Oakland Raiders: Rookie Receivers Moving to Opposite Sides Of the Success Chain

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Published: September 16, 2009

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... 0 Forget moral victories. Forget playing better than expected. No matter how you look at it, the Raiders defeat courtesy of the rival Chargers was a bitter one.

In the unpredictably competitive first week of the season, the Raiders displayed dominance on both sides of the line of scrimmage in the first half. They also showed glaring weaknesses that eventually caused their demise and was so naturally expected in public opinion.

One of those weaknesses was JaMarcus Russell’s ability to complete passes to his wide receivers. In his 12-for-30 stat line, Russell only completed three to wide receivers, all to rookie Louis Murphy.

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