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JaMarcus Russell's inability to get the ball to his wide receivers consistently was a big reason Raiders coach Tom Cable turned to Bruce Gradkowski as his quarterback.

We have to be honest here. You don't see many "Cable again in 2010" banners or T-shirts at Raiders home games.

The Raiders dedicated Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals to former special-teams player Marquis Cooper, who was lost at sea during a boating accident in February.

The headlines of the San Jose Mercury News Saturday screamed from the past. The primary story was about the students who took control of a building on the UC-Berkeley campus.

How are Orton's receivers treating him? Browse more photos>> One statement you hear frequently from fans and from the media is that certain quarterbacks are victims of bad receivers who drop a lot of passes.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has been around long enough to know a thing or two about succeeding in the NFL.

Ryan Succop made three field goals, and Jamaal Charles rushed for 103 yards and a score on 18 carries, as the Kansas City Chiefs hung on for a 16-10 win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 10 action.

Todd Haley answered the question before it was asked.Was that a well-coached game? Kansas Citys first-time head coach said after the Chiefs 16-10 victory over the Raiders.

Raiders defense: Forced a three and out. Raiders fourteenth drive: Russell ran for five yards.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell has clearly been struggling.

Darrius Heyward-Bey has done nothing in the first half of his rookie season to quiet the critics who questioned why the Oakland Raiders drafted him seventh overall ahead of many more accomplished receivers.

Show Notes: At San Diego recap Raider News: In just his second game, Crabtree continued to overshadow Oakland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey on Sunday with six catches for 81 yards against Indianapolis.

With all the sideshows in Raiderland, some hilarious and some deeply disturbing, it's possible to forget six days a week that the Raiders are not a good team and probably won't be any time soon.

For the ones that are interested: Crabtree- 2 Games, 11 catches, 137 yds DHB- 8 Games, 5 catches, 74 yds + - U are a fool- anyone with half a brain knew DHB was gonna be a 1-2 year project.

When Tom Cable was hired as interim coach of the Oakland Raiders last year, owner Al Davis memorably whispered to a subordinate that he did not know much about him.

Darrius Heyward-Bey has been the subject of controversy since the Raiders selected him with the seventh pick in April's draft.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 8:44 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Coach Tom Cable has been pointing to the Raiders getting healthy as a reason for optimism of late but the only long-shelved players who have a chance to play Sunday are left guard Robert Gallery, who suffered a broken left fibula in Week 2 at Kansas City, and receiver Chaz Schilens, who broke his left foot in a non-contact training camp drill on ...

His coach made sure of that Monday morning. Tom Cable explained in great detail why he sat Russell after three first-half turnovers.