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Top five reasons to be excited about the 2018 Oakland Raiders Training camp is in the books. The preseason is at the halfway point. And the 2018 season fast approaches. With what we’ve seen from this team so far Womens Mike Nugent Jersey , there is plenty to be excited about. Here are the top five.1. Return of ChuckyThe return of Jon Gruden to the sideline is easily the most exciting new development. Gruden was beloved as Raiders head coach from 1998-2001. He took the Raiders to heights they hadn’t seen since their Super Bowl teams in the 80s and heights the franchise hasn’t seen since they lost to his Buccaneers team ripped out their hearts in the Super Bowl the year after he was traded. He was excited to be back on the sideline in Oakland in the preseason opener on August 10 and he is going to out of his mind excited to open at home on Monday Night Football against the Rams. That crowd is going to share his excitement.2. New energyA common question I have gotten asked is what has been the difference between this year’s training camp and the past three years under Jack Del Rio. My response is always ‘Energy’. And I don’t mean the players are drinking Red Bulls or something. I mean there is a different energy. They are genuinely having a good time and are excited each day to compete. They embody the spirit of their head coach.3. Derek Carr’s resurgenceIt’s not an automatic that Derek Carr is going to come firing out the gate with Gruden at the helm. After all, Derek’s best season was his only season with the same OC two years in a row (Bill Musgrave). Each time he’s had a new coordinator, he’s taken some time to find his groove. There’s a chance he could find his groove right away based on how quickly he appears to have picked up on Gruden’s offense and how well he has orchestrated it in practice. But whether he has instant success or not, we’re here to see how he progresses as Gruden’s ‘robot’ on the field.4. Beast ModeOver the second half of last season Marshawn Lynch averaged 4.6 yards per carry. He found his footing and thus earned the second season of his two-year deal. Though there’s always a possibility he could continue playing after this season, it’s very likely this is his final NFL season. You can bet he won’t be going gently into that goodnight. He will go out in full Beast Mode to the last snap.5. Guenther influence on stagnant DYou would have thought under a defensive head coach in Jack Del Rio that would be the one area that they would play well. But the defense was a mess. Even with the Defensive Player of the Year, it was terrible. Much of that can be attributed to the poor job Ken Norton Jr was doing as Defensive Coordinator. Sometimes it isn’t the players that are the problem, but rather the coaching and the scheme. Many of the players on this defense have played better elsewhere. That goes for the slew of drafted players who underachieved. There is excitement to see if Guenther can get the best from his defensive players.Follow @LeviDamienRaiders preseason week three Ballers & Busters vs Packers: Part two BustersConnor CookWhen you put up a 27.6 passer rating, you’re probably a lock for Top Buster. His first series ended with him not picking up the blitz on third and 5. His second ended with him underthrowing Dwayne Harris and having it intercepted. Two series later ended with him overthrowing Jalen Richard in short yardage, and throwing wide of Keon Hatcher on a crossing route.His final series, he very nearly threw a pick six, but it was called back due to a penalty. It was a terrible and ill-advised pass regardless. He was just 6 of 15 on the day for 72 yards with an interception.Donald PennThe first go at right tackle did not go well. With the Raiders in 2nd and goal from the four yards line, Penn gave up a run stuff for no gain. Then in 3rd and goal Youth Seth Roberts Jersey , he gave up the strip sack on Carr who fell on it so the Raiders wouldn’t come away empty handed.The next drive, Penn would give up another pressure that resulted in an incompletion. He played just 20 snaps, which was three drives.Jylan Ware, Ian SilbermanEntering the game at the tackle spots after Kolton Miller and Donald Penn left were Ware and Silberman. And things got worse. A three and out on their first series, gave way to their second series. The first play, Silberman gave up a run stuff. A few plays later, Ware gave up pressure which led to an incompletion. The drive ended on the next play.Both would give up pressures around the edge on the next drive, with Silberman getting Cook hit twice.The first drive of the third quarter, Ware would give up a run stuff for no gain and have a false start on third and five. The depth at tackle on this team is non-existent.EJ ManuelManuel played the entire second half. How he’s still getting in the game after Cook is hard to explain. Maybe because he should be way outperforming Cook and he just isn’t. His first series looked promising initially. It ended with a high snap from Jon Feliciano that Manuel probably should have been able to catch anyway, but instead had to fall on it for a sack.The next series Manuel attempted to scramble, didn’t slide, and fumbled the ball away. Just as he did last week. Then the first play of the next drive Womens Gareon Conley Jersey , he attempted a pass into the flat and the ball bumbled into the turf so awkwardly it seemed like it had been tipped. But it hadn’t.Manuel would lead the Raiders on a scoring drive after that, but what should have been a touchdown wasn’t because Manuel overthrew Seth Roberts in the end zone. The Raiders would score a touchdown on the next drive, and Manuel gets credit for one nice 15-yard pass on third and 13, but that’s about the best of the day for him.Doug MartinNot the grand showing one might have expected from a player who has been treated as a lock to make the team since probably the time he walked in the door. Prior to this game, Martin had seen all of four plays with one carry for three yards. He saw six in this game, and just one of them went past that 3-yard mark — which was his average yards per carry the past two seasons. He had a 16-yard run through open field out left on the first series of the second quarter. While his other five carries he picked up a combined 8 yards. That’s 1.6 yards per carry. And, sure, you can point the finger at an offensive lineman who didn’t give him a big hole to run through, but that’s how it goes sometimes. He had chances to pick up yards and didn’t get it done. And based on how he’s been handled thus far, I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the last wee see from him until the opener.See the Ballers

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