Raiders SS Michael Huff and FS Stuart Schweigert do not have an interception, forced fumble or fumble recovery between them. HC Lane Kiffin sounded as if he is more worried about the latter than the former. "In the pass game there hasn't been a lot of opportunities," Kiffin said. "You're not seeing dropped pass interceptions where you say, `oh, they're not productive' because of that. We don't have a fumble recovery yet on defense. We're not getting it out enough, getting after it enough." Both S B.J. Ward and S Hiram Eugene have gotten the occasional snap in place of Schweigert but neither has stepped forward in the limited time. Ward was run over at the goal line by Miami RB Ronnie Brown Sunday. Kiffin sounds as if he'll continue to work Eugene and Ward in. "If they sit on the bench, you'll never know what we've got," Kiffin said. Regarding Ward's training camp and preseason ability to hit, Kiffin said, "He did it a little bit in preseason, now it's regular season."
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-- Zach Miller Shut Out in Miami --​

Mon Oct 1, 2007 --from FFMastermind.com​
InsideBayArea.com reports Oakland Raiders rookie TE Zach Miller was no factor in Oakland's limited passing game Sunday against the Dolphins, but Raiders HC Lane Kiffin sounded more than pleased with his blocking. "Zach had a great day," Kiffin said. "We were joking that Zach was in college seven months ago and hwo he's blocking (Joey) Porter and (Jason) Taylor, two Pro Bowl players. I thought Zach did a great job of stepping up and he's exactly what we hoped we were getting when we got him."
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-- Kiffin Gives Nothing to Culpepper --​

Mon Oct 1, 2007 --from FFMastermind.com​
The Sacramento Bee reports Raiders HC Lane Kiffin said after sunday's game that QB Daunte Culpepper is his starter... today. Don’t expect Kiffin to let one good game by Culpepper force him to decide anything. He said he’d welcome a quarterback controversy. It's fair to saythat he’s the only one that sees any controversy. _______________________________________________________
JaMarcus Russell to Get Extensive Practice Time during Bye Week ​

Sun Sep 30, 2007 --from FFMastermind.com​
Fox Sports' John Czarnecki reports the Oakland Raiders are heading into a bye weekend and No. 1 overall draft pick QB JaMarcus Russell will receive a heavy dose of work during this period. Right now, QB Andrew Walter has been running the scout team and Russell has been getting very little work during practice.
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Raiders' quarter-season MVP: Tom Cable
http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/19682.html


Someone somewhere is doing something right when Robert Gallery has made it through four games without allowing a single sack.
The man responsible for that is Oakland Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable.
He's also the person responsible for the Raiders' two early wins this season.
Cable, who spent the 2006 season with the Atlanta Falcons, came to Oakland during the offseason, bringing a new, improved zone blocking scheme with him. Last season, the 42-year-old used the same system in Atlanta, and the Falcons finished first in the NFL in rushing offense with 183.7 yards per game.
This season, it's the same story, different team.
One-fourth of the way through the season, Oakland leads the NFL in rushing with 194.2 yards per game. In a 35-17 win over the Miami Dolphins this past Sunday, Cable's line led the way for 299 yards on the ground. They also allowed only one sack.
"[At first] I didn't like it," running back LaMont Jordan told Steve Corkran of the Mercury News, "but I had to buy into it in order to be successful."
Jordan definitely bought into it.
Despite suffering a back injury midway through Week 4 (the severity is still unknown), Jordan has recorded 424 yards and two touchdowns on 84 carries. That's 106 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry.
Last season, with the highly disappointing duo of Jackie Slater and Irv Eatman leading the O-line, Jordan averaged 48.2 yards per game and just 3.8 yards per carry. The team as a whole averaged just 94.9 yards each outing; that's 99.3 yards fewer than the Raiders are racking up this season.
"This offense is built around the running game scheme, and we're doing a good job executing," Jordan added.
The same can be said in the passing game, too.
At this point last year, Oakland's line had already given up 20 sacks. This season, half of that: 10 sacks. As a result, the Raiders have put up a division-leading 102 points this season; the closest to that mark is the Broncos with just 72.
"I'm more pleased with our offensive line than any position on our team," head coach Lane Kiffin said last week.
As of Week 4, Oakland's starting front line is made up of tackles Barry Sims and Cornell Green, guards Robert Gallery and Cooper Carlisle as well as center Jeremy Newberry. Backup Jake Grove has also seen considerable time in replace of Newberry at center. Of the five starters, only two (Gallery and Sims) are returning Raiders, while Green, Carlisle and Newberry were all offseason acquisitions.
"I'm happy for the offensive line," Jordan said. "Those guys got beat up all last year."
Both physically and mentally.
Gallery surrendered 10½ sacks and quickly became the weekly center of criticism, while Grove gave up 7½ and Sims missed 12 games to injury.
Combined, the three have allowed just 3½ sacks this season and are yet to miss a single snap because of injury.
Attribute that success directly to Cable, who has utilized the players' strengths to the fullest.
"They study the game the right way and they're really intelligent guys," Cable said of his O-line.
It may have just taken the right teacher to bring out that intelligence.
Anthony Carroll, a senior writer for RealFootball365.com, can be contacted at acarroll@realfootball365.com
 
Raiders | R. Thomas should return Week 6
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:21:04 -0700

Oakland Raiders LB Robert Thomas (hamstring) should return Week 6.


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Raiders | O'Neal could return Week 6
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:20:43 -0700

Oakland Raiders FB Oren O'Neal (hamstring) could return Week 6.


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Raiders | Burgess could return Week 6
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:20:26 -0700

Oakland Raiders DE Derrick Burgess (calf) could return Week 6.


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Raiders | Ekejiuba could return Week 6
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:19:49 -0700

Oakland Raiders LB Isaiah Ekejiuba (foot) could return Week 6.


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Raiders | X-rays on Jordan come back negative
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:11:57 -0700

Oakland Raiders RB LaMont Jordan (back) missed the second half of the team's Week 4 game with a back injury. X-rays came back negative, but more tests are expected to be run.
 
AND THEY CALL THE RAIDERS FANS THUGS!!!!

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/c...001vandalism.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=46

Bottle shatters window of Raiders team bus
By BEN VOLIN

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Monday, October 01, 2007

Police are investigating a post-game incident at Dolphin Stadium in which fans threw rocks and at least one bottle at an Oakland Raiders team bus, even though it was being escorted by members of the Broward Sheriff's office, according to authorities.

A bottle shattered a window of the bus, which was carrying Raiders staff members but not players, Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman Nelda Fonticiella said.

She said police suspected a group of fans standing at a tailgate site but could not make an arrest in the incident, which took place at Gate 1A at 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

"There were a lot of people, but nobody was able to point out one particular person that had done it," Fonticiella said. "We are getting together with the stadium to see if they have video cameras in that area." Dolphin Stadium spokesman George Torres said officials are contemplating beefing up security around the gate used by visiting teams.

"Certainly that's not something we've had here before, and we certainly don't want it to occur again," he said.
 
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POSTED 9:23 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2007

RUSSELL'S FAMILY WAS COURTED BY RIVAL AGENTS DURING HOLDOUT

Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal reports that, during the holdout of Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell, another agency tried to swipe the No. 1 overall pick from the firm of Lock, Metz & Malinovic.

"I had an episode where people called me and said, 'Hey, if they can't do the job, we can get the job done,'" Zina Russell-Anderson told Mullen in a telephone interview.

"If we had switched agents in the middle of the negotiations, [the new agents] wouldn't have known what we were up against from the start," Russell-Anderson said. "Once they got in there, they would have hurried up and done the contract so they could say, 'They couldn’t get the contract done, but we did.'"

Russell-Anderson wouldn't name the agency. But we've got a feeling that the NFLPA might be looking into the question, since such efforts violate the agent regulations.

Unless, of course, the agency in question was CAA.
 
I like how this broad say, " What WE were up against..."

WTF? YOU weren't up against ANYTHING. It was your boys contract. Fucking leaches!! I hope my boy doesn't become anything other than a fuckin trash man just for this reason!!
 
S and B Executioner said:
I like how this broad say, " What WE were up against..."

WTF? YOU weren't up against ANYTHING. It was your boys contract. Fucking leaches!! I hope my boy doesn't become anything other than a fuckin trash man just for this reason!!
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Don't make me get back up there on da soapbox.
For these poor families an NFL superstar means generations of improved living conditions, health, education, and opportunity. If you fugg it up (Vick) then it al goes bye bye. If Mr. Dog Killa had a family like JR's, he would not be in the trouble he is because they realize the actions of those associated with you are implicated upon you. So it is very much a "we" thing.
 
I think both you guys are wrong. Its business. If that bothers you S&B then take it up with the owner, not the player for drafting a QB at #1. Peyton Manning held out too, I doubt theres people rooting for his failure in Indy. R4Life he doesnt need a poor pity party excuse. He wanted to get paid, nothing wrong with that. We dont need to feel sorry for him. He's richer than most people here will ever be, possibly more than some the players in the league will ever be.

This contract thing is between the player and the organization. Taking invested interests and grudges in it is plain dumb and ignorant to the business side of football. Wishing for a guy we dumped that much investment into to fail is worst than converting to a bronco fan. I root for Jamarcus to do well and be as humble as he speaks the whole way, because if he does we as a team are set for a long time at an important position.

So who was rooting for Gannon to fuck up his neck and fail after he refused to take a pay cut on his 7 million a year he was making? :cool:
 
Raidermania12 said:
I think both you guys are wrong. Its business. If that bothers you S&B then take it up with the owner, not the player for drafting a QB at #1. Peyton Manning held out too, I doubt theres people rooting for his failure in Indy. R4Life he doesnt need a poor pity party excuse. He wanted to get paid, nothing wrong with that. We dont need to feel sorry for him. He's richer than most people here will ever be, possibly more than some the players in the league will ever be.

This contract thing is between the player and the organization. Taking invested interests and grudges in it is plain dumb and ignorant to the business side of football. Wishing for a guy we dumped that much investment into to fail is worst than converting to a bronco fan. I root for Jamarcus to do well and be as humble as he speaks the whole way, because if he does we as a team are set for a long time at an important position.

So who was rooting for Gannon to fuck up his neck and fail after he refused to take a pay cut on his 7 million a year he was making? :cool:
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No, I am over the holdout thing. I was just responding to the ridicules statement J Russ' mom made when she she said, "...they wouldn't have known what WE were up against..."

As if it was HER contract, as if SHE was negotiating it, is if it was SHE was gonna be the one changing aganets, etc, etc, etc.

It is Russels, contract, career and life. His agent(s), his battle, etc, etc!!
 
S and B Executioner said:
No, I am over the holdout thing. I was just responding to the ridicules statement J Russ' mom made when she she said, "...they wouldn't have known what WE were up against..."

As if it was HER contract, as if SHE was negotiating it, is if it was SHE was gonna be the one changing aganets, etc, etc, etc.

It is Russels, contract, career and life. His agent(s), his battle, etc, etc!!
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Its his mother. What do you expect her to say? Mothers have been embarrassing sons since the beginning of time. Just like sons have been driving them crazy as kids since then. Dont see any reason to take what she says to anybody too seriously. Nor do i get the wishing her son fails because of it. :confused: Thats the part that went over board. If you're over it, root for him to make that money worth it.
 
Raidermania12 said:
Its his mother. What do you expect her to say? Mothers have been embarrassing sons since the beginning of time. Just like sons have been driving them crazy as kids since then. Dont see any reason to take what she says to anybody too seriously. Nor do i get the wishing her son fails because of it. :confused: Thats the part that went over board. If you're over it, root for him to make that money worth it.
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I don't think I have WISHED for him to fail. Quite the contrary, I hope like hell he becomes the next freakin Tom Brady or Peyton Manning!!! I wanna eat a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE freakin plate of crow on this kid! I have said in the past that I don't think he was worthy of being the 1st overall selection and we could have served ourselves better by trading down, avoiding the whole holdout situation and addressed more areas of need. But never have I wished for this kid to fail. Now that he is on board, i want him to be the best to ever wear a Raider uni!!

My whole statement in this thread was mearly about mom acting like she had anything more to do with his contract dealings than lying on her back, spread eagle a couple of times.

And I agree, she is a mom and she'll be embarrasing her son for the rest of her career.
 
I'm over the JaMarcus Russell holdout thing. Based on the somewhat loud whispers out of Oakland, he's making good progress and might start at some point this season.

I think this guy is going to have a solid career with a shot at greatness....

Funny, I'm extremely happy about our Win this past Sunday and I'm happy that Duante Culpepper had 5 TD's, but I stand by my mid-game comment that after watching McCown/Culpepper, I'm reminded as to just why we drafted Russell. I don't believe that our current 2 starters are destined to be in Oakland beyond this year. Moreover, Dante as a player has already peaked and McCown is a career backup.
 
*Huge J-Rock homer here*

Dude's got a cannon.

I see 10 Pro Bowls and a couple of rings in his future.
 
*queues Cyprus Hill's Hits From the Bong*


If we can maintain the present rate of improvement in our line play and rushing offense, maybe Ja won't be too bad. I'm still not sold on the guy, though. I need proof.
 
This is a pretty cool read!!!


Raiders' Thomas is far from a one-position playerBy Jason Jones - Bee Staff Writer


ALAMEDA -- Raiders defensive-backs coach Darren Perry knows a little bit about slashes.

Perry played at safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers when quarterback Kordell Stewart earned the nickname "Slash" as a rookie after playing at several positions.
Perry has found his own slash on the Raiders: Thomas Howard.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Howard starts at outside linebacker. But the second-year pro has lined up at cornerback, and there's no telling where he might be from play to play.

"The defensive-backs coaches, my coaches, just have trust in me," Howard said. "I like doing different stuff like that -- change up stuff, going out there rerouting (receivers), or back there at safety. You never know where you'll see me at. You've got to catch me."

Perry, 38, was Pittsburgh's defensive-backs coach from 2003 until last season, and he spent time finding ways to mask what All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu might do. Perry does the same with Howard, even though he's not a defensive back.

"First off, you've got to have athletic ability, and Thomas has a little bit of experience from playing strong safety in college (at UTEP)," Perry said. "But he's so fast and so gifted as an athlete. He's instinctive for a guy that's playing 'backer that can go out there and feel comfortable in space on a wide receiver. He's got some (defensive-back) instincts."

Howard, 24, leads the Raiders with 28 tackles and is the team co-leader, with good friend and fellow linebacker Kirk Morrison, with three interceptions. Howard also has a sack and a better understanding of the defense and the opposition this season. Combine that with Perry's creativity and Howard's athleticism, and both are having fun.

"(Perry) coming from that Pittsburgh scheme, they move around a lot and they disguise a lot in their defense, which can be huge," Howard said. "Whenever 'D.P.' comes to me with any ideas, all of his ideas have been excellent."

Howard has come through with big plays this season. He returned his Week 2 interception 44 yards for a touchdown against Denver. In Week 3 against Cleveland, he set up a field goal with an interception. He also was matched against the Browns' best receiver, Braylon Edwards, in pass coverage as a cornerback. Howard set up the Raiders' first touchdown against Miami on Sunday with a leaping interception.

"I was telling people he was going to have a great year, and he's already off to it," Morrison said.

Perry said Howard's intelligence plays a big role in his success thus far. Perry said he doesn't spend a lot of time teaching Howard what to do in the secondary. All it takes is a simple chat.

"He's very, very natural," Perry said. "He's a guy where, when you tell him something, he can apply it quickly. ... That's what you love to see as a coach."

Howard already is accustomed to enjoying his chats with Perry and looks forward to what he might do next. Howard might line up at safety, maybe even at defensive end. You never know when Howard and Perry get together.

"There's a lot of different things you could see me do, and we're just starting to see a few things," Howard said.

"Darren Perry's been a great addition to our team, and he's doing different things, trying to get different things in there because he knows the different things I'm able to do, and I've enjoyed it."
 
One year later, Al's Raiders find the right Lane
Column by Monte Poole
Article Last Updated: 10/03/2007 09:07:50 AM PDT


AFTER CONSECUTIVE last-place finishes in the AFC West, Raiders boss Al Davis hired a new coach. During a news conference a few months later, he visualized a one-year turnaround in his team's immediate future.
Sitting at a table in a Napa hotel ballroom expressing great optimism for the new coach, Davis told stories of teams, including the Raiders of the past, thriving in the wake of adversity.

"So I am saying it comes out of nowhere," Davis said.

Worst-to-first was executed last season not by Oakland but New Orleans. Tampa Bay and Chicago did it in'05, San Diego and Atlanta in'04, and Carolina in'03 ascended to the Super Bowl.

Al's vow regarding the Raiders was widely believed to be his singular version of reality. After four months of dreadful, historically bad football under Art Shell, this was confirmed.

It now appears Al simply was a year early.

As the first quarter of the 2007 season ends, the AFC West has fallen from the ranks of the NFL's power divisions. Projected to be owned by San Diego, on the basis of its talent, with only resourceful Denver posing a challenge, the division title is up for auction.

The bidding is wide open. Why not invite Cal and Arizona State, just to raise the stakes? USC,too, if it hadn't spent recent years dominating the NFC West.

The AFC West is so deliciously unpredictable, and so patently unremarkable, even the Raiders, after three straight bottom-dwelling seasons, are a legitimate contender.

In splitting their first four games, being close in the losses, they are building the kind of trust that could serve them well in the games to come.

They're not going to win 14 games or even 12. But they won't have to. Not in this division. With so little separation among the teams, 10-6 could grab the cash.

How has it come to this? Same as always. Transition. Changes in coaching staffs, retirements, trades, drafts and new acquisitions.

The Chargers kept most of their key players, but lost head coach Marty Schottenheimer (fired), defensive coordinator Wade Phillips (Dallas head coach), offensive coordinator Cam Cameron (Miami head coach) and linebackers coach Greg Manusky (49ers defensive coordinator). Their replacements, chiefly head coach Norv Turner and DC Ted Cottrell were abysmal in September.

Thus, San Diego (1-3) is this season's runaway NFL leader in underachievement. Remaining so is conceivable, as long as Norv is in charge.

The Broncos (2-2) have lost two straight, after winning their first two, each on the final play. They have 13 new starters, a poor run defense, a thin secondary and a young quarterback, Jay Cutler, with the skills but not the maturity to carry the team.

They might get better at learning the schemes of new defensive coordinator Jim Bates. But maybe not. And there's no way to project the growth of Cutler, who hid from the media after losing to Jacksonville.

The Chiefs (2-2) are relatively unimpressive, aside from running back Larry Johnson. But Herm Edwards is the perfect coach for a team without an abundance of talent. He can be conservative on offense and defense, but is good for inspiring his team to several wins each season.

Besides, Kansas City, thought by many to be the sorriest group in the AFC West, is fresh off a win at San Diego.

Which brings us to the Raiders, the wildest card of all.

We've seen enough of coach Lane Kiffin and his staff to realize they are a vast improvement over the crew led by Shell last season — and the group assigned to Turner in 2004 and 2005. Offensive line coach Tom Cable is the staff MVP through the first month.

What must the Raiders do to stay in the race? Four things.

They have to keep pounding away with what suddenly is an astonishingly effective running game. LaMont Jordan was terrific before getting hurt, and there is no idea when he might return. Enter Dominic Rhodes. Rhodes, who was to split time with Jordan, will share duty with Justin Fargas. If the Raiders can average 150 yards per game — they're at 194 — they'll be contenders.

They have to be more creative on defense. With linebackers Kirk Morrison and Thomas Howard making plays, opponents will increase the attacks on safeties Stuart Schweigert and Michael Huff. Wouldn't you? It's up to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to hide them with exotic blitzes and stunts and, presumably, the return of Derrick Burgess.

They have to become better at throwing the ball downfield. Soon enough, defenses will creep up and load the box. What then? Is Kiffin convinced Daunte Culpepper can make the throws? Will there be enough time to find Jerry Porter or current speedster-in-residence Johnnie Lee Higgins deep?

No mention of turnovers, penalties, injuries and so on because they apply to every team in the league.

What we know after only four games, is the AFC West has declined as the Raiders have improved. Suddenly, Oakland can contend in a division where its record over the past four years is 2-22.

One year later, Al looks pretty wise. It can indeed come out of nowhere.


Monte Poole can be reached at (510) 208-6461 or mpoole@angnewspapers.com.
 
Raiders | Team works out B. Williams
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 10:58:34 -0700

Matt Maiocco, of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, reports the Oakland Raiders worked out free-agent WR Brandon Williams (49ers).


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Raiders | Team worked out Gilmore
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 10:54:10 -0700

Matt Maiocco, of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, reports the Oakland Raiders worked out WR Bryan Gilmore prior to him signing with the San Francisco 49ers.
 
Rhodes back, Bush waits his turn
Posted by Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer on Wednesday at 4:56 pm

Dominic Rhodes and Michael Bush are next door neighbors near a corner of the Raiders locker room.

The two also spent the first month of the season apart from their teammates once practice began, working out separately with members of the Raiders training staff whose job it is to get them ready to play.

In Rhodes case, it wasn't to get him ready but to keep him ready. He missed the first four games of the season serving a suspension for violating the NFL policy on substance abuse related to a DUI last Feb. 20.

Bush's case is different. He suffered a badly broken leg last Sept. 3, underwent two surgeries and has been rehabbing ever since.

So they spent the first month spending a lot of time talking about playing when they wished they were actually playing.

"He's been running with me for the last month," Bush said. "Today he said, `See y'all later. I can't do it today.' I told him before too long I'll be out there with you."

Rhodes was delighted to rejoin his teammates at practice Wednesday, while Bush remained on the outside looking in.

The Raiders have remained fairly guarded about Bush's status until coach Lane Kiffin Monday spoke about how close the fourth-round pick looked to being ready to go in terms of conditioning.

There was talk at the close of training camp Bush would be placed on injured reserve, rather than the Physically Unable to Perform list. Starting Oct. 15, a three-week window begins where Bush will be either activated or put on I.R.

It seems at this point activating Bush is the more likely scenario, particularly with LaMont Jordan slowed with a back injury. Jordan did not practice Wednesday and was working with a member of the training staff, attempting to step over hurdles.

He looked much better than when last seen Sunday following the Dolphins game, but backs are tricky. It could be a maintenance issue with the Raiders going to more of a committee approach including Jordan, Rhodes and Fargas.

Bush at this point remains an intriguing wild card.

He hasn't taken a handoff or caught a pass in a team situation since Sept. 3, 2006, the day he broke his leg in the season opener at Louisville.

There is no way to know until he gets on the field whether Bush will be of any help in the near future. Bush said he has kept his weight at around 240 pounds for the past month.

"It's been a year and a month so it's been awhile," Bush said. "This is the first time I've ever done anything like this. But I think a player is going to adapt. Once I get out there, get hit a couple of times, have some fun, get the feel of the game, I don't feel it will be too long."

News and notes:

– DE Derrick Burgess took the field with his defensive line teammates during warmups and drills, but it is not known how much work he got in during practice. Kiffin will not be made available to the media this week.

– QB Josh McCown continues to wear a boot on his left foot and was walking toward the practice field to watch as practice started.

– LB Isaiah Ekejiuba was on the field, but working out with injured players, running on his injured foot. Joining Ekejiuba was FB Oren O'Neal (hamstring) as well as injured reserve players Fred Wakefield and Jonathan Holland.

– Kiffin gathered the team before drills to announce that Daunte Culpepper had been named the AFC player of the week after rushing for three touchdowns and passing for two against the Miami Dolphins.

– Rhodes' return is the subject of a story published in Thursday's editions of the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times.

– Comings and goings: The Raiders did not make a move as yet to replace Dave Tollefson, who signed with the New York Giants. Former Raider Alvis Whitted was one of five Raiders who worked out for the club Tuesday, the others being Brandon Williams, Courtney Roby, Bryan Gilmore and Rod Gardner. Gilmore re-signed with the 49ers. Neither Whitted nor Gardner, a former first-round draft pick, would be eligible for the practice squad. Former Raiders who had workouts of late included C Adam Treu (Giants), Travis Taylor (Dolphins) Zack Crockett (Bucs) and Pete McMahon (Seahawks).
 
Thomas Howard covered Braylon edwards! What a beast. The knock on ThomaHawk was that he wasnt instinctual, that sound foolish now. After reading that im just waitng for the" start Howard at SS, Huff at FS and Rob Thomas at OLB cries" I thought it for a second i wont lie.
 
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