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Coach Tom Cable said Wednesday that he has spoken with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis about allegations that Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women.

Left guard Robert Gallery on Wednesday practiced for the first time since he broke a bone in his right leg Sept.

Raiders coach Tom Cable will work Chaz Schilens, left, slowly back into things. The Raiders keep waiting for Chaz Schilens to come to their rescue.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Two starters out, new starters at three of five positions, all with a 270-something pound quarterback's uprightness depending on them.

Raiders coach Tom Cable said McFadden will be out two to four weeks with a knee injury and is scheduled for surgery today to repair a torn meniscus.

He'd just the same use the labels 1A and 1B. It might not matter if it's Justin Fargas or Michael Bush who replaces injured starter Darren McFadden when the Raiders visit the New York Giants on Sunday.

Facing the New York Giants defensive line is a tough enough task for an offensive line in the best of circumstances.

Then again, that's easy to do when kept off the field for all but one play. With the Raiders ' offense dropping nine passes, Higgins played a single offensive snap - and a run play at that - during Sunday's 29-6 loss to the Texans at Reliant Stadium.

Guess who's justifying being a No. 7 overall NFL draft pick? No, not much-maligned rookie wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. Not yet, anyway, though he finally got his first pro reception.

Javon Walker said he is healthy, happy and performing as well as any of the wide receivers on the Raiders roster.

The Raiders plan life without Robert Gallery for 4-6 weeks. My take: One of the options is to move center Chris Morris to Gallerya s left guard spot and insert Samson Satele at center.

Starting left guard Robert Gallery suffered a fractured left fibula and is expected to miss a month or so, based on the initial diagnosis.

Michael Bush ran 4 yards for a touchdown and the Oakland defense made several key plays to stymie San Diego and take a 7-0 lead over the Chargers after the first quarter Monday night.

Richard Seymour failed to report to Oakland for a second straight day Tuesday after being traded from the New England Patriots.

Richard Seymour says he's "excited" to join the Oakland Raiders after initially being "blindsided" by his trade from New England.

Chris Morris liked his chances of becoming the Oakland Raiders starting center this season, even as he practiced with the team's backups nearly all of training camp.

The fourth-year offensive lineman's beliefs were validated this week when the Raiders cut John Wade and promoted Morris ahead of Samson Satele to start Monday night's season-opener against the San Diego Chargers .

Defensive lineman Richard Seymour made the Raiders' run defense better the moment they finalized the trade with the Patriots on Sunday morning.

Every exhibition game has winners and losers - even the final one where the starters sit around.